« Approximately 16% of people in France suffer from
food insecurity (according to the 2022 survey conducted by CREDOC, the Research
Centre for the Study and Observation of Living
Conditions), and Courbevoie Town Council has therefore decided to address the
issue with strength and conviction.
The local community is keen to come together to tackle
food insecurity.
In 2023, it is inconceivable to waste food when so
many people are suffering and dying of hunger.
In 2020, we took action to reduce food waste in our
community and voted to introduce several commitment charters to encourage local
supermarkets, hospitals and school canteens to join our endeavour. The success
of our relentless combined efforts, led by myself and my deputy, Arash
Derambarsh, is reflected by the fact
that in just two years (between 2021 and 2022),
approximately 250,000 meals that would otherwise
have been thrown away were distributed in Courbevoie.
We have gained the support of both charities and
public and private businesses in our pioneering endeavour.
I encourage each and every one of you to commit to
this immense undertaking to reduce food waste
in the interests of our community ».
Jacques Kossowski (Mayor of Courbevoie City)
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