In the face of growing health and sustainability challenges, transforming our food systems has never been more urgent. Food service procurement – the process of sourcing food for institutions such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, and restaurants – plays a crucial role in shaping the diets of billions worldwide. By embedding nutrition considerations into procurement decision-making, […]
Transforming food systems to support both human and planetary health requires action across every stage of the value chain. Food service procurement plays a pivotal role in shaping food environments – offering a major opportunity to improve nutrition while aligning with sustainability goals. Businesses that integrate nutrition into their procurement strategies can help bridge the […]
There is good news to share: WBCSD member companies that made Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit commitments in 2021 are well on track to deliver on the majority of their pledges, contributing to healthier and more sustainable food systems. This is the outcome of a preliminary inventory, ahead of the High-Level Private Sector Event that […]
Food fuels our bodies and connects us to culture, livelihoods, and the environment. However, today’s food systems contribute to pressing global challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising diet-related diseases. Humanity’s food consumption drives one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of biodiversity loss, while unhealthy diets are a leading cause of non-communicable […]
Food is the foundation of health and is essential for culture, productivity and human potential. Yet in today’s food systems, over 3 billion individuals cannot afford a healthy diet, and over 2 billion suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, often without realizing it. This “hidden hunger” occurs when diets lack essential vitamins and minerals, and leads to […]
The current global food systems are not future-proof. We are running out of room for food production, which leads to deforestation and degradation of other ecosystems. Over two-thirds of the world’s agricultural land is used for livestock production. Additionally, food and agriculture account for one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with animal agriculture alone accounting […]
Special Envoy for Global Food Security, aims to cultivate a network of stakeholders to build a resilient food system grounded in diverse, nutritious and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils.
Crafting innovative plant-forward portfolios presents a powerful opportunity for agrifood companies to drive tangible business benefits including revenue growth, ESG leadership, cost reduction, and risk mitigation. But realizing those benefits can be challenging. This business playbook, co-developed with Deloitte Ltd., empowers organizations to feel confident in making and scaling plant-forward investments by offering a structure for […]
Geneva, 23 June 2020: Reducing food loss and waste is one of the most important levers to transform our food system to achieve our healthy people healthy planet goal. Over the past months, BCG and WBCSD member SONAE, the Portuguese retailer, with support from WBCSD’s FReSH (Food Reform for Sustainability and Health) project, have conducted a project aimed at identifying […]
Geneva– 19 October 2018: On 25 September 2018, at the Champions 12.3 event, FReSH announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nutrition being lost and in terms of environmental impacts. FReSH recognizes the immense opportunity of addressing food loss and waste to improve […]