On 19 December 2019, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) to raise awareness on the importance of the problem and its possible solutions at all levels, and to promote global efforts and collective action towards meeting SDG target 12.3.
The Estonian Food Bank, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, decided to organize an annual topical conference “Don’t waste!”, the first of which takes place in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Rural Affairs, the Embassy of the Netherlands, Rimi Estonia and the European Food Banks Federation.
Minister of Social Affairs
Minister of Rural Affairs
President of European Food Banks Federation
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Director of Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling and Program Manager in Wageningen University and Research Circular Economy in Food
Head of Campaign Programs in Tesco Central Europe
Laurence Gouthière works for 20 years at ADEME (French agency for ecological transition)
Chair woman of Tallinn Waste Recycling Center
Senior Expert (Environmental Management Programme) in Stockholm Environment Institute
Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment
Secretary General in the Ministry of Social Affairs
Volunteers for their contribution:
Web designer: Liina Kurs
Social media manager: Ilja Toome
Website editor/corrector: Kelli Püss
Audio signature composer: Meelis Meri
Conference production team of 2020:
Communication team
Silvia Peets – Ministry of Social Affairs
Kadri Kauksi – Ministry of the Environment
Kristel Kibin – advisor, Ministry of the Environment
Claudia Vihma – Estonian Foodbank
Liina Peäske – Estonian Foodbank
Anna Oggioni – European Food Banks Federation
Angela Frigo – European Food Banks Federation
Kadri Pedas – Embassy of Netherlands in Estonia
Martin Hanson – Ekspress Meedia
Online streaming team:
Rein Jõesaar – ART Konverentsid
Karin Keerdo-Massa and Kertu Liik – Conference live translation
Kristo Elias – Conference moderator
Piet Boerefijn – Producer, Estonian Foodbank
Tea Varrak – Producer, Ministry of Social Affairs
Indrek Kaing – Executive Producer, Estonian Foodbank / Circle of Kindness
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