The Sustainabilist | GREEN RECOVERY
FEATURE
Grinding Food Waste to a Halt
challenges of food waste and emissions
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he UN Sustainable Development Goals were developed to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Five years since their establishment, the world continues to use natural resources unsustainably as waste continues to be generated and not recycled. The pandemic is offering an opportunity to develop promising recovery plans that will build a more sustainable future. As many great leaders have stated over the past few months, we simply cannot afford to disregard sustainable development because of Covid-19. In fact, sustainability needs to be incorporated and harmonised with every country’s recovery plans to stabilise the economy while simultaneously safeguarding the planet and its resources. Over 80 countries globally have pledged their support of SDG 12 for Responsible Consumption and Production between 2017 and 2019, reporting at least one policy to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns. SDG 12 places importance on being mindful of what, how, and how much we produce and consume. This is an incredibly planet’s finite resources. It is estimated that the world population will reach 9.5 billion by 2050 and as the world’s population continues to grow, so do our needs, while we look for larger homes, nicer cars, entertainment, distant vacations, the latest gadgets, and so on. But as Ivano Iannelli, CEO of Dubai Carbon
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