Multi-level governance of food waste 263
An important milestone in Swedish food waste reduction governance was
the creation of SaMMa (Swedish Collaboration Group for Reduced Food
Waste) in 2012. The Swedish EPA initiated SaMMa as a liaison group for
food waste prevention, information exchange and to assist in reducing food
waste. It includes the National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) and the Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society (Konsumentföreningen Stockholm). It is
coordinated by the Swedish EPA, Swedish Board of Agriculture and Sweden’s National Food Agency, all taking turns to host meetings, which are
held several times a year. The network was designed to help reduce food
waste in Sweden by promoting collaboration throughout the food supply
chain. By collaborating with political representatives, researchers, authorities,
organisations and businesses can discuss issues and share experiences and
knowledge (Naturvårdsverket, 2013).
In 2013 a public campaign called ‘Stop food waste’ (Stoppa matsvinnet) was
launched by Sweden’s National Food Agency, the Swedish EPA and the
Swedish Board of Agriculture to inform and inspire people about how to
reduce food waste (StoppaMatsvinnet, 2018).
Governmental bodies such as Sweden’s National Food Agency, the
Swedish EPA and the Swedish Board of Agriculture played a key role in food
waste governance in Sweden. These public agencies set up targets, launched
programmes and initiated different campaigns and initiatives to fight food
waste.
Box 13.2 Milestones in food waste governance in Sweden
• 2009: The Campaign ‘Climate Smart’ was first launched by Halmstad
municipality, aiming to decrease food waste in school canteens to reduce
carbon footprint (public agency driven)
• 2012: A target to collect 50% of food waste from consumption separately
and treat it biologically by 2018 was included in the Swedish Waste Management Plan 2012–2017 of the Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency (public agency driven)
• 2012: SaMMa Swedish Collaboration Group for Reduced Food Waste
was founded as a broad network involving research bodies, businesses and
civil society (public agency driven)
• 2013: The public campaign ‘Stop food waste’ (Stoppa matsvinnet) was
launched (public agency driven)
• 2013: A target was set for reducing food waste along the entire value chain
by 20% in 2020 compared to 2010 in the Swedish Waste Prevention Programme 2014–2017 developed by the Swedish EPA, Swedish Board of Agriculture and the National Food Agency of Sweden (public agency driven)
• 2013–2015: The campaign Stop Food Waste Now – an initiative to
inform and inspire people to reduce food waste – was launched by the
National Food Agency, the Swedish EPA and the Board of Agriculture
(public agency driven)
An important milestone in Swedish food waste reduction governance was
the creation of SaMMa (Swedish Collaboration Group for Reduced Food
Waste) in 2012. The Swedish EPA initiated SaMMa as a liaison group for
food waste prevention, information exchange and to assist in reducing food
waste. It includes the National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) and the Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society (Konsumentföreningen Stockholm). It is
coordinated by the Swedish EPA, Swedish Board of Agriculture and Sweden’s National Food Agency, all taking turns to host meetings, which are
held several times a year. The network was designed to help reduce food
waste in Sweden by promoting collaboration throughout the food supply
chain. By collaborating with political representatives, researchers, authorities,
organisations and businesses can discuss issues and share experiences and
knowledge (Naturvårdsverket, 2013).
In 2013 a public campaign called ‘Stop food waste’ (Stoppa matsvinnet) was
launched by Sweden’s National Food Agency, the Swedish EPA and the
Swedish Board of Agriculture to inform and inspire people about how to
reduce food waste (StoppaMatsvinnet, 2018).
Governmental bodies such as Sweden’s National Food Agency, the
Swedish EPA and the Swedish Board of Agriculture played a key role in food
waste governance in Sweden. These public agencies set up targets, launched
programmes and initiated different campaigns and initiatives to fight food
waste.
Box 13.2 Milestones in food waste governance in Sweden
• 2009: The Campaign ‘Climate Smart’ was first launched by Halmstad
municipality, aiming to decrease food waste in school canteens to reduce
carbon footprint (public agency driven)
• 2012: A target to collect 50% of food waste from consumption separately
and treat it biologically by 2018 was included in the Swedish Waste Management Plan 2012–2017 of the Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency (public agency driven)
• 2012: SaMMa Swedish Collaboration Group for Reduced Food Waste
was founded as a broad network involving research bodies, businesses and
civil society (public agency driven)
• 2013: The public campaign ‘Stop food waste’ (Stoppa matsvinnet) was
launched (public agency driven)
• 2013: A target was set for reducing food waste along the entire value chain
by 20% in 2020 compared to 2010 in the Swedish Waste Prevention Programme 2014–2017 developed by the Swedish EPA, Swedish Board of Agriculture and the National Food Agency of Sweden (public agency driven)
• 2013–2015: The campaign Stop Food Waste Now – an initiative to
inform and inspire people to reduce food waste – was launched by the
National Food Agency, the Swedish EPA and the Board of Agriculture
(public agency driven)