Symposium: Food waste and visibility - let's have a look at it!

Visibility is a powerful tool in the fight against food waste — but are we using it to its full potential?

This one-day symposium invites researchers, policymakers, retailers, and consumer organizations to explore how making food waste visible can create social change in the fight against food waste. Drawing on examples from Danish and international research, we’ll examine how (in)visibility impacts action in households, retail, and food service, and how it intersects with social norms, education, and policy making. Through research presentations and stakeholder dialogues, we explore new opportunities to empower consumers, rethink the role of regulation, create economic incentives, and advance efforts to reduce food waste more effectively.

The programme will be announced as speakers are confirmed and the full programme will be available in the beginning of September. The symposium will be followed by a reception.

Sign up for the symposium here.

Parallel language event
The symposium will feature presentations and debates in Danish as well as English, in line with the language policy of the University of Copenhagen. The programme will indicate which parts are in which language. Questions can be asked in either language.

Parallel English language channel
During presentations and discussions in Danish, participants can access English-medium interpretation though a dedicated Zoom channel. Please bring a laptop or smartphone plus headphones if you wish to make use of this option. The link to the Zoom channel will be shared on the day of the event. Remote participation is not possible.

You can send any questions you might have about the event to the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use at cip@hum.ku.dk.