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By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
By Liz Goodwin, WRI We are all interested in seeing value for money – whether we are individuals, businesses or government. Now, a new report makes plain the very sound business case for reducing food...
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3 New Trends to Cut Food Loss and Waste
By Brian Lipinski, WRI The world is finally waking up to its food loss and waste problem. No surprise: about a third of the planet’s food is lost or wasted, at a global cost of nearly a trillion...
View ArticleFood Loss and Waste: A Quick Guide to Understanding the FLW Standard
This post first appeared on SpoilerAlert.com. Banana peels. Oversized apples. Mislabeled packaged goods. In different circles, these products might be considered ‘food waste’, yet in others, they...
View ArticlePursuing SDG Target 12.3: Guidance on Interpreting Sustainable Development...
The exact meaning of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal target on food loss and waste, Target 12.3, is somewhat ambiguous. In response to this ambiguity, this document offers guidance on...
View ArticleWe Have a Collective Responsibility to Halve Food Loss and Waste
This article originally appeared on the Thompson Reuters Foundation and Zilient websites. Despite the central role food plays in all of our lives, we let a great deal of it go to waste. About one-third...
View ArticleBuilding a Business Case to Take Action Against Food Waste
This post originally appeared on The Consumer Goods Forum’s blog. Over the last few years, there has been rapid growth in awareness and acknowledgment of the global food waste problem. Numerous...
View ArticleRethinking the Buffet: 3 Things Hotels Can Do Now to Reduce Food Waste
By Austin Clowes, WRI Imagine that you’ve just stumbled down to a hotel’s dining area in the morning, groggy and desperate for caffeine. You might have a presentation to give for work, or maybe you’re...
View ArticleNew resources and case studies
Happy 2020! There are some new resources available at the FLW Protocol site. Under the Tools and Resources section, there are a number of new pieces of guidance available on: overcoming resistance to...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Has Sparked a Food Loss Crisis. Here Are 3 Ways to Tackle It
With the novel coronavirus wreaking havoc around the globe, just about every nation faces major issues with its food supply. While a potentially devastating food security crisis looms, a food loss...
View ArticleUpdates to the FLW Standard (v1.1 published April 2021):
The FLW Protocol Steering Committee has announced a set of minor changes to the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard: What has changed? The guidance for how food and/or inedible parts...
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