An urgent shift is needed in global food systems
The numbers speak for themselves: 2.4 billion people struggle to get regular access to sufficient food1, more than a third of global GHG emissions are generated by food systems2, and more than a third of all food is lost or wasted3. Food systems have a significant impact on Earth’s planetary boundaries4– the critical environmental thresholds within which humanity can safely operate – so an urgent shift is needed.
We are taking action, collaborating with various stakeholders including governments and knowledge partners, the food industry and associations, as well as our customers, to enable greater food security and reduce food loss & waste while improving livelihoods and increasing access to food. The goal is to collectively shape more sustainable, resilient, and secure global food systems for generations to come.
How we contribute
Food processing and packaging are essential to the transformation of food systems. With our global presence and end-to-end solutions for the food industry, we can play a role in Moving food forward.
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How we contribute
Food processing and packaging are essential to the transformation of food systems. With our global presence and end-to-end solutions for the food industry, we can play a role in Moving food forward.
Watch the movie to find out more.
Feeding our future
We are collaborating with stakeholders around the world on initiatives5 that will help to change how we feed our future; from School Feeding Programs and improving livelihoods through Dairy Hubs to researching more diverse and scalable sources of protein. This film, produced for Tetra Pak by National Geographic CreativeWorks, explains more.
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Feeding our future
We are collaborating with stakeholders around the world on initiatives5 that will help to change how we feed our future; from School Feeding Programs and improving livelihoods through Dairy Hubs to researching more diverse and scalable sources of protein. This film, produced for Tetra Pak by National Geographic CreativeWorks, explains more.
Watch the video now
Our four pathways to drive change
We are committed to driving change and being a positive influence on the way food systems can work in the future. Following a consultative process with the aim of finding ways to translate ambitions into actions, we have identified four key pathways. Along with our value chains, we believe that these pathways can contribute to and align with the critical transitions for food and land transformation set out by the Food and Land Use Coalition6.
Our targets towards 2030
We have set measurable targets tied to our pathways, that iterate our role in food systems transformation to accelerate change.
The future of food systems – a white paper series
How could global food systems better sustain our planet and its people by 2040? We have collaborated with EY-Parthenon on a a series of white papers that explore the opportunities, key enablers and critical success factors for a preferred future by 2040, and outline global focus areas and collective actions to accelerate the transition.
Footnotes
1Goal 2: Zero Hunger - United Nations Sustainable Development
2Food systems are responsible for 34% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. (2021), Crippa, M. et al. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00225-9
3WWF 2022 https://www.saveonethird.org
4Definition: Planetary boundaries is a framework to describe the limits within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive Rockström, Johan; Steffen, Will; Noone, Kevin; Persson, Åsa; Chapin, F. Stuart; Lambin, Eric F.; Lenton, Timothy M.; Scheffer, Marten; Folke, Carl; Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim; Nykvist, Björn (2009). "A safe operating space for humanity". Nature. 461 (7263): 472–475.
5Explore the initiatives
Working in partnership to deliver a fortified Super Porridge for Kenyan school children
Expansion of Dairy Hubs in Bangladesh promotes sustainable development
6Food and Land Use Coalition | World Resources Institute (wri.org)
7Definition: Sustainable dairy is defined as a dairy industry that emits less greenhouse emissions by introducing technologies, equipment and best practices in production and processing to safeguard nutrition security and sustain a billion livelihoods for tomorrow, while helping secure a future for us all. Read more at Global Dairy platform
8Sustainable food packaging is defined as a packaging that achieves its functional requirements with minimal environmental impact, that is made from responsibly sourced renewable or recycled materials, is recyclable, and has low carbon footprint in regards to manufacturing, production, shipping, and recycling.
9New food sources is a term broadly referring to any food ingredient that lacks an established history of human consumption, or ingredients made from innovative new processes. Also referred to as “novel foods”. Precise legal definitions vary from region to region.