Webinar on Circular Solutions to Reduce Food Waste
- Circular economy
- Online
Is your business working to reduce urban food waste? Join us at 5pm on 22 October for our webinar focused on solutions to food waste. This event will connect on-site participants in New York with businesses in Brussels, facilitating an exchange of best practices to achieve SDG 12.3.
About
The world has witnessed ambitious sustainability targets set in Europe’s Green Deal and the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals. These policy objectives focus on tackling the most pressing global challenges. Inspired by these goals, Brussels and New York seek to lead by taking the example set in Europe and at the UN and integrate sustainability into every part of their policy making processes, including in the global agrifood system.
In a circular economy, food is designed to cycle, so the by-products from one enterprise provide input for the next. Cities can make the most of food by redistributing surplus edible food, while turning the remaining by-products into new products.
Rather than a destination for food, cities can become centers where food by-products are transformed, through emerging technologies and innovations, into a broad array of valuable materials, thereby driving new revenue streams in a thriving bioeconomy.
During this webinar, we will discuss the best practices and perspectives of such leading cities as Brussels and New York.
Program
The speakers will be live in New York City.
17:00 OPENING REMARKS
- SDG Objectives to reduce Food Loss and Waste by 2030
- Progress towards 12.3
- How the private sector can help in reaching the objectives
Mr. Guangzhou Qu – Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office in New York
17:06 EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES BETWEEN BRUSSELS AND NEW YORK – REGULATIONS, INCENTIVES AND POLICIES
- Overview of current situation of food waste in both cities
- Challenges
- Importance of innovation
- Importance of private sector
- Successful Projects
FROM NYC: Mayor’s Office, Ms. Kate MacKenzie, Director, Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
FROM BRUSSELS: Mr. Anthony Naralingom, Sensibilization, Expert Circularity, hub.brussels (Economic Development Agency)
17:20 HOW DO ‘BIG WASTERS’ LIKE HOTELS, EVENT SPACES, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS…APPROACH THE PROBLEM OF FOOD WASTE?
Ms. Sofia Vandaele, General Manager Intercontinental New York Barclay
Mr. Joshua Sierra, Sustainability Manager, Barclays Center, TRUE Advisor
17:35 HOW TO TRANSLATE AMBITIOUS POLICY GOALS INTO PRIVATE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Panel discussion innovative entrepreneurs
Moderator: Mr. Jimmie Costello, Circular Economy Specialist at Rubicon (NYC)
ROUND 1 – AVOIDING FOOD LOSS:
- Founding stories
- New business models and innovative approaches
- Challenges and successes
Ms. Anna Hammond, Founder – Matriark Foods (NYC)
Mr. Gerum Dujardin, Project Manager Canteens – FoodWIN (BXL)
Mr. Alex Yun, Managing Director of Rokh – GEME (by Rokh) (BXL)
ROUND 2 –FOOD WASTE – CIRCULAR APPROACH
- Founding stories
- New business models and innovative approaches
- Challenges and successes
Mr. Jeremy Kaye, Co-Founder – The Spare Food Co (NYC)
Mr. Bertrand Delubac, Co-founder, Janine (BXL)
Mr. Tomé Andrade, Co-founder, NextGrain (BXL)
18:10 Q&A
Practical info
The event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.
Useful resources
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Registrations open until 18 October 2024
Any questions? Just ask Kathlijn!
Kathlijn Fruithof
United States (New-York - Bahamas)
885 Second Avenue, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10017
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