The business case for reducing food waste

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Food waste is often seen as requiring lifestyle change, but to deliver further progress we must do more to educate industry leaders about the business case for action, writes WRI's Liz Goodwin

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into even sharper relief some of the greatest challenges facing our world today, not least food security and food waste. It has highlighted the urgent need for more...

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