Food Loss & Waste: The Great Untapped Solution

Reducing food loss and waste remains one of the most underutilized strategies for combating the climate crisis, boosting food security and securing economic gains for farmers and food businesses.

Just seven years remain to meet SDG Target 12.3’s call to halve food loss and waste. Join us for an in-depth look at where global efforts stand, examples of shining lights that are showing governments and businesses how to succeed, and what opportunities must be leveraged at COP28 to make reducing food loss and waste a priority solution in government and corporate climate strategies.

Speakers: 

• Hans Hoogeveen, Independent Chairperson of the Council, FAO 
• Jane Ewing, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Walmart 
• Facundo Etchebehere, SVP, Sustainability Strategy & Partnerships, Danone 
• Ann Vaughan, Senior Advisor for Climate Change, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID 
• Klaus Berend, Acting Director for Food Safety, Sustainability, and Innovation, European Commission 
• Pablo Vieira, Global Director, NDC Partnership Support Unit 
• Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO 
• Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank 
• Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, WRI 
• Craig Hanson, Managing Director for Programs, WRI 
• + More!