Food waste: Companies increasingly targeting waste reduction, report finds

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Champions 12.3 coalition assesses progress towards meeting UN SDG to halve global food waste by 2030

Nearly two-thirds of the world's 50 largest food companies are now participating in programmes with a food loss and waste reduction target, according to the Champions 12.3 initiative. The group, named...

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