Webinar Recording
National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility Study Launch
Australia wastes 7.6 million tonnes of food every year, with 51% in the consumption end of the supply chain. Households are throwing away between $2,000 and $2,500 worth of food per year.
The results of the National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility Study are in and yes, it is feasible to halve Australia’s food waste by 2030, but it will require unprecedented action by governments, industry and the community.
Join the team from the Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre, trading as FIAL, to learn how everyone in the food supply chain can contribute to recovering food and reducing waste.
The Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management, will launch the National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility Study. Edge Environment, study consultants, will provide an overview of findings followed by a Panel providing research, state government and retail perspectives.
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Agenda
| TIME | DESCRIPTION | SPEAKERS |
| 12:30 | Open | Carolyn Cameron General Manager Food Sustainability | FIAL |
| 12:30 - 12:40 | Welcome | Dr Mirjana Prica Managing Director | FIAL |
| 12:40 - 12:50 | Offical launch | The Hon Trevor Evans MP Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management |
| 12:50 - 13:20 | Presentation of key results | Max Van Biene Head of Sustainability Strategy | Edge Environment |
| 13:20 - 13:50 | Panel: How will these results influence your sector's objectives and programs? | Dr Steven Lapidge CEO | Fight Food Waste CRC Amanda Kane Organics Manager | NSW EPA Mischa Hutchinson National Food Waste Program Manager | Woolworths |
| 13:50 - 14:00 | Questions and Close | Carolyn Cameron General Manager Food Sustainability | FIAL |
Host
Carolyn Cameron
FIAL
Carolyn has over 40 years of experience in environmental and strategic planning as an academic, consultant and public sector manager for state and national governments. Carolyn has worked for FIAL over the last few years, taking the lead on the food waste strategy.
Panel Presenters
Max Van Biene
Head of Sustainability Strategy
Edge Environment
Max has over 12 years strategic consulting experience across the corporate and government sectors, specialising in organisational sustainability strategy, ESG advisory and the delivery of complex multistakeholder sector-wide transformation projects.
Dr Steven Lapidge
CEO
Fight Food Waste CRC
Dr Steven Lapidge is the inaugural CEO of Fight Food Waste Ltd, which incorporates the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Stop Food Waste Australia.
Amanda Kane
Organics Manager
NSW EPA
Amanda Kane manages the NSW Government’s $105 million program to get food waste out of landfill, including action to reduce it, increase recycling, boost donation and develop markets for the end product.
Mischa Hutchinson
National Food Waste Program Manager
Woolworths
Mischa Hutchinson is the Food Waste Program Manager for Woolworths and has spent the last 18 months working closely with the FFW CRC on reducing food waste within Woolworths stores, and identifying the opportunities upstream.
For further enquiries regarding this event, please send us an email at info@fial.com.au
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