Country: | Greece |
City – Region: | throughout the country |
SDG: | 2, 11, 12 |
Description of the Best Practice: | Sustainable Food Movement in Greece (SFMinGR) is a Social Enterprise aiming to tackle food waste and promote sustainability in the Greek Culinary Arts Industry. The goal is to educate and train Chefs, F&B Managers and Restaurateurs in adopting sustainable cooking methods, willing to fight food waste and helping them transform to ethical and responsible entrepreneurs. They visualize a sustainable culinary industry, valuable part of the Greek Sustainable Tourism. Because this Social Enterprise, aims to promote and increase sustainability in the Culinary Arts Industry in Greece through education and to promote food waste to school education as well. |
URL: | https://www.theegg.gr/en/go-above-and-beyond/the-egg-companies/sustainable-food-movement-in-greece |
Country: | Various |
City – Region: | Various |
SDG: | 2, 11, 12 |
Description of the Best Practice: | Too Good to Go is an app that allows anyone to contribute to the fight against food waste and, at the same time, save money on food purchases. Designed in 2015 in Denmark, the app is now present in many other European countries. The app allows restaurateurs to offer Magic Boxes every day, “bags” with a selection of fresh products and dishes, left unsold at the end of the day and which cannot be put back on sale the following day. In this way the operators themselves have the possibility of obtaining a small additional revenue from their production which otherwise would be wasted. |
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Country: | Greece |
City – Region: | throughout the country |
SDG: | 6, 11, 13, 15 |
Description of the Best Practice: | Some islands have achieved energy self-sufficiency using renewable sources (Tilos, Halki) and many are following suit. Others have set ambitious targets to become plastic-free (Paros, Donousa).
Finally, a revolutionary experiment – “Astypalea: smart & sustainable island” – is underway, which promises to transform the entire island into a zero-impact zone using state-of-the-art technology, exclusively electric vehicles and green energy. |
URL: | https://www.astypalea-sustainable-island.gr/en/about-the-project/2_about-the-project |
