Today’s food production is contributing to the destruction of our planet. Therefore, this project aims to provide relevant information on the impacts of food, such as CO2 emissions, biodiversity, land and water consumption, as well as social impacts in order to change the way we treat our environment.
How healthy are almonds for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are almonds for the planet?
How healthy is rice for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is rice for the planet?
How healthy are apples for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are apples for the planet?
How healthy is milk for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is milk for the planet?
How healthy is beef for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is beef for the planet?
How healthy is tofu for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is tofu for the planet?
How healthy is butter for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is butter for the planet?
How healthy is olive oil for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is olive oil for the planet?
How healthy are grapes for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are grapes for the planet?
How healthy is pork for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is pork for the planet?
How healthy is poultry for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy is poultry for the planet?
How healthy are potatoes for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are potatoes for the planet?
How healthy are bananas for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are bananas for the planet?
How healthy are tomatoes for the planet?
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m²*year/kgWater scarcity
m³ world equivalents/kgGreenhouse gas emissions, incl. land-use change and forestry
kg CO2e/kgHow healthy are tomatoes for the planet?
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Why we do what we do?
What is happening here?
Based on life cycle assessment data, we scientifically measure the environmental impact of individual products. The project will use the data to develop a tool to make the results visible and comparable for consumers and companies.
Who benefits?
The quick answer? Everyone. In greater detail: Consumers who long for conscious grocery shopping or companies that want to produce or offer more sustainable products. This helps to lower the impacts of food at a / on a local and global level.
What is Impacts of Food?
An approach to offer more sustainable products and to be able to buy more consciously. The world needs an easy and accessible way to look at the environmental impacts of individual products.
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Consumers can reduce the environmental impacts of their food consumption just by buying more sustainable products. But to do so, they need appropriate information about products. Right now this information is either missing or communicated through labels which are too difficult to understand.
The project is coordinated by WWF Germany and implemented with our two partners “corsus – corporate sustainability GmbH” and “TMG Research gGmbH “.
The project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).
Today’s industrial agriculture has a multitude of negative impacts on our planet. Those related to our current food systems and eating habits – from farm to fork – are often underestimated, even though they represent one of the greatest challenges to our planet and humanity’s continued existence on Earth. Whether it’s land-use change destroying pristine nature, soils, water and biodiversity suffering from excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, or farmers not making enough money for the crops they produce – these are all parts causing food impacts. Learn more here.
Our eating habits are highly relevant to the planet. Industrial agriculture is leading to a significant overshoot of planetary boundaries. Planetary boundaries are the ecological limits of the Earth. Exceeding those limits threatens the stability of global ecosystems and thus the livelihoods of us all. Four of the nine limits of planetary ecosystems have already been exceeded: climate change, biodiversity loss, land use change, and phosphorus and nitrogen cycles. All of the transgressions, especially the last two, are to a significant degree due to agricultural respectively food systems. Learn more here.
Germany
The subject of sustainable consumption is becoming increasingly important throughout the country. More and more people are asking about the environmental impacts of their food. A fundamental diet change is needed to further pave the way for implementations of the German government’s climate protection plan. The project provides comprehensive information for consumers who want to shop more sustainably and supports companies with their product analysis.
Paraguay
To maintain global export demands for foods such as soy and beef, their growing agricultural sector is turning more and more nature into farmland. The consequences are rising greenhouse gases, excessive heat and drought, extreme precipitation and heavy rainfall. More sustainable alternatives for consumers have yet to be established. Therefore, the project will inform them about the environmental impacts of food to enable more sustainable purchasing.
South Africa
Water scarcity, destroyed ecosystems and widely dried-out soils pose major challenges for agriculture, also because their agricultural sector is no longer subsidized nowadays. In addition, rapid dietary change in recent years has a negative impact on the country’s environment and population. The project therefore raises awareness among companies and consumers about the environmental impacts of food.
Thailand
Thailand owes its rapid economic growth in part to agriculture. Growth that creates enormous challenges, such as the clearing of mangrove forests, forest loss, and the resulting increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The project supports existing corporate interest in establishing sustainable and low-emitting supply chains by providing information on the costs and implementation of sustainable business practices.