Collaborate with Industry Peers to Target, Measure, and Act to Reduce Food Waste

The U.S. Food Waste Pact is a national voluntary agreement to help food businesses accelerate progress toward their waste reduction targets. It’s designed to go beyond just commitment-setting to driving meaningful action – through pre-competitive collaboration and data-driven strategy across the supply chain.

What is the U.S. Food Waste Pact?

Led by national nonprofit partners ReFED and World Wildlife Fund, the U.S. Food Waste Pact is aligned around the global framework of “Target, Measure, Act” to help food businesses reduce waste within their operations through:

  • Measurement and annual reporting of food waste data to the Pact.
  • Participation in working groups to drive pre-competitive collaboration across the value chain.
  • Participation in pilot projects to test, implement, and scale cost-effective and high-impact food waste solutions.

The U.S. Food Waste Pact builds on the success of the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment – a public-private partnership between food businesses and jurisdictions along the West Coast of the United States to cut food waste in the region by half – and has also been inspired by similar global initiatives, including the Courtauld Commitment in the U.K. and Pacto Por La Comida in Mexico – all of which have demonstrated the benefits of businesses working together to achieve sustainability goals.

Featured News and Events

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U.S. Food Waste Pact Welcomes Health Care Without Harm As Its Latest Signatory

October 16, 2024

The U.S. Food Waste Pact, a national voluntary agreement focused on reducing food waste in the U.S. through pre-competitive collaboration and data sharing, announced today that Health Care Without Harm, which works to make health care institutions around the world more sustainable, has become its latest signatory.

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Webinar Recap: U.S. Food Waste Pact Town Hall

October 18, 2024

Catch up on what happened at the Town Hall and provide feedback on the direction of the Pact.

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What are the benefits of joining the U.S. Food Waste Pact?

Signatories to the Pact receive a range of benefits, including:

  • Waste data analysis and assistance
  • Sector-specific waste calculator
  • Working groups with other signatories, and sector-specific small group convenings
  • Opportunities to pilot projects led by technical experts
  • Confidential peer benchmarking
  • Public promotion of signatory successes
  • Early access to new tools, insights, webinars, and case studies
  • One-on-one food waste coaching and support
Return on Investment

Food waste reduction programs around the world have shown proven significant return on investment for all types of food businesses

Data Insights

Aggregated anonymous reporting from all signatories enables businesses to measure their progress, identify priority areas of action, and benchmark against competitors

Industry Collaboration

Pre-competitive working groups offer opportunities for businesses to learn from each other’s successes, discuss solutions to shared and sector-specific challenges, and engage with government leaders through special policy roundtable discussions.

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Why food waste?

In the U.S., 38% of all food goes unsold or uneaten – a $444 billion opportunity for the nation, including $250 billion for food businesses alone. Food waste is contributing 6% to our national greenhouse gas emissions and consuming more than 20% of our nation's freshwater supply, all while one in ten Americans face food insecurity. The U.S. Food Waste Pact will deliver on the urgent need for a national strategy and partnership to accelerate food waste reduction – a top solution to climate change.

Learn how your business can join!

Thank you for your interest in joining the U.S. Food Waste Pact. We are excited to work across sectors and industries to accelerate action toward our shared goal to reduce food waste. Please note that U.S. Food Waste Pact Signatories are currently limited to waste-generating food businesses. To help us better get to know you and the potential role you’re looking to play in the U.S. Food Waste Pact please answer the brief questions below: