Earlier this month, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) convened a meeting of its Board of Directors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Board members, food bank leaders, and GFN staff united around the shared goal of strengthening and sustaining food banks to feed our local communities. Below we share a few of the most important highlights…

October 13, 2022 —  As World Food Day approaches, global hunger remains chronic while 1.3 billion tons of food–much of it safe and nutritious–is wasted annually. Wasted food decomposes in landfills, producing methane, which significantly contributes to climate change. New research shares how national leaders in Ecuador and Ghana can strengthen food donation policies to…

The Global FoodBanking Network and Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic identify policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste, support food donation, and combat climate change in Ecuador. October 13, 2022 (Ecuador) —Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) released a new analysis…

The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas Identifies Key Barriers to Food Donation and Recommends Policy Actions in Ghana. Ghana (October 13, 2022) —New research shares policy recommendations for strengthening food donations in Ghana to help mitigate food waste, hunger, and climate change. Produced by the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and…

Members of The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) are helping to avoid millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions by redistributing food to help families cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Member food banks in nearly 50 countries recovered 514,537 metric tons of surplus food and distributed that food to 39 million people, according to our recent…

In advance of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic shares policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste and support food donation in Indonesia and Nigeria. Ahead of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste, the Harvard Law School Food Law and…

The Global FoodBanking Network and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic identify policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste, support food donation, and combat climate change in Indonesia. September 15, 2022 (Indonesia) —Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network released a new analysis…

The Global FoodBanking Network and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic identify policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste, support food donation, and combat climate change in Nigeria. September 14, 2022 (Nigeria) —Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) released a new…

The Global FoodBanking Network and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic identify policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste, support food donation, and combat climate change in Australia. A new analysis of food donation laws and policies in Australia was released today by the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The…

In the face of further economic turmoil and supply chain disruptions, food banks once again played a pivotal role in providing emergency food assistance—at a level 128 percent higher than before the pandemic. Chicago, IL, USA, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 39…