040: Tackling Food Waste

What are the causes of the global food waste crisis? And what can both businesses and consumers do to change it?

Show Notes

Almost 2.5 billion tons of food waste goes uneaten every year. With some 870 people across the globe malnourished, clearly, this is one of the most pressing problems faced by society today. But what are the causes of this? And what can both businesses and consumers do to change it? In this episode of Future Sight, we take a look how modern changes to consumer consciousness and new trends and innovations across the food industry could provide the answer.

This week, host Liz Lugnier takes us on a journey to find out the key issues behind global food waste, speaking to experts from across Capgemini to explore not only the challenges for change, but the most exciting tech and data driven solutions. We'll also be taking a deep dive into our recent Capgemini report titled, Reflect, Rethink, Recconside: Why Food Waste is Everybody's Problem, to find out the real detail behind it all. You can read and download the report here: https://www.capgemini.com/gb-en/research/food-waste/

This week's guests include:

Kees Jacobs, an Expert in Consumer Products & Retail, who leads the All-Channel Experience Sector Growth Initiative within Global Consumer Products and Retail at Capgemini. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobskees/

Lindsey Mazza, Capgemini’s global retail lead, who is responsible for delivering omni-commerce, agile core and supply chain transformation capabilities to 40+ countries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseymazza/

Owen McCabe, Capgemini’s Vice President of digital commerce, who leads & grows Capgemini's eCommerce & Omnichannel Practice for Consumer Goods, Retail and Distribution. https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-mccabe/

And Jean-Baptiste Perrin, our Vice President at Capgemini Invent leading “Invent for Society”, our initiative gathering 1000+ projects delivered, every year and worldwide, with society-driven, social, environmental, positive impact. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-baptiste-perrin/

You can listen back to some our previous Future Sight episodes on Sustainability below:
019: The Grey Area of Sustainability - https://share.transistor.fm/s/77b63fe6
020: Beyond Net Zero, Pt. 1 - https://share.transistor.fm/s/72c49db8
021: Beyond Net Zero, Pt. 2 - https://share.transistor.fm/s/12fe923b

This episode was hosted by Liz Lugnier and produced by Harry Stott.
This podcast is brought to you by Capgemini Invent and lead by Sarah Lepilleur. You can find out more about them at https://www.capgemini.com/service/invent/ and follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/CapgeminiInvent.

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