Another Step Towards a Global Food Loss and Waste Movement

The author welcomes Ikea into the Champions 12.3 coalition, noting the company's goal to halve its own food waste by 2020. The text frames food loss and waste as a global crisis responsible for significant economic loss and 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that corporate leadership is essential to meeting Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.

• Food loss and waste represents a global inefficiency where approximately 32 percent of all food produced worldwide is lost or wasted from farm to fork.
• The economic impact of food loss and waste is estimated at $940 billion annually, with average yearly costs for families in the US and UK being around $1500 and £720 respectively.
• Food loss and waste has severe environmental consequences, consuming one quarter of agricultural water, requiring cropland the size of China, and generating an estimated 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• Ikea has set a target to halve food waste from its own operations by 2020 and has joined the Champions 12.3 coalition, a global group including entities like the European Commission, the African Union, and Unilever to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.
• Ikea's potential to drive behavior change is linked to its scale, serving approximately 650 million meals annually across nearly 400 stores in 48 markets with 18,000 food co-workers.

APA

Goodwin, L. (2017). Another Step Towards a Global Food Loss and Waste Movement. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/insights/another-step-towards-global-food-loss-and-waste-movement

Chicago

Goodwin, Liz. Another Step Towards a Global Food Loss and Waste Movement. World Resources Institute, 2017. https://www.wri.org/insights/another-step-towards-global-food-loss-and-waste-movement.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{goodwin2017another, author = {Goodwin, Liz}, title = {{Another Step Towards a Global Food Loss and Waste Movement}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wri.org/insights/another-step-towards-global-food-loss-and-waste-movement}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }