Copenhagen, 30 August 2018: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that one-third of all food produced annually for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted. In Indonesia, a country of 260 million people, the equivalent of 300 kilograms (660 pounds) per person is wasted, largely before fruits, vegetables, and grains […]
Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 2018: The World Food Prize Committee today announced the award of the 2018 World Food Prize to Dr. David Nabarro, Strategic Director of Skills, Systems & Synergies for Sustainable Development (4SD) and Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). The Prize was founded in 1986 by Nobel […]
As the world’s most powerful economic engine – with a strong presence across borders and within nation states – the power, cooperation and influence of industry is central for addressing the climate challenge. At the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), 200 of the world’s biggest companies are working together to address some of […]
New York, 20 September: A global initiative committing major international food producers to tough new targets to reduce food loss was announced today during the United Nations General Assembly’s Climate Week in New York1. This voluntary resolution calls on private sector members of the Global Agri-Business Alliance2 (GAA) to halve their food and agricultural losses by 2030, […]
Mumbai, 9 August 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) newest report, Co-optimizing solutions in water and agriculture: Lessons from India on water security, identifies key enablers for scaling up solutions to water-scarcity in India. The information is designed to be useful for companies worldwide. Businesses face significant risks from water scarcity and have […]
Jalgaon, 3 May 2017: Last month, Jain Irrigation hosted a group of WBCSD member companies for a two-day visit of company’s facilities in Jalgaon, in Maharashtra, one of India’s leading states in terms of agricultural production. The visit brought together representatives from seven companies, part of the WBCSD Water-Smart Agriculture working group, to generate learnings and […]
Barry Callebaut has today joined almost 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Geneva, 2 May 2017: Barry Callebaut is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and […]
Report from Champions 12.3 shows that companies, consumers and governments can save billions of dollars and millions of tons of food by acting to cut food loss and waste Washington, 7 March 2017: One-third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. New research on behalf […]
-A partnership of leading international organizations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen. -New international framework launched to empower businesses, governments, and other organizations to measure, report on and manage food loss and waste -An estimated one-third of all food is lost […]
Singapore Business Council for Sustainable Development invited business and government representatives to contribute to the finalization of the Food Loss and Waste Protocol by providing feedback and pilot testing the methodology. The call is open to entities all around the world. The Protocol aims to become the most widely used international accounting and reporting standard […]