World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C., opened the Better Buying Lab, a new initiative focused on researching and catalyzing action that enables consumers to buy more sustainable foods.

World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C.; United Nations Environment Program, Kenya; Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA), Boston, Mass.; Health Care Without Harm US, Reston, Va.; Practice Greenhealth, Reston, Va.; and Climate Focus, Washington, D.C., joined forces to develop The Cool Food Pledge initiative.

According to research conducted by World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C., beef accounts for nearly half of the land use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food Americans eat.

New research finds that for every $1 companies invested to reduce food loss and waste, they saved $14 in operating costs, providing concrete evidence of the clear return on investment from food loss and waste reduction.

A partnership of leading international organizations, launched the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (FLW Standard), what is said to be the first-ever set of global definitions and reporting requirements for companies, countries and others to consistently and credibly measure, report on and manage food loss and waste.