About us
Our mission, and the goals it serves
What this organization is for, and the three United Nations goals it is built against.
- Zero Hunger
- Responsible Consumption
- Climate Action
Goal 2: end hunger by 2030. Surplus food, in the hands of the people who need it.
Target 12.3: halve food waste and reduce losses along production and supply chains.
Goal 13: urgent action on climate change. Food kept out of landfill is methane never made.
Our target
Halve waste. Reduce losses along production and supply chains.
The scale
8.8 million tonnes of edible food is wasted in Canada every year. Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International, 2024.
The goals
Hunger
Goal 2 commits the world to ending hunger by 2030.
Waste
Goal 12.3 is the target this organization exists to serve.
Climate
Goal 13 calls for urgent action on climate change.
Evidence
Second Harvest, Statistics Canada, PROOF and the UN Environment Programme inform this work.
The research behind our work
Our figures come from Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International, Statistics Canada, PROOF, Food Banks Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Read the Second Harvest study
