UNITED NATIONS SDG'S
Helping achieve the SDG's has never been easier, just eat!
Tackling the challenge of food waste is socially vital since it affects the entire food value chain.
It is socially irresponsible to throw away 40% of the food we produce in the West.
Food waste is connected to several SDG's
and can have a wide influence on achieving these goals
Zero Hunger
Food Waste in the Netherlands is already part of the solution for the poor population. It was always done by the Voedselbank, but now also new food waste initiatives join and help supply more nutritious and fresh food to the poor.
Responsible consumption
and production
The problem of food waste has sources as well as implications on the entire global and local food supply chains. If food waste is brought to the centre stage, the inefficiencies in food production and distribution could be dealt with, and the process can become more sustainable.
Climate action
The food which goes to landfills or gets burned to create electricity releases greenhouse gasses such as methane, which is a contributor to climate change. Reducing the amount of food waste has a direct effect on the reduction of greenhouse gasses causing climate change.
Sustainable Cities
and Communities
Which city can be declared sustainable if it wastes food it imports from the countryside, and burns it and ditches it into landfills? Food waste solutions are necessary for cities and communities to become more sustainable.
WHY IS HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE SOCIALLY IMPORTANT?
PARTNERS WE NEED AND WANT
Food waste is a challenge which needs to deal with a value disorder and as such, it is socially vital to tackle this issue and its implication on our society and the environment. It is socially irresponsible to throw away 40% of the food we produce in the West.
The best partners we could have are organizations that are combating food waste. Rotterdam harbour and companies which are responsible for food imports to the EU, for example, could be great partners because they have vast quantities of food wasted. We are already in contact with some of them... Are you one of them?
Don’t hesitate in reaching out to us.
THE FINANCING
H&Aff is financing itself till now, with the support of its mother company, Sapient Social & Environmental Enterprises. H&Aff is striving to become a social business and its own legal entity once sufficient revenue is generated.
