7 November 2025 Report

Food Pact Network Impact Report: Transforming The Food System Together

A global movement to halve food loss and waste for climate, people and shared prosperity.

Why action on food loss and waste matters

Reducing food loss and waste is the world’s biggest environmental and social opportunity that isn’t being talked about. Tackling it fights climate change and hunger while making our food system more efficient and resilient.

Food loss and waste is embedded in how we grow, sell, and consume food, driven by economic incentives that favour excess production, regulations that hinder redistribution, infrastructure that neglects sustainability, and cultural norms equating abundance with prosperity.

Addressing it requires coordinated, systemic change around the world.

The scale and impact of food loss and waste

1.05 billion tonnes
of food goes to waste every year - more than double what’s needed to feed the 783 million people who go hungry.
$1 trillion USD
is the annual cost of food loss and waste to the global economy.
8–10%
of global GHG emissions comes from food loss and waste, making food one of the world’s top polluters.

What we’re achieving together

While global progress on climate and social goals is off track, the WRAP-convened Food Pact Network is showing what real action can look like through coordinated, collective action:

Preventing food waste icon

220,000 tonnes of food waste prevented

Reducing GHGs icon

2.7 million tonnes of surplus food redistributed

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680,000 tonnes of carbon emissions avoided

Uniting over  900 organisations, the success of the Food Pact Network demonstrates the power of joined-up action between governments, businesses and NGOs.

Inside the report

Our first Food Pact Network Impact Report showcases our collective progress to date, as well as a spotlight on the Network’s 10 global members: Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and two initiatives in the United States of America. Together we represent 14% of the global population, 38% of global GDP and around 20% of global food waste.

The results demonstrate that progress is being made, but there’s still significant untapped potential. With the right backing and more action from funders, governments and business, the Food Pact Network can continue to build a world that values food, cuts emissions, feeds more people, and protects nature.  

“Progress has been made possible thanks to the vision and commitment of public and private funders, whose support has enabled countries to establish, strengthen, and expand action. This report offers clear evidence that the model works, and that with sustained investment, the Food Pact Network can continue to grow in reach and impact, accelerating the transition to a more sustainable global food system.”

Catherine David, CEO, WRAP

Read the full Impact Report

See how our collaboration is driving change. Read the Food Pact Network Impact Report and join us to reduce food loss and waste for climate, people and shared prosperity.

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