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Critical Success Factors of Food Waste Voluntary Agreements
Dr Richard Swannell
Director
WRAP Global
@R_Swannell
WHAT
WRAP
DOES
Global
Sustainable
Development
Goals
Governments
& Cities
BusinessNGO’s
Citizens
© WRAP 2016
WRAP is a
not-for-profit
organisation
working with partners
in 20 countries
FOR EVERY 2 TONNES OF
FOODWE EAT
ANOTHER TONNE IS
WASTED
9.6
millionk
m²
• Financial - $940 billion
• Environmental - 3rd biggest GHG
emitter
• Social – 1 in 9 go hungry
Impact
x 10
x 6
Return on investment by sector
1200 business
sites
200 companies
17 countries
For each $1
invested $14
of financial
benefit
realised
The true cost of waste
Visible costs
Invisible costs
Disposal costs
• Lost materials
• Energy costs
• Lost labour
• Lost water
• Other costs
On average, the true
cost of wasted
materials is around ten
times the cost of
disposal.
SDG Target 12.3
“By 2030 halve per capita global food
waste at the retail and consumer level,
and reduce food losses along production
and supply chains including post-harvest
losses”
Voluntary
Agreements
Consumer
Campaigns
Evidence &
Insight
Measurement
& Monitoring
Courtauld Commitment-163 signatories
Our Approach
• Focus on hotspots
• Systemic approach
• Drive innovation
• Share best practice
• Ensure measurement &
reporting
• Encourage citizen
behaviour change
2
9
3
17
920
15
In fieldGrading
Storage
Packing and
transportation
Spoilage in kitchenPreparation
plate 25
Supply chain example: 100 potatoes
in hotel waste
eaten
Impact
• Helped reduce waste by >3.5 M tonnes in
the UK. Saving > €5 billion.
• Increased food redistribution by 50% to
43,000 t/y. Equates to 35 extra Million
meals/y.
• Signatories are nearly zero waste to
landfill.
• Overall helped deliver 19% reduction in
UK food waste.
▪ Launched in June 2012 with more than 70 signatories
▪ Established working groups to develop and share new best practice across the supply chain
▪ Grew to more than 200 signatories
▪ Signatories implemented plans to measure & reduce food waste supported by suppliers
▪ Sharing of success built momentum for change
▪ Online tools available to help businesses measure, take action and make savings
How it worked?
11% reduction in food
waste delivered
60 million Euro saved
by participating
businesses
1.5 million meals
redistributed
• Engage the supply chain
• Embedding commitment
• Mainstreaming minimization
• Building trust
Critical Success Factors
• Provides focus for action
• Provides data at a sector level
• Can drive rapid change
• Reduces costs
Conclusions