Meat of the Matter: Fighting Climate Change through Institutional Food Purchasing Chloë Waterman
The top 5 meat and dairy companies combined emit more GHGs than ExxonMobil, Shell or BP
Source: Adapted from Protein Scorecard. (2016). World Resources Institute. Retrieved from www.wri. org/resources/data-visualizations/protein-scorecard
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https://foe.org/resources/shrinking-carbon-water-footprint-school-food/
Source: Friends of the Earth, Shrinking the Carbon and Water Footprint of School Food, 2017
Animal Products Dominate OUSD’s Footprint Source: Friends of the Earth, Shrinking the Carbon and Water Footprint of School Food, 2017
Reinvesting Savings into Better Meat OUSD more than doubled their purchases of higher welfare meat WHILE reducing overall meat purchases by 30%
Engaging Students 2015-2017: 23% increase in positive school meal perception among students Photo credit: Center for Ecoliteracy 15
How to shift towards climate- friendly food service?
Images from goodfoodpurchasing.org
https://foe.org/resources/ meat-of-the-matter/
Thank you! Chloë Waterman cwaterman@foe.org @chlowaterman @foe_us foe.org
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