Editorial

Citation

Filho, W.L. (2014), "Editorial", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 15 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-09-2013-0123

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 15, Issue 1

Welcome to the first issue of the 15th volume of IJSHE. The journal has consolidated its role as the world’s prime scientific periodical on sustainability in higher education and is now read across the world.

On this editorial, I would like to discuss a working paper produced by the World Resources Institute, titled “Creating a sustainable food future”. The document contains preliminary research, analysis, findings, and recommendations aimed at stimulating discussion and critical feedback to influence the ongoing debate on food issues. This working paper examines how approximately 24 per cent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. The implications of this waste are explored in the paper, and a number of approaches for reducing it are profiled.

The working paper profiles a subset of approaches to reducing food loss and waste that experts suggest are particularly practical and cost-effective, that could be implemented relatively quickly, and that could achieve quick gains. It also recommends a number of cross-cutting strategies to further galvanize commitment to reducing food loss and waste.

Since universities consume substantial amounts of food and a significant proportion of it is wasted along the food processing, pre and post-consumption process, this is an area where more research is badly needed.

*Available at: http://www.wri.org/publication/reducing-food-loss-and-waste.

Enjoy your reading!

Walter Leal Filho