Dutch policy on food waste. and. The cooperation in the food chain. Content of the presentation. 1. Drivers behind the Dutch policy and definition

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1 Dutch policy on food waste and The cooperation in the food chain Content of the presentation 1. Drivers behind the Dutch policy and definition 2. Short history 3. Current food waste policy 4. Relationships with other policy areas 5. Lessons learned 6. EU communication on sustainable food 2 1

2 Drivers behind the Dutch policy and definition FAO 30% of the food is wasted world wide Ethical issue Environmental impact Business opportunities 3 Drivers behind the Dutch policy and definition reducing the amount of food which is intended to be eaten by humans but which is actually not eaten by humans 4 2

3 Drivers behind the Dutch policy and definition 1. Reduce the amount of food thrown away 2. Maximal valorisation of wasted food (preferably for human consumption) 3. Eliminate inefficiencies in the food chain which directly or indirectly cause food waste 5 Short history Started in 2009 Target: 20% reduction in 2015 Governance: let a thousand flowers bloom focus areas on food waste: Network and innovation Consumers Sustainable procurement: catering Agenda setting in Europe Legal obstacles Development of a food wastage monitoring instrument 6 3

4 Change of governments Government as initiator, budget of 10 ml Center right government (2010): Smaller government Business in the lead Stop food policy and cut down the budget Conservative-liberal/social-democratic government (2012): Continuation over governance -> Business in the lead Coalition agreement: Green growth and cooperation in the food supply chain Under pressure Parliament: letter on sustainable food in July 2013, including an action plan on food waste 7 Current food waste policy ambition still: 20% less in 2015 Monitoring and Transparency Consumer Awareness Best before date Facilitating industry European and global strategy 8 4

5 Sustainable Food Alliance: food chain wide cooperation and agenda Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture Food processing industry Retail Food Service Industry Federation of Catering Organisations 9 1. Monitoring and Transparency Why? -> What gets measured, gets managed monitor on food waste first published in 2013: kilo per capita (an increase compared to 2009!) -> Government might not meet it s ambition! However Agreement on definition Development of methodology Action: further development of the monitoring system 10 5

6 2. Consumers Consumers waste the most Consumer information and campaigns Current Information campaign Why 50 kilo? 11 Consumer s food waste 2.4 billion per year 13% of the food they buy 105 kg / 340 per NL household 3. Date labeling on food: best before Confusion (Dutch terminology) Actions: Do not use the choice of date as a marketing instrument Ask the Commission to expand the list of products without data requirement Information through Nutrition Center and clarify information on labels Clarification of information on product labels 12 6

7 4. Industry: support front runners, share knowledge, combat bottlenecks 7 proposals for business models (e.g. catering in zoo) Disseminate knowledge through breakthrough projects and new helpdesk hospitals can save ! Stimulating cooperation Sustainable Food Alliance and Food banks Europe and global Collaboration with leading countries and creating a level playing field Improve the efficiency of production chains through our knowledge and experience 2014 International conference on food waste 14 7

8 Relationships with other policy areas High tech Top sector policy Joint agenda on innovation Top priority: more with less (higher valorization of secondary resources) Ministry of Environment Waste management policy Ministry of Health 15 Life Sciences Logistics Agri-Food Companies Creative Industry Water Energy Science & Education Chemicals Government Horticulture Head Offices Lessons learned An individual can make the difference: Minister Gerda Verburg 2009 It s valuable to have a long tradition of deliberation and cooperation -> food chain wide Platform/Alliance It s valuable to have a centre of expertise on consumer awareness and behavior (Nutrition Center) Start despite of limited data, lack of transparency, little research on impact and drivers to get business in action Deal with the opinion There is no waste Industry (economic/technical feasibility) Consumers (don t patronize) Legislation and budget 8

9 EU communication on sustainable food Dutch position on food waste Vision and ambition Definition, statistics, indicators and methodology (FUSIONS) Flanking policy (remove legislative bottlenecks, stimulating transparency and sustainable development, clearance on data labeling etc.) Promoting sustainable consumption -> Member states Member states: voluntary agreements with private sector Extra impulse for research and innovation (Horizon 2020) 17 Towards an European Sustainable Food Alliance? EUROPEAN? Fédération Européenne de la Restauration Collective 18 9

10 Thank you for your attention!