The third phase of the program will address food loss and waste with suppliers in our value chain and even how to work
with the food waste initiative in product development.
Not exact matches
Its core topic will be SAVE
FOOD, an initiative that was originally launched at interpack 2011, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with the purpose of counteracting food losses and wa
FOOD, an initiative that was originally launched at interpack 2011, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with the purpose of counteracting food losses and wa
FOOD, an
initiative that was originally launched at interpack 2011, in partnership
with the
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with the purpose of counteracting food losses and wa
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with the purpose of counteracting food losses and wa
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO),
with the purpose of counteracting
food losses and wa
food losses and wa
food losses and
waste.
The FAO - led Save
Food initiative is partnering with international organizations, the private sector and civil society to enable food systems to reduce food loss and waste in both the developing and the industrialized wo
Food initiative is partnering
with international organizations, the private sector and civil society to enable
food systems to reduce food loss and waste in both the developing and the industrialized wo
food systems to reduce
food loss and waste in both the developing and the industrialized wo
food loss and
waste in both the developing and the industrialized world.
FAO can coordinate, at global level, the
initiatives, activities and projects on
food losses
waste reduction by partnering
with UN agencies, other international organizations, and worldwide stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society.
Luckily» there is a plethora of
initiatives battling this issue right here in our country Out of all the fads that come and go
with the
food industry ¨
waste reduction is by far one of the most beneficial ones.
«
Initiatives such as the Courtauld Commitment, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the grocery sector, along
with high profile
food recalls, mean that suppliers and retailers are giving increasing priority to driving out
waste, reducing risk and optimising performance,» points out Alan Mutch.
Surveys show that 50 % of co-workers who are working
with the
initiative are inspired by IKEA's leadership and are taking steps to reduce
food waste at home.
We are proud to join our industry partners in the Further
with Food initiative to share solutions and best practices for reducing
waste,» said Laura Abshire, Director of Sustainability for the National Restaurant Association.
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.
Being careful
with resources is a core value for IKEA and
with the
Food is Precious initiative IKEA aims to cut food waste by 50 % in all IKEA stores by August 2
Food is Precious
initiative IKEA aims to cut
food waste by 50 % in all IKEA stores by August 2
food waste by 50 % in all IKEA stores by August 2020.
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.
FAO coordinates major global
initiatives and projects to tackle
food waste and loss, partnering
with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
Alan Bird discusses Wessanen UK's approach to reducing finished product
food waste through their partnership
with food redistribution charity FoodShare - an
initiative which brings both financial and ethical benefits to the business.
UNEP's Think Eat Save
initiative, in partnership
with FAO, raises awareness and promotes practices and policies to reduce
food loss and
waste,» said Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme and Co-Chair of Champions 12.3.
The event, «Feelings, Facts,
Food and GMOs — A Fresh Look,» * is part of FoodYou, a year - long initiative of the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies (where I've been based since early 2010) that is designed to focus students, faculty and staff on the under - appreciated back story behind our food choices and habits, from the «concentrated animal feeding operations» (also called CAFOs) that supply most meat and poultry to the costs that come with food wa
Food and GMOs — A Fresh Look,» * is part of FoodYou, a year - long
initiative of the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies (where I've been based since early 2010) that is designed to focus students, faculty and staff on the under - appreciated back story behind our
food choices and habits, from the «concentrated animal feeding operations» (also called CAFOs) that supply most meat and poultry to the costs that come with food wa
food choices and habits, from the «concentrated animal feeding operations» (also called CAFOs) that supply most meat and poultry to the costs that come
with food wa
food waste.
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind,
waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste to energy and other technologies ZERO
WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
WASTE 99 per cent diversion of
waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste from landfill (includes
waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste reduction measures, re-use of
waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste wherever possible, recycling, composting,
waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle
initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE
FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local val
FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic
food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local val
food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all
waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated
with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
But in coupling community design
initiatives like Canstruction
with other
food security and local urban planning programs (like rescuing
food «
waste», permablitzes, community and roof gardens), it could be a multi-pronged and creative way to tackle hunger, poverty and sustainable
food issues in our cities, starting
with one can.