Food Pact Network

Food loss and waste are stealthy drivers of climate change, with destructive effects on our planet, people, and food systems.

The United Nations Environment Programme has reported that over 1 billion tonnes of food go to waste every year. This waste accounts for nearly 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which is five times more than the aviation sector. It depletes precious water and land resources, costs the global economy around USD $1 trillion annually, and worsens food insecurity, even as over 780 million people go hungry.

But it's a solvable problem – one that needs cross-country collaboration and bold investment to make happen.

Reducing global food loss and waste

The Food Pact Network connects countries to scale climate-smart solutions and drive the systemic change needed to produce, share, and consume food – without waste.

So far, 10 countries have committed to working together. And despite exchanging learnings that can be adapted and applied locally, we’re all aligned with one global target: to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 and halve global food waste by 2030.

The Food Pact Network’s cross-border approach is:

• Collaborative and influential: bringing together global expertise from industry, policymakers, NGOs, charities and citizen initiatives to share best practice
• Efficient and scalable: from Mexico to New Zealand, South Africa to Indonesia, members are seeing faster progress through proven solutions that are tried and tested by other countries.

Who’s involved in the Food Pact Network

The true strength of the Network comes from its members, who are made up of voluntary agreements and pacts. Each initiative focuses on areas of the supply chain that are the highest contributors to food loss and waste in their country, spanning from agriculture through to households, covering from farm to fork.

Member countries and their initiatives are:

• Australia: End Food Waste Australia, led by End Food Waste Australia
• Belgium: International Food Waste Coalition (IFWC), led by WRAP EU
• Brazil: Sem Desperdicio, led by WWF Brasil, in partnership with WRAP - coming in 2025
• Indonesia: GRASP 2030, led by IBCSD, in partnership with WRAP
• Mexico: Pacto Por La Comida, led by RED BAMX (Bancos de Alimentos de Mexico), in partnership with WRAP
• Netherlands: Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling, led by Meierijstad, Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur, Provincie Noord-Brabant, eerlijk over eten Voedingscentrum and Wageningen University & Research
• New Zealand: Kai Commitment, led by New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 Trust 
• South Africa: South Africa Food Loss and Waste Agreement, led by CGCSA, in partnership with WRAP
• UK: The UK Food & Drinks Pact, led by WRAP
• USA: Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment, led by WWF, ReFED, Cascadia Policy Solutions and WRAP, and the U.S. Food Waste Pact, led by WWF and ReFED.

Powered by WRAP

The Food Pact Network is convened and facilitated by WRAP, building on two decades of global leadership in food system transformation. Our food waste prevention and reduction initiatives include:

• The UK Food and Drink Pact (formerly Courtauld Commitment), our pioneering voluntary agreement uniting businesses, local authorities and NGOs to tackle food waste, improve water stewardship, and cut emissions.
• The Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, a structured pathway that helps food & drink businesses Target, Measure, and Act on food waste reduction through practical, measurable steps.
• Love Food Hate Waste, our flagship UK citizen behaviour change campaign reducing household food waste.
• Love Food Hate Waste International, our global licensee network enabling partners to adapt and use the campaign brand in their own countries. Several Food Pact Network members use the Love Food Hate Waste campaign for citizen behaviour change and engagement.

The Food Pact Network is currently funded by Ballmer Group, with resources allocated across member countries to establish or progress their Pacts and scale the Target, Measure, Act approach across the full food supply chain.