# IKEA Becomes First Global Company to Halve Food Waste

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/ikea-becomes-first-global-company-to-halve-food-waste/
- Published: 2023-06-16T09:30:49-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.wri.org