The value of the today as food waste in retail and the food industry can be estimated at over and pollutes the environment with around , which corresponds to half of motorized private transport. The federal government is currently developing an action plan for the implementation of SDG 12.3 “Halving food waste by 2030", which Switzerland has co-ratified. Accordingly, the food industry and retailers are asked to develop industry goals and implement measures. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for industry and retail to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to avoid food waste.

10 trillion ecopoints

1 billion francs

in Switzerland

food wasted

Building on the methodology of the dissertation “Environmental effects and strategies to avoid food losses in Switzerland", the “" was developed, which . The content of this project was to further develop the algorithms implemented in a basic model and tested in scientific publications through digitalization into a tool that can be used not only by , but also by as well as . This allows measures to be identified and prioritized more efficiently and precisely to and .

improve the efficiency of food value chains

avoid food waste

food manufacturers

experts from environmental and consulting offices

researchers

combines mass and energy flow analyzes of the Swiss food chain with life cycle assessment data

Sustainable Food Chain Model