About FLARE

FLARE — Food Loss and Waste Action for Reducing Emissions — is a first-of-its-kind collaboration to fully use the food we already produce, from farm to plate. Over four years, leading global and local organizations will work together to scale proven approaches to minimize food loss and waste, while building the foundations for longer-term change. The collaboration kicked off in late 2026.  

Backed by a landmark investment from the IKEA Foundation, the initiative aims to get more food to people in need, strengthen farmer incomes, create sustainable jobs, and make better use of the world’s limited land.  

FLARE focuses on scaling proven solutions in four areas: (1) reducing on-farm losses; (2) tackling supply-chain loss and waste; (3) keeping food waste out of landfill; and (4) recovering and redistributing surplus food.  

Projects take place in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Mexico and Europe. Partners tailor approaches to local needs while building on existing organizations, initiatives, and expertise.

FLARE has the potential to deliver an estimated 22.6 million tons of CO2e reductions over four years, with approximately 91 million tons of additional potential reductions if interventions scale over the following five years.   

About WRI’s Role

WRI convenes the collaboration, which includes partners C40; FOLU Ethiopia and Indonesia; The Global FoodBanking Network; ReFED; UNEP; Wageningen University & Research; WRAP and its regional teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America – all working alongside local partners.    

Learn More

For more information about WRI’s work as part of this collaboration, please contact Elise Pitcairn.