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SPCP-2019-05 - Food Waste Prevention in Business Sector
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The EPA is seeking expert advice and technical support to assist with collaborative programmes for food waste prevention initiatives in the business sector, delivered in partnership with stakeholders. Ireland is estimated to annually generate over 1m tonnes of food waste along the food chain and faces ambitious targets on reducing food waste by 2030 articulated through the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Waste Framework Directive . In particular, there is a requirement to reduce food waste by 50% at retail and consumers level – which includes restaurants and food service, along with household waste. The Food Waste Charter is a national initiative led by the EPA targeting food waste in the business/commercial sector. Launched in 2017, the Charter was developed to promote a collective, public industry commitment to reduce food waste along the entire supply chain. Signing the Charter signals stakeholder commitment to act to reduce food waste. Similar to the UK’s Courtauld Commitment and other similar initiatives, the signatories are pledging to take positive actions - through measuring; reducing; and reporting their food waste. Making a public commitment is a known tool for encouraging behaviour change. The first signatories were 5 major Irish retailers, representing 70% of Irish grocery retail market and are working towards reporting and reducing their food waste. In order to support the promotion of the Charter and associated food waste prevention ambitions, the EPA is leading a programme to drive reduction in food waste from businesses in the food supply chain, starting with the hospitality sector. Recently published EPA-funded research revealed that the food services sector generates over 250,000 tonnes of food waste each year with a very considerable cost in terms of resource-use and business overheads – estimated at over €300M for the hospitality sector alone. This highlights a high-potential area for action towards meeting national targets.
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90710000 - Environmental management
80540000 - Environmental training services
90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
90714000 - Environmental auditing
90700000 - Environmental services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
90720000 - Environmental protection
90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services
Keywords
sustainability education
environmental awareness
eco-compliance training
green practices instruction
waste reduction training
pollution prevention education
environmental legislation
climate literacy
resource conservation training
ecological responsibility courses
waste services
refuse handling
waste operations
refuse system management
garbage treatment
industrial waste services
municipal waste
recycling logistics
endorsed waste solutions
waste program consultancy
environmental management
pollution control
ecological assessment
sustainability services
habitat restoration
environmental protection
ecosystem monitoring
eco-consulting
natural resource care
green services
environmental planning
ecological governance
environmental policy implementation
regulatory compliance
environmental auditing
green strategy
environmental oversight
eco-administration
sustainable management
environmental coordination
environmental consultancy
sustainability advice
ecological expert services
environmental impact advisory
green business consultancy
environmental risk consultancy
regulatory compliance services
eco-strategy consultancy
environmental policy support
nature preservation consultancy
eco compliance audits
sustainability performance review
environmental risk assessment
green certification audits
regulatory environmental audits
eco-inspection services
sustainability auditing
emissions audit
environmental KPI reviews
sector-specific environmental audits
industry compliance checks
sectoral eco-assessment
manufacturing audit
energy sector environmental oversight
pollution sector audits
industry best-practice review
sector-specific sustainability audit
environmental benchmarking
industrial compliance audit
ecological preservation
biodiversity conservation
natural resource defense
environmental safeguarding
habitat protection
emission mitigation
sustainability enforcement
eco-regulation services
conservation compliance
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