Janet Reynolds is FoodFutureCo’s fellow and a co-founder of Waste for Good, a social enterprise building hyper-local networks to connect sustainably-minded food providers to a hub in the community, where food waste is converted into clean energy. A Crisis in Vogue In the last two years, we’ve witnessed celebrity chefs transform vegetable trimmings, damaged apples, and otherwise wasted food into ‘Dumpster Dive Vegetable Salad’ and other artful dishes for New York City diners. Denmark opened its first food surplus supermarket selling expired food with Princess Marie of Denmark in attendance. We may even soon be saying
Movements do not and cannot exist in a vacuum The past year’s emotionally, politically charged election and the recent transition to a new presidential administration have illuminated this fundamental truth. Half a million people mobilized for the Women’s March in D.C., and another five million participated in nearly seven hundred sister marches throughout the U.S. and across all seven continents to stand together in support of equal rights for not only women but for communities of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA, and disabled people as well as other important issues of our time such as wage inequality, climate change
"Impact Investing" is still investing In 2015, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) estimated total impact investing assets under management to be $77 billion. This number is expected to grow to $1 trillion by the year 2020. By any measure, these figures are impressive; the potential for deep, systemic change through conscious capitalism is extraordinary. And it’s no question that our current food system is ripe for change. The rising numbers in impact investing funds speak not only to a growing sense of social responsibility in the investment community but also to heightened recognition for the profit