ReFED is the national nonprofit organization working exclusively on the challenge of food loss and waste, with the mission of catalyzing the food system toward evidence-based action to stop wasting food – for the climate, environment, people, and the economy. In 2023, the ReFED team completed their first annual update of food loss and waste data, increasing food system accountability for reaching the U.S. goal of reducing waste by 50% by 2030. With academic and NGO partners, ReFED launched the Zero Food Waste Coalition to inform policy efforts at the federal and state levels, and the U.S. Food Waste Pact to support businesses in food waste reduction. The team continues to grow the food loss and waste movement through collaborations and convenings, including hosting the largest Food Waste Solutions Summit in our history in St. Louis, and fully launching a suite of educational and consulting services to support businesses across the supply chain.

ReFED’s amazing track record of outsized impact attracted the attention of leaders at the Ballmer Group, who provided a $15 million grant over three years that will assure this work and impact will continue to scale.

Woodwell Climate Research Center is working with under-resourced communities around the country to ensure those disproportionately impacted by climate change have access to the cutting-edge science needed for adaptation and resilience. Working in partnership with city officials and local advocates, Woodwell Climate provides free, tailored assessments of flood, heat, and other climate risks. This year, our pilot project with three municipalities expanded to encompass an additional ten communities.

In the wake of the pandemic and disruptions to our food system, Food Recovery Network (FRN), with the support of partners such as Harbourton Foundation, collectively recovered and donated more than 1.05 million pounds of surplus food, the equivalent of over 875,000 meals donated to nearly 200,000 unique individuals experiencing hunger in 2020, FRN’s largest recovery year to date. Food Recovery Network is grateful for the support from the Harbourton Foundation as they seek to recover surplus food to serve everyone experiencing hunger in the United States.

After 35 years, this leading climate change institution has been renamed the Woodwell Climate Research Center, honoring their visionary founder, Dr. George Woodwell.

ReFED joins PCC as a resource partner in the West Coast Voluntary Agreement to Reduce Wasted Food.