Colombia’s capital city Bogotá and the city of Kyoto in Japan have joined our Food initiative to promote a circular economy for food.
The two global metropoles are now among a group of more than a dozen cities that are participating in the landmark initiative in order to:
The initiative is focused on mobilising the vision laid out in the Cities and Circular Economy for Food report, that sets out three main ambitions for a positive food system transformation.
The Food initiative aims to empower cities to take advantage of their demand, convening, and regulatory powers to overhaul the food system that serves them. There are currently three partner cities - London, New York, and São Paulo, working to demonstrate the economic, environmental, and social benefits of circular food systems. Other cities, such as Kyoto and Bogotá, closely follow the project with a view to applying its learnings locally.
Kyoto joined the Food initiative upon the invitation of Japan’s Mizkan Holdings, which is a member of the advisory board of the Food initiative.
The city of Bogotá is honoured to be part of the Food initiative and benefit from a worldwide network of experts and best practices. [Bogotá City Hall’s Habitat Agency] has the important goals of implementing urban agriculture to increase community-led activities, preventing informal settlements and protecting the environmental sustainability of the city borders and eastern hills, while providing food security and economic alternatives to the vulnerable population of Bogotá. To accomplish our ambitious projects, we’d like to attract leading edge knowledge and resources, as well as share our experiences with the Food initiative.
The city of Kyoto joined the Food initiative at the advice of Mizkan Holdings, a partner of the Foundation's.
The City of Kyoto is honoured to become a member of the Food Initiative. Under our strong partnership with Mizkan Holdings, we will implement campaigns and product development under the theme of "Making the Most of Local Vegetables". Through these initiatives, we hope to foster a spirit of food consciousness among the citizens of Kyoto, which will lead to a reduction in food loss. We also hope to learn a lot from the other cities and companies participating in the Food initiative, and we will strive to contribute to the future development of the initiative.
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