{"id":43295,"date":"2019-02-05T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/ricerca\/life-foster-training-education-and-communication-to-reduce-food-waste-in-the-food-service-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:39:22","slug":"life-foster-training-education-and-communication-to-reduce-food-waste-in-the-food-service-industry","status":"publish","type":"ricerca","link":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/ricerca\/life-foster-training-education-and-communication-to-reduce-food-waste-in-the-food-service-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE FOSTER - Training, education and communication to reduce food waste in the food service industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Preliminary Information<\/h4>\n\n\n
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SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Franco Fassio<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nadia Tecco<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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PARTNERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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ENAIP NET Impresa Sociale Societ\u00e0 Consortile (Italy), Federazione Italiana Cuochi FIC (Italy), Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes AFPA - Montreuil (France), Spanish Confederation of Schools CECE \u2013 Madrid (Spain), Institute of Tourism Studies ITS \u2013 St Julians (Malta), Malta Business Bureau MB - Birkirkara (Malta)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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PROJECT DURATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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43 months<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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European Union - LIFE Environmental Governance and Information<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Description<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The food service industry accounts for 12% of the total amount of food waste with 21 kilograms per European citizen each year. \u00a0LIFE FOSTER aims at preventing and reducing the waste in the food service by working on three main fields: training & education, prevention culture, communication.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interconnection between environmental, social and economic dynamics identifies training and education as key instruments to implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. LIFE FOSTER, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals<\/em>, will develop the necessary knowledge and competences to build a sustainable future, by spreading and consolidating environmentally sensitive behaviors and value systems in the food service industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will develop integrated initiatives, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Training of 410 trainers from 4 EU countries (IT, FR, ES, MT) focused on food waste prevention techniques;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Development of a method to monitor and evaluate food waste reduction;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Transfer of food waste reduction techniques to approximately 6,700 VET students in 4 EU countries;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Student participation to apprenticeships and on-the-job training opportunities involving approximately 3,600 enterprises and 100,00 food sector operators;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Organization of 16 booths in specialized fairs in EU (with 100,000 potential visitors), of 6 technical seminars and practical activities for cooks (approx. 1,200 people);<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Creation of 4 national (IT, FR, ES, MT) meetings with institutional guests;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Production of promotional and awareness-raising materials on the issue;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Networking with other LIFE projects dealing with the same topics, and organization of networking events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Reducing waste in the food sector is possible with a simple, sustainable and replicable answer: training & education.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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    Website<\/h4>\n\n\n
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    www.lifefoster.eu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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