IKEA Becomes First Global Company to Halve Food Waste

Image credit: N509FZ/Wikimedia. World Resources Institute – June 5, 2023.

Leveraging WRI partnerships and research, IKEA cut food waste by 54% across its 400 in-store restaurants.

The Challenge

Each year, one-third of all food produced by weight — equivalent to 24% of the world’s calories — goes uneaten. This puts unnecessary strain on the global food supply, exacerbates hunger and fuels climate change. If food loss and waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter after China and the U.S. […]

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