Malin Jonell

Malin Jonell is a sustainability scholar and systems ecologist whose research focuses on sustainable food production and consumption, with a particular emphasis on the role of markets, trade, and the private sector in transforming food systems. She leads projects on sustainable retail (ReSus), private sector sustainability indicators (CAPS), and blue food strategies in Sweden and Japan. Malin also co-leads research within Mistra Food Futures on indicators to guide food system performance.

Her academic background spans ecology, environmental psychology, industrial ecology, and sustainability science. As a postdoctoral fellow with the EAT-Lancet Commission (2016–2019), she contributed to defining global scientific targets for sustainable food production and healthy diets, with a focus on the role of blue foods in future food systems.