We bring you a talk on food waste by Daniel Douglas at international Forum Menu for Change. The Forum took place at Impact Hub in Prague from October 21st to October 23rd, 2016.
Three billion people could be fed with the food that we waste globally, and more than 10% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions come from producing food that is never actually eaten. So why is so much food wasted before it even reaches the supermarket shelf? And what can we do to stop this happening? In this video Daniel Douglas explores how the hidden scandal of pre-consumer level food waste damages the environment, destabilises food security and sustainability, and reinforces inequality and poverty. UK based environmental charity Feedback has been researching food waste for many years, in order to understand the causes and the effects. It’s time to start joining all the dots together to understand, holistically, the impact that food waste has on our planet.
Daniel Douglas is a researcher for Feedback, an environmental charity that campaigns against food waste. Daniel has previously worked as a researcher for a number of charities and also as an investigative journalist working for the BBC, The Guardian and a number of other national media organisations within the UK. He is currently based in London.
