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Original language
Greek
Original title of the resource
Δεκάλογος Μπορούμε για τη μείωση της σπατάλης τροφίμων
English translation of the title
Boroume’s Ten Principles for Reducing Food Waste
Organization
Boroume
Year of the publication
Keyword
Sustainable Practices
Keyword
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
Keyword
Format
Website / Online Platform
Vocational/professional sector
 
Sector
Culinary Arts and Food Services
What is the resource about?
Boroume (“We Can”) is a Greek non-profit dedicated to reducing food waste and food insecurity. It delivers this mission through food rescue and redistribution programs, farmer and field gleaning, public awareness and education initiatives, national partnerships to cut food waste, business certification schemes, and direct support to vulnerable individuals via supermarket vouchers. Boroume envisions a society rooted in volunteering and social solidarity, where food waste is unacceptable.
What is the resource about? (in English)
Why is the resource useful for VET actors?
Offers actionable measures to improve sustainability in catering/food-related training and campus operations (menus, waste, procurement, processes).
Why is the resource useful for VET actors? (in English)
Link
https://www.boroume.gr/en/you-can-help/reduce-food-waste/