ReFED

ReFED is the national nonprofit organization working exclusively on the challenge of food loss and waste, with the mission of catalyzing the food system toward evidence-based action to stop wasting food – for the climate, environment, people, and the economy. In 2023, the ReFED team completed their first annual update of food loss and waste data, increasing food system accountability for reaching the U.S. goal of reducing waste by 50% by 2030. With academic and NGO partners, ReFED launched the Zero Food Waste Coalition to inform policy efforts at the federal and state levels, and the U.S. Food Waste Pact to support businesses in food waste reduction. The team continues to grow the food loss and waste movement through collaborations and convenings, including hosting the largest Food Waste Solutions Summit in our history in St. Louis, and fully launching a suite of educational and consulting services to support businesses across the supply chain.

ReFED’s amazing track record of outsized impact attracted the attention of leaders at the Ballmer Group, who provided a $15 million grant over three years that will assure this work and impact will continue to scale.