Initiatives

Each year, Champions meet to select our upcoming focus areas. These projects are flexible—some are short-term, one-year initiatives, others run for multiple years, and some successfully grow into major, standalone programs managed directly by our member organizations.

10 X 20 X 30

The groundbreaking 10x20x30 initiative brings together 10+ of the world’s largest food retailers and providers, each engaging at least 20 suppliers to halve food loss and waste by 2030.

The effort catalyzes a “whole chain” approach to fighting food loss and waste and supports upstream food loss and waste reduction. Each of the food retailers, providers, and suppliers has committed to the "Target-Measure-Act" approach: set a target of reducing food loss and waste in their own operations by 50%, measure and publish their food loss and waste inventories, and take action to reduce their waste.

This “Target-Measure-Act” approach was pioneered by Champions 12.3, which helped conceptualize and develop 10x20x30. The 10x20x30 initiative was publicly launched at Champions 12.3’s 2019 annual food loss and waste summit in New York.

Looking for the 10x20x30 reporting template? Visit here. The sheet is also available in Japanese and Turkish.

Explore the 10 x 20 x 30 Network

Food Retailers and Providers
13 major food retailers have currently committed to reducing food loss and waste by 50% in their own operations.

The Suppliers
Over 400 suppliers have been recruited as part of this initiative by the food retailers to reduce their waste.

2 Sisters Food Group
A Gomez LTD
A. Espersen A/S
Abba
ABP
AEON Agri Create Co., LTD.
AEON Food Supply LTD.
Agrana
Agrolibano
Agropecuaria Montelibano
Agropur
Agrotomy Marketing S.A.T.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Akgida
Algoma Orchards
Almondy AB
AM Fresh Spain
AMT Fresh Ltd (UK)
Amy's
Anadolu Etap
Arla Foods
Aryzta Bakery Ireland
Aspire Bakeries
Astral Foods
Avara Foods
Aviko (Proven)
Aydın Kuruyemiş
Aynes
BAHÇIVAN
Bakkavor Group
Ballymaguire Foods
Barilla
BEF Foods, Inc.
Bel Group
Bimbo Bakeries, USA
Branston Ltd
Brop Brop Slovakia
Café Sati
Calavo Growers Inc
Campbell Soup Company
Cargill
Cemre Ekolojik Sebze Meyve
Chef Seasons
Chobani
Clif Bar
CocaCola European Partners
Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI)
Continental Bakeries
Country Crest
Cranswick Plc
D H Brothers Industries (Willowton)
Dal Mantar
Daltex For Agricultural Development
Danone S.A.
Danone North America
d'Arta
Daifressh
Dawn Foods
Dayka and Hackett
Detay Gıda – Altınmarka
Dewfresh (Pty) Ltd
DFI / Fruca
Dole Chile S.A.
Domex Superfresh Growers
dps Ltd
Driscoll's
Eker
Erüst
Ettat Et Ürünleri A.Ş.
Eti
Exportadora Subsole S.A.
Farm Frites
Flamingo Horticulture
Flowers Foods
Freiberger
Fresh Del Monte Produce
Froneri
Fruca Marketing, S.L.
Gedik Piliç
General Assembly Pizza
General Mills
Glinwell PLC
Greencore Group
Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd
G's Fresh
G's Marketing Central Europe
Grimmway Farms
Gunnar Dafgård AB
Güres Grup
Hallands Fruktindustri AB
Hallvard Leröy AS
Ham Produce
Hermos
High Liner Foods
Hikari Miso Co., Ltd.
Hilton Foods Poland
Hilton Foods Ireland
Hilton Foods UK
Hormel Foods
I&J South Africa
Impossible Foods
Intersnack
Interstate Meat Distributors
İPEK SALÇA
İstanbul Gıda
Ito EN, LTD.
Ito Fresh Salad Co., Ltd.
J. Skinner Baking
Karsten Group
Kato Sangyo Co., LTD.
Keelings Retail UC
Kellogg Company Of SA (Pty) Ltd
Kellogg Company
Kepak Group
Kerry Foods Ltd UK & Ireland
Kewpie Corporation
Kikkoman Corporation
Kılıç
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Kluth
Kor Yumurta
KP Snacks Ltd
Kraft-Heinz
La Calera
La Lorraine Bakery Group
Lakeside Produce
Lantmännen Unibake
LE & CO
Löfbergs Lila
Lotte Co., Ltd.
Manor Farm
Maple Leaf Foods
Melodi
Mowi
Mars
Mars Consumer Prod Africa(Pty)Ltd
MasterGood KFt.
McCain
MECOM GROUP s.r.o.
Meysan
Mondelez
Mondelez South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Moy Park Limited
MOYCA
Mucci Farms
Müller Milk & Ingredients
MURATBEY
National Brands Ltd
Nature Fresh Farm
Nature's Touch
Nestlé Global
Nestlé UK
Nestlé Türkiye
Nichirei Foods Inc.
Nihon Delica Fresh Co., Ltd.
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Nisshin Seifun Weina Inc.
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
Noble Foods
Nomad Foods
North Coast S.A. (& CASTELLI)
Nowel
O'Brien Fine Foods
OĞUZ GIDA
Orhan Reis
Ornua Co-operative Limited
Pacific Coast Producers
Panelto Foods
Parmalat S.A.(PTY) Ltd
Pasco Shikishima Corporation
PATISWISS
PepsiCo
Peyman
PINAR SÜT
Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd
Polonez
Premier Foods UK
Princes Limited
Procacci Brothers Sales Corp
Procesadora Larán SAC
RCL Foods Consumer (Pty) Ltd
Ready Pac Foods, Inc.
Reis
Rhodes Food Group (PTY) LTD
Richard Hochfeld Ltd
Rich Products Corporation
Sağdıçlar
Samworth Brothers Ltd
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Schoenmann Produce
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Sek Süt
Selsana
Seyran Gıda
Simba
Smithfield Foods
Şölen
Stapleton's Bakery
Star
Steriltom
St. Nicolaus
Subsole
Suiderland Farms
Sultan Su
Sunner
Suntory Holdings Limited
Sütaş
Symrise
Tadim
Tat
Tate & Lyle
Taylor Farms
Terra Natura International
The Wonderful Company
Tiger Consumer Brands
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Total Produce
TreeHouse Foods
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing (PTY) Ltd
Tukaş
Tyson
Ülker
Unilever
Unilever Polska S.A
Unilever S.A. (Pty) Ltd
Vegetech Co., Ltd.
Village Farms
Western Brand
Westfalia Fruit South Africa
Weston Foods
Westmoreland Sales - Topline Farms
Whitworths Ltd
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.
Yeo Valley
Zanetti
Zentis
Zuegg

Member Support
If you’re a current member of the 10x20x30 initiative you can find additional resources below.

World Resources Institute is the lead provider of technical assistance to the 10x20x30 retailers and suppliers. A Walmart Foundation grant to World Resources Institute is supporting training and technical assistance for food suppliers on the reduction of food loss and waste.

10+
of the world’s largest food suppliers and retailers committed
20+
suppliers engaged per company
50%
food loss and waste reduction goal by the year 2030

A new initiative which aims to dramatically reduce on-farm food losses by leveraging the reach and know-how of agricultural companies and organizations. The 10x20kx30 initiative brings together 10 major farmgate-facing agriculture companies, with each engaging 20,000 (20k) of their supplying farmers to follow the “Target-Measure-Act” approach to reduce on-farm food losses by 50% by 2030.

Why Now?

An astounding 1/3 of food is lost or wasted between the farm and fork. This number has huge economic, social, and environmental consequences. It robs farmers of much-needed income and drains households of hard-earned wages. In a world where one in nine people goes to bed hungry, this waste is a travesty.

Food loss and waste also consumes ¼ of all water used by agriculture, requires land area the size of China to be grown (but then not eaten), and annually emits 8% of global greenhouse gasses. On top of this, food prices across the globe are hitting record highs. Grain production has declined and supply chains are being disrupted in some grain belts due to climate change and political conflict.

Taking Action

Given this context, Champions 12.3 aspires to dramatically reduce food losses on farms by leveraging the reach and know-how of agricultural companies. Via our new “10 x 20k x 30” initiative, 10 major farmgate-facing agriculture companies will each engage at least 20,000 (20k) of their supplying farmers to follow the “Target-Measure-Act” approach to reducing food losses by 50% by 2030.

Farmgate-facing agriculture companies have a fortuitous ability to engage farmers via outgrower programs that deliver farmer training, capacity-building, finance, and access to technology (e.g., processing, storage) and markets. In developing countries in particular, farmgate-facing companies can play a critical role as farmer aggregators—delivering training, tools, services, and inputs en masse to otherwise hard-to-reach farmers.

Supported by the companies, farmers (the cohorts of “20k”) will reduce farm-related losses via improved practices, innovations, and technologies applied during harvest and post-harvest. Companies and initiative stakeholders such as agriculture entities and financial institutions can provide the needed know-how, technical assistance, and financial support to adopt and scale the solutions.

The Companies

Contact

To learn more about 10x20kx30, please contact Mark Little at mark.little@wri.org.

10+
of the world’s largest food suppliers and retailers committed
20,000
farmers per company
50%
food loss and waste reduction goal by the year 2030

Friends of Champions 12.3 India

Friends of Champions 12.3 India Network brings together like-minded companies and organizations to align their efforts and build collaborative agenda for reducing food loss and food waste in India. It works towards spearheading actions that can help reduce food loss and waste through multi-stakeholder collaborations and leadership from governments, businesses, and civil society in India. The Network aims to inspire ambition and mobilize action across food supply chains, continuing the global movement led by Champions 12.3 for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3 by 2030.

As SDG 12 seeks to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Target 12.3 under this goal calls for halving per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level while also reducing losses along food production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. The Friends of Champions 12.3 Network in India aims to operationalize the Champions 12.3 strategy via a three-pronged approach Target-Measure-Act focusing on policy, practice and partnerships and engages with network members for:

Thinking through the SDG 12.3 target 2030 and crafting actionable plans
Providing a platform for learning and exchange of ideas, best practices, innovations and experiences
Support the monitoring of progress and find ways to scale up action
Foster collaborations and partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development
Support development and implementation for sustainable food systems

This initiative was supported by The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) India from 2021 to 2024.

50%
food loss and waste reduction goal by year 2030
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companies and organizations engaged

Global Action Drive

The Global Action Drive (GAD) brings together several internationally active non-governmental organizations around a shared agenda to accelerate regional and national action on food loss and waste.

Key Member Activities include: