«A growing number of cities and counties are adding
sustainable food procurement to their green purchasing programs,» said
Not exact matches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jose Oliva, 773.612.2559 Rodger Cooley, 773.354.2091,
[email protected] CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO ADOPT GOOD
FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-
FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-
FOOD PURCHASING POLICY The fourth school district in the country to adopt such a policy, the Good
Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-
Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public procurement dollars toward food that is sustainable, -LSB-
Food Purchasing Program will shift nearly $ 80 million annually in public
procurement dollars toward
food that is sustainable, -LSB-
food that is sustainable, -LSB-
food that is
sustainable, -LSB-...]
«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using
procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local,
sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago
Food Policy Action Council.
The report furthermore provides lessons learned from the case studies for
sustainable development of CRFS and offers a large number of strategies and tools that can be applied by city regions around the world, including the promotion of (peri) urban agriculture, preservation of agricultural land areas and watersheds through land use planning and zoning, development of
food distribution and social protection programmes for vulnerable groups, support for short supply chains and local
procurement of
food, and promotion of
food waste prevention, reduction and management, as well as the recovery and redistribution of safe and nutritious
food for human consumption.
The 10 - Year Framework of Programmes on
Sustainable Consumption and Production with its programmes on buildings and construction, food systems, tourism, consumer information, public procurement and sustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformat
Sustainable Consumption and Production with its programmes on buildings and construction,
food systems, tourism, consumer information, public
procurement and
sustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformat
sustainable lifestyles, hosted by UN Environment Programme, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, that we jointly host with the UN Industrial and Development Organization, the 18 regional seas conventions and programmes that we support, and the UN REDD + partnership are just some of the vehicles that can be used for this transformative change.