Event

An action agenda for halving food loss and waste

24 September 2019
10:30 - 13:00
New York, NY USA

Champions 12.3 – the world’s leading coalition of public and private sector executives working to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 – will host this event on 24 September in New York City. An astounding 8% of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions result each year from food that is produced and never eaten. Find out if the world is on track to meet the global goal on reducing food loss and waste, where momentum is picking up, and how you can play an important role.

Keynote:

  • Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change Convention & Founding Partner, Global Optimism

Speakers:

  • Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive of Tesco
  • Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, CEO and Group & Managing Director of Olam International
  • Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank
  • Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture
  • Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at WRI
  • Denis Machuel, CEO of Sodexo
  • Theo De Jager, President of World Farmers' Organisation
  • Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Co-Chair of Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture
  • Marcus Gover, Chief Executive of WRAP
  • Michael La Cour, Managing Director of IKEA Food Services AB
  • Yolanda Kakabadse, Member of WWF US Board
  • and more!

 

For more information and to register for the event, visit: An Action Agenda for Halving Food Loss and Waste