Understanding the 2021 Food Waste Index Report

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FOOD WASTE INDEX
 
REPORT 2021
 
INTRODUCTION
 
The UNEP 
Food Waste Index Report 
was
developed in the context of the 
One Planet
Network’s Sustainable Food Systems
Programme
, whose 
Core Initiative on Food Loss
and Waste
 aims to provide tools and build
capacity for food waste measurement and
action at national level.
 
FOOD WASTE REDUCTION –
WHY NECESSARY
 
Food waste reduction 
offers 
multi-faceted wins
for people and planet
, 
improving food
security, addressing climate change
, 
saving
money and reducing pressures on land, water,
biodiversity and waste management systems
.
Yet this potential has until now been woefully
under-exploited.
 
FOOD WASTE MEASUREMENT
APPROACH
 
STEP 1. REGION-SPECIFIC DATA
 
STEP 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH
MEASURED DATA POINTS, BY SECTOR AND
WORLD BANK INCOME CLASSIFICATION
 
Global food waste 
data
availability is currently low
,
and measurement
approaches have been
highly variable.
There is an 
uneven
distribution of data 
between
regions as well as country
income groups.
 
STEP 1. FOOD WASTE ESTIMATES BY
COUNTRY INCOME LEVEL
 
Average food
waste
(kg/capita/year) by
World Bank income
classification,
averaging medium
and high
confidence
estimates for
countries
 
STEP 1. TABLE OF HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATES
 
STEP 1. GLOBAL ESTIMATES (BY SECTOR)
 
Households
61%
Food service 
26%
Retail
 – 13%
 
STEP 2. APPROPRIATE METHODS OF
MEASUREMENT FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS
 
HOW TO REPORT ON SDG 12.3
 
Food waste data in relation to SDG
12.3 will be collected using 
the United
Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) /
UNEP Questionnaire on Environment
Statistics 
(Waste Section).
The questionnaire is sent out 
every two
years
 to 
National Statistical Offices and
Ministries of Environment
, which will
nominate a single food waste focal
point in the country to coordinate
data collection and reporting.
 
KEY FINDINGS
 
DISCUSSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
 
Food waste 
is a 
waste of resources, time and money
. Food waste
means all of the environmental impacts of food production 
without
any of the benefits of people being fed
.
The Food Waste Index Report 
provides strong evidence that makes
the case for 
action globally
.
Measurement of food waste at retail, food service and household
level using the framework and methods established in this report will
strengthen estimates in most countries, informing the 
development
of national food waste prevention strategies
.
 
CONCLUSION
 
There is growing evidence of success in reducing food
waste – though not at the scale needed to achieve the
target. 
Much more can be done
.
We need to 
address the role of consumer behaviour
, in all
cultural contexts, in achieving the target. Let us all 
shop
carefully, cook creatively
 and make 
wasting food
anywhere socially unacceptable 
while we strive to
provide healthy, sustainable diets to all.
 
EXAMPLE OF JAPAN
 
Source: Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries of
Japan website.
[Electronic
resource]. URL:
https://www.maff.g
o.jp/e/
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THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
 
DARIA TIMOKHINA
LM-52, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE
DIGITAL ERA
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  1. FOOD WASTE INDEX REPORT 2021

  2. The UNEP Food Waste Index Report was developed in the context of the One Planet Network s Sustainable Food Systems Programme, whose Core Initiative on Food Loss and Waste aims to provide tools and build capacity for food waste measurement and action at national level. INTRODUCTION

  3. Food waste reduction offers multi-faceted wins for people and planet, improving food security, addressing climate change, saving money and reducing pressures on land, water, biodiversity and waste management systems. Yet this potential has until now been woefully under-exploited. FOOD WASTE REDUCTION WHY NECESSARY

  4. FOOD WASTE MEASUREMENT APPROACH

  5. STEP 1. REGION-SPECIFIC DATA

  6. Global food waste data availability is currently low, and measurement approaches have been highly variable. There is an uneven distribution of data between regions as well as country income groups. STEP 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH MEASURED DATA POINTS, BY SECTOR AND WORLD BANK INCOME CLASSIFICATION

  7. Average food waste (kg/capita/year) by World Bank income classification, averaging medium and high confidence estimates for countries STEP 1. FOOD WASTE ESTIMATES BY COUNTRY INCOME LEVEL

  8. STEP 1. TABLE OF HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATES

  9. STEP 1. GLOBAL ESTIMATES (BY SECTOR) Households 61% Food service 26% Retail 13%

  10. STEP 2. APPROPRIATE METHODS OF MEASUREMENT FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS

  11. Food waste data in relation to SDG 12.3 will be collected using the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) / UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics (Waste Section). The questionnaire is sent out every two years to National Statistical Offices and Ministries of Environment, which will nominate a single food waste focal point in the country to coordinate data collection and reporting. HOW TO REPORT ON SDG 12.3

  12. KEY FINDINGS

  13. Food waste is a waste of resources, time and money. Food waste means all of the environmental impacts of food production without any of the benefits of people being fed. The Food Waste Index Report provides strong evidence that makes the case for action globally. Measurement of food waste at retail, food service and household level using the framework and methods established in this report will strengthen estimates in most countries, informing the development of national food waste prevention strategies. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  14. There is growing evidence of success in reducing food waste though not at the scale needed to achieve the target. Much more can be done. We need to address the role of consumer behaviour, in all cultural contexts, in achieving the target. Let us all shop carefully, cook creatively and make wasting food anywhere socially unacceptable while we strive to provide healthy, sustainable diets to all. CONCLUSION

  15. Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan website. [Electronic resource]. URL: https://www.maff.g o.jp/e/ EXAMPLE OF JAPAN

  16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION DARIA TIMOKHINA LM-52, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE DIGITAL ERA

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