Paving the way for alternative means of food production
The global population is constantly rising, and it’s predicted that by 2050 there will be almost 10 billion1 people on our planet. Addressing the challenge of meeting the world’s dietary needs while not only limiting but reducing the environmental impact of global food systems requires us to think differently and take an innovative approach to food by finding new solutions to how we source, produce and process.
We’re collaborating with an international network of stakeholders from the public, private and academic sectors to advance innovation in alternative protein sources that require a less resource-intensive supply chain2 and, in turn, can contribute to improving sustainable food systems3. Our expertise in food processing and packaging enables us to scale up new food technologies, such as biomass and precision fermentation, for making new food4 viable at industrial scale.
Our targets towards 2030
We have set measurable targets tied to our pathways, that iterate our role in food systems transformation to accelerate change.
How can new food sources advance the food systems transition?
We have collaborated with EY-Parthenon on a series of white papers that explore the opportunities, key enablers and critical success factors for a preferred future by 2040, and outline global focus areas and collective actions to accelerate the transition.
References
1https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/population
2“Alternative proteins can play a leading role in the global protein transition by significantly reducing food system emissions while freeing up considerable amounts of land for additional climate mitigation strategies, food security, and protection of biodiversity.” https://gfi.org/resource/a-global-protein-transition-is-necessary-to-keep-warming-below-1-5c/
3Definition: Sustainable food systems means growing, producing, processing, packaging, distributing and consuming food without negatively impacting the planet. Retrieved from OECD. (2019). Accelerating Climate Action. Source: OECD iLibrary
4Definition: Sustainable dairy is defined as a dairy industry that emits less greenhouse emissions by introducing technologies, equipment and best practices in production and processing to safeguard nutrition security and sustain a billion livelihoods for tomorrow, while helping secure a future for us all. Read more at Global Dairy platform