Understanding the 2021 Food Waste Index Report

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The UNEP Food Waste Index Report, part of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme, emphasizes the importance of reducing food waste for various benefits like food security, climate change mitigation, and resource conservation. The report highlights the need for better data collection and measurement approaches globally to address food waste effectively.

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FOOD WASTE INDEX REPORT 2021

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

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

FOOD WASTE MEASUREMENT APPROACH

STEP 1. REGION-SPECIFIC DATA

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

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

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

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

KEY FINDINGS

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

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