Founder and CEO of Fight Food Waste, Dr Steven Lapidge, will join an international league of influential and highly respected industry leaders, known as Champions 12.3, to accelerate the fight against food waste and turn SDG Target 12.3 – to halve waste by 2030 – into a reality. Lapidge is the first representative from the Australasian region.
Lapidge said food waste was an issue carrying a US$2.7 trillion economic, social, and environmental price tag, responsible for 10 per cent of global greenhouse emissions.
“This invitation to the coalition means that Australia will have a seat at the table working alongside other leaders in the global fight against food waste to divert it from landfill, so we can save money, help people, improve food security and safeguard the environment.
"This is our moment to lead by example, to light the way towards a greener, more prosperous future for all. It is paramount that we all recognise halving food loss and waste by 2030 as a critical solution to the climate crisis and ensuring food security for a growing population,” said Lapidge.
In joining the Champions 12.3 network, Lapidge will work with the coalition to address food loss and waste as an urgent and critical factor to achieving many of the United Nations global commitments, including those on climate. The coalition's collective focus is to inspire ambition, mobilise action, and expedite the transformation of SDG Target 12.3 into a reality by 2030.
