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Seminar “Tackling Food Waste: The Co-operative Way”
Friday 16 October 2015
Location: Coop Italy’s Auditorium, EXPO - Milan, Italy
 
 
*** Interpretation English/Italian and Italian/English will be provided***

Description

Draft Programme

 

Moderator: Ms Rosita Zilli, Euro Coop Deputy Secretary-General

 

Opening remarks

10-30 – 10:40 Duncan Bowdler, President of Euro Coop and Chair of the Euro Coop Sustainability Policy Working Group 10’

Keynote Speeches:  European Commission, European Parliament

10::40 – 10:55  Ms Chantal Bruetschy (tbc), Head of Unit Innovation and Sustainability, European Commission’s DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE).  Food Waste: Achievements and Setbacks, the European Commission’s viewpoint 15’
10-55 – 11:00 Q & A 5’
11:00 – 11:15 Mr Paolo de Castro (tbc), Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). Taking up the challenge: The European Parliament’s commitment in tackling food waste” 15
11:15 – 11:20 Q & A 5’

Consumer Co-operatives (I) :  Understanding and Tackling Behaviour

11:20 -11:35 Ms Carmen Redondo,  Manager of the Consumer Department at HISPACOOP. “Engaging Consumers, Changing Behaviours: HISPACOOP’s commitment” 15’
11:35 – 11:40 Q&A 5
11:40 – 11:55 Ms Signe Didde Frese, CSR Head at Coop Denmark. The food waste challenge: Coop Denmark’s actions and thinking on nudging the consumer” 15’
11:55 – 12:00 Q & A 5’
12:00 – 12:45 Guided Visit to the Coop Italy’s “Supermarket of the Future”. 35’

 

*** Lunch Break: 12:45 – 14:00 ***

 

Consumer Co-operatives (II): Partnership engagement

14:00 – 14:15 Mr. Duncan Bowdler, President of Euro Coop and Chair of the Euro Coop Sustainability Policy Working Group. “Winning Together: The Co-operative Group’s engagement with the food supply chain in countering food waste” 15’
14:15 – 14:20 Q & A 5’
14:20 – 14:35 Ms Lea Rankinen, Head of the CSR Department at the S-Group Finland. Fighting food waste: the S-Group work with partners and suppliers 15’
14:35 – 14:40 Q & A 5’

Consumer Co-operatives (III): Helping Who’s in Need

14:40 – 14:55 Mr Knut Lutnæs, Environmental Manager at Coop Norway. From the Environmental Award to the First Norwegian Food Bank: Coop Norway’s engagement in tackling food waste 15’
14:55 – 15:00 Q & A 5’
15:00 – 15:15 Ms Carmela Favarulo, Director of Programmes of Education to Responsible Consumption at ANCC/Coop“Food banks and food donation: the Coop Italy’s experience”  
15:15 – 15:20 Q&A  

The Scientific Perspective: ECORYS, EU FUSIONS

15:20 -15:40 Mr. (tbc): “Outcomes of ECORY’s behavioural study on food choices and eating habits at Coop Supermarket of the Future, EXPO MILAN 2015” 20’
15:40 – 15:45 Q&A 5
15:45 – 16:05 Mr Toine Timmermans, Co-ordinator of the EU-funder Project. FUSIONS” (Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimising Waste Prevention Strategies). The EU FUSIONS project: where are we at? Highlights and achievements” 20’
16:05 -16:10 Q & A 5’
Final Remarks and Conclusions
16:10 – 16:30 Duncan Bowdler, President of Euro Coop and Chair of the Euro Coop Sustainability Policy Working Group 35’

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