UK appoints first champion to tackle ‘moral scandal’ of food waste
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain appointed its first food waste chief on Monday to help drive a campaign to reduce the millions of tonnes of food binned every year by restaurants, supermarkets and manufacturers. Ben Elliot, the nephew of Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was appointed to the one-year voluntary role […]
France is most food sustainable country, US and UK faltering – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation France’s aggressive measures to tackle food waste, promote healthy lifestyles and adopt eco-farming techniques helped it top a ranking of nations, published on Tuesday, which assesses their food sustainability. The Netherlands, Canada, Finland and Japan rounded out the top five, and Rwanda scored highest among low-income countries in an index by the […]
Quick facts – How much food is wasted globally?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Rich nations waste $US750 billion of food each year, double the amount needed to end global hunger, David Beasley, head of the United Nations World Food Programme, said this week, in a statement marking World Food Day on Tuesday. Here are some facts about how much food is wasted globally: • About […]
UK food giants from Tesco to Nestle aim to halve waste by 2030
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Major supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurants on Tuesday backed a drive to halve Britain’s food waste by 2030 and save the nation at least £10 billion a year. Tesco, Nestle and Coca-Cola were among at least 70 leading companies to sign up to a government-backed plan to cut the amount of food […]
Global food waste could rise by a third by 2030, says study
Thomson Reuters Foundation Food waste could rise by almost a third by 2030 when more than two billion tonnes will be binned, researchers said on Tuesday, warning of a “staggering” crisis propelled by a booming world population and changing habits in developing nations. The United Nations has set a target of halving food loss and […]
Europe takes major step to tackle billion-dollar food waste
Thomson Reuters Foundation European lawmakers on Wednesday took a major step toward slashing the amount of perfectly edible food that is discarded, costing billions of dollars a year and depriving millions of people who struggle to find enough food to eat. The European Parliament in Strasbourg backed a law urging member states to halve food […]
France’s war on waste makes it most food sustainable country
Thomson Reuters Foundation A war on waste food in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability. Japan, Germany, Spain and Sweden rounded out the top five in an […]
FOOD: WITH WONKY VEGETABLES AND BEER, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES KEEP FOOD OUT OF LANDFILL
ANNA PUJOL-MAZZINI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on efforts to fight food waste…
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT: “ZERO-WASTE” STORES PUT CONSUMERS ON FRONTLINE IN FIGHT AGAINST PACKAGING
ANNA-PUJOL MAZZINI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the trend for package-free shops…