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ENVIRONMENT MATTERS
“ Stop Food Waste Australia works with organisations across the value chain, including individual business, peak industry and sector bodies, waste management and resource recovery companies, research and academic institutions, federal, state, and local governments, consumer groups and consumers themselves.”
“ We need no more proof or convincing that the National Food Waste Strategy target to halve food waste by 2030 must happen.”
• improved performance through clear targets, consistent measurement and collective reporting;
• identifying operational improvements and financial savings through ground- breaking collaborative projects;
• accessing the latest insights on consumer behaviour and join activities to boost consumer and business engagement;
• gaining early access to new tools and resources;
• accessing networking opportunities;
• working in partnership with the Australian and state governments; and
• enhancing their reputation.
Tackling food waste in Australia would generate emissions savings equivalent to taking five million cars off the road.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED?
Sign up for our
fortnightly newsletter at www.stopfoodwaste.com.au and follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
For Australian food businesses who want to know more about the opportunities involved in reducing food waste, please contact us via the ‘Meet the Team’ page on the website includes contact details for our main delivery team. ✷
these big challenges and support collaborations that deliver better overall outcomes.
It is an ambitious voluntary agreement that brings together a broad range of organisations in a new pre-competitive collaboration to make our food system more sustainable, resilient, and circular.
WHY SIGN UP?
Reducing Australia’s food waste is not just the right thing
to do. With all of the challenges facing Australian food businesses, we would not expect them to sign up to anything that wasn’t a genuine business and leadership opportunity for them.
The evidence is clear, reducing food waste has real financial, societal, reputational and environmental benefits.
Signatories to the voluntary agreement will benefit from some or all of the following:
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