«The number
for food loss and waste is comprised of numbers from individual countries, and so the data isn't mutually exclusive.
Governments, development banks, other financial institutions, businesses, and philanthropic organizations should increase financing
for food loss and waste reduction technologies, processes, and research and help make projects more investment - ready.
It is time to act and this report gives guidelines for all the actors on how to be part of the solution
for food loss and waste.»
We will meet this ambitious goal by attacking the problem at every point of entry, from farm to table to trash: tackling everything from how smallholder farmers grow and store their crops, to how corporations account
for food loss and waste, to consumer tolerance for throwing away food.
The FLW Standard does not establish a universal definition
for food loss and waste because different organizations will have different reasons for quantifying lost or wasted food.
The FLW Standard does not require that you use a particular quantification method because the quantification method (s) you choose will be influenced by your particular goals, the scope selected
for your food loss and waste inventory, the human and financial resources available, and whether you have direct access to the physical lost or wasted food.
Not exact matches
The new report will highlight untapped opportunities
for both business
and society, stemming from five risks: Resistance to Lifesaving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions,
Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Global
Food Crisis
and A Generation
Wasted.
Canadian Centre
for Food Integrity and Provision Coalition: $ 520,049 USD grant to work with 50 manufacturers across Canada to conduct food loss and waste assessments, and identify solutions based on findi
Food Integrity
and Provision Coalition: $ 520,049 USD grant to work with 50 manufacturers across Canada to conduct
food loss and waste assessments, and identify solutions based on findi
food loss and waste assessments,
and identify solutions based on findings.
The Commission
for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently released Characterisation
and Management of
Food Loss and Waste in North America, a comprehensive report on the state of food loss and waste in Canada, Me
Food Loss and Waste in North America, a comprehensive report on the state of food loss and waste in Canada, Me
Loss and Waste in North America, a comprehensive report on the state of
food loss and waste in Canada, Me
food loss and waste in Canada, Me
loss and waste in Canada, Mexico
Reducing
loss and waste throughout the
food supply chain should be considered an effective solution to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, to improve the income
and livelihood of the chain actors
and to improve
food and nutrition security
for low - income consumers.
CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner
for Health
and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council
for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA
Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International
Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow
and Director,
Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste
and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador
and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations
for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund
for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board
and Founder, Stop
Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE
and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment
and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund
for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment
and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President
for Country Support, Policy
and Delivery, Alliance
for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President
and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner
for Rural Economy
and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa
Target 12.3 of the goals calls
for nations to «halve per capita global
food waste at the retail
and consumer levels
and reduce
food losses along production
and supply chains, including post-harvest
losses» by 2030.
We're convinced that packaging can be deployed to reduce
food losses and food waste along with their negative consequences
for people
and the environment.
New research finds that
for every $ 1 companies invest in reducing
food loss and waste, they can see $ 14 or more in returns.
For more information on our actions related to
food loss and waste, please see our «Nestlé in Society» report at www.nestle.com.
More robust materials are used in packaging,
for example, to better protect
food, which helps reduce
food loss and waste.
The Standard will provide credible, practical,
and internationally consistent definitions, methods
for quantifying
food loss and waste,
and approaches
for reporting results.
Food loss and waste also contributes to climate change, accounting
for about 8 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions.
The following tools
and guides are
for anyone attempting to quantify
and reduce their own
food loss and waste, as well as reading materials providing additional background on the causes, extent,
and effects of lost or
wasted food.
The
Food Loss & Waste Protocol (FLW Protocol)-- a multistakeholder partnership — has developed the global Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard for quantifying food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
Food Loss & Waste Protocol (FLW Protocol)-- a multistakeholder partnership — has developed the global Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard for quantifying food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
Loss &
Waste Protocol (FLW Protocol)-- a multistakeholder partnership — has developed the global
Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard for quantifying food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard for quantifying food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
Loss and Waste Accounting
and Reporting Standard
for quantifying
food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
food and / or associated inedible parts removed from the
food supply chain — commonly referred to as «food loss and waste» (F
food supply chain — commonly referred to as «
food loss and waste» (F
food loss and waste» (F
loss and waste» (FLW).
We now have the kind of financial evidence that reducing
food loss and waste is the right thing to do
for bottom lines
and people's pockets.
Research from 1,200 business sites across 700 companies in 17 countries found that the median company saved $ 14
for every $ 1 they invested in curbing
food loss and waste.
After evaluating cost
and benefit data
for 1,200 business sites across 700 companies in 17 countries, researchers from WRI
and WRAP found that nearly every company had a positive return on their investments to curb
food loss and waste in operations.
The report, aptly named The Business Case
for Reducing
Food Loss and Waste, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a coalition of nearly 40 leaders across business, government and civil society who are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» Target 12.3 to halve food waste and cut food loss by 2
Food Loss and Waste, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a coalition of nearly 40 leaders across business, government and civil society who are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» Target 12.3 to halve food waste and cut food loss by 2
Loss and Waste, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a coalition of nearly 40 leaders across business, government
and civil society who are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» Target 12.3 to halve
food waste and cut food loss by 2
food waste and cut
food loss by 2
food loss by 2
loss by 2030.
In a world where
food security is one of the most pressing development challenges, finding immediate ways to address the needs of a growing
and rapidly urbanising population, while limiting
food losses and waste, is becoming a key priority
for our sector.
DuPont, Unilever
and Sealed Air discuss the role of packaging
and the need
for collaboration in mitigating
food loss and waste in a session moderated by James D. Downham, president
and CEO of PAC, the Packaging Consortium.
The FLW Standard is the first - ever set of global definitions
and reporting requirements
for companies, countries
and others to consistently
and credibly measure, report on
and manage
food loss and waste.
It also gives you the information you need to dig deeper into the causes of
food loss and waste, identify hot spots,
and prioritize the areas
for targeted action.
The USDA Center
for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion (CNPP) has developed a new infographic — Let's Talk Trash (1 - page infographic, 2 - page infographic)-- to inform American consumers about
food loss and waste.
The concepts of
food waste and food loss form a major part in the achievement of
food security
for us,
and in that light, this year's Crawford Fund's annual conference hit the nail on the head with regards to facilitating discussion
and interaction on these issues.
That is why in 2013, a multi-stakeholder partnership named the
Food Loss & Waste Protocol set out to develop an internationally - recognized standard that outlines requirements and guidance for measuring and reporting on the weight of food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (F
Food Loss & Waste Protocol set out to develop an internationally - recognized standard that outlines requirements and guidance for measuring and reporting on the weight of food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (F
Loss &
Waste Protocol set out to develop an internationally - recognized standard that outlines requirements
and guidance
for measuring
and reporting on the weight of
food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (F
food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «
food loss and waste» (F
food loss and waste» (F
loss and waste» (FLW).
Reducing
food loss in supermarkets is an important issue in terms of the efforts to increase profit in supermarkets, to increase income
for small farmers supplying to supermarkets,
and to improve
food security in urban areas, as well as avoid environmental problems caused by
food waste.
The report distinguishes between
food loss and food waste and is available online
for free download.
Now, a new report makes plain the very sound business case
for reducing
food loss and waste.
Much of the discussion of
food loss and waste has been predicated on this assumption, with the related conclusion that better management
and distribution of existing supplies could substitute
for investment in increased productive capacity.
Brian also serves as part of the secretariat
for Champions 12.3, a unique coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions,
and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action,
and accelerating progress toward reducing
food loss and waste.
This provided an ideal time to delve deeper into the way ahead around
food loss and waste for improved
food security, rather than going over the extensive global discussions to date.
Attending this conference was certainly eye opening
for myself
and gave me a broad perspective of the issue of
food loss,
waste and security.
One of the key issues / messages coming out of the conference that really hit home
for me, was the fact that most of our
food loss and waste in the developed world is «near the fork» or in our own home, but in developing areas
food loss and waste is mostly during production, handling
and storage.
The Crawford Fund conference provided an excellent opportunity
for attendees to gain a broader picture of
food loss and waste research in developing countries
and promoted collaboration through multiple networking sessions which will be invaluable in the future.
In this webinar, we guide you through the resources available on the FLW Protocol website that make it easier
for you to measure
and report
food loss and waste and use the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Report Standard (FLW Standard) to do
food loss and waste and use the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Report Standard (FLW Standard) to do
loss and waste and use the
Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Report Standard (FLW Standard) to do
Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Report Standard (FLW Standard) to do
Loss and Waste Accounting
and Report Standard (FLW Standard) to do so.
Further With
Food will feature content on best practices for preventing, recovering and recycling food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiati
Food will feature content on best practices
for preventing, recovering
and recycling
food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiati
food loss and waste; educational materials; research results;
and information on existing government, business
and community initiatives.
Find details
for upcoming
and past webinars as well as short video clips that will guide you through the business case
for measuring
food loss and waste, how to describe the scope of an inventory using the FLW Standard,
and what's included in the FLW Standard.
The Commission
for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently released a comprehensive report on the state of
food loss and waste in Canada, Mexico and the United States developed through the CEC's North American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and Recov
food loss and waste in Canada, Mexico
and the United States developed through the CEC's North American Initiative on
Food Waste Reduction and Recov
Food Waste Reduction
and Recovery.
In a recent study, date label standardization was identified as one of the most cost - effective solutions
for reducing
food loss and waste.
What to Watch: These platforms are very helpful
for those who are already aware of the difficulties of
food loss and waste, but will these resources be targeted at those who are not yet prioritizing the issue?
FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector
and civil society to develop
and implement
food loss and waste prevention
and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy
and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration
and coordination of world - wide initiatives on
food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence
for policy, strategy, legislation
and standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes
and projects.
A statement released by the group upon its launch states: «Reducing
food loss and waste can be a triple win: it can save money
for farmers, companies,
and households;
wasting less can feed more people;
and reductions can alleviate pressure on climate, water,
and land resources.»
In the tables below, opportunities are areas of action with high prospects
for reducing
food loss and waste.
Food waste is part of food loss and refers to discarding or alternative (non-food) use of safe and nutritious food for human consumption all along food supply chains (FAO, 20
Food waste is part of
food loss and refers to discarding or alternative (non-food) use of safe and nutritious food for human consumption all along food supply chains (FAO, 20
food loss and refers to discarding or alternative (non-
food) use of safe and nutritious food for human consumption all along food supply chains (FAO, 20
food) use of safe
and nutritious
food for human consumption all along food supply chains (FAO, 20
food for human consumption all along
food supply chains (FAO, 20
food supply chains (FAO, 2014).