A project was launched within the context of the Swiss Sustainability Hub (SSH), which is currently coordinated by Business School Lausanne.The Swiss Sustainability Hub is a multi-stakeholder co-creational platform and a catalyzer for transformative change in Switzerland and the world. It enables companies to leapfrog in their sustainability journey by embracing the SDGs to close the gap between where we are today and a sustainable, just world.

The initiative got off the ground in 2016 with a series of project identification workshops whereby workshop participants were asked to prioritize amongst 24 sustainability issues related to environment, social, economic and governance issues. The topics of consumer behavior and food waste were higly prioritized by the participants and subsequently a project group came together to design an initial project focused on how to change consumer behavior as regards food consumption and waste. Specific objectives within this project are currently being defined by the project team.

As mentioned above the project objectives are not fully defined yet, but there will be a significant component on educating consumers using diverse outreach opportunities. This will involve using current available technologies in capacity building focus.

The project is made up of a multi-stakeholder group involving companies such a Nestlé and Firmenich, and government bodies and think tanks. The SSH is overseen by a multi-stakeholder Advisory Board of senior sustanabilty experts and practitioners.

All involved organizations are listed at www.bsl-lausanne.ch/thought-ledership/swiss-sustainability-hub