Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Economic Sustainability
• Socio-cultural Sustainability
• Biodiversity
• Food Security
• Fair Labor Practices
• Traditional Knowledge

Environmental Achievements

• Promoting sustainable agricultural practices, reducing reliance on synthetic chemicals and intensive methods
• Supporting the protection of biodiversity through initiatives like the Ark of Taste and Slow Food Presidia
• Advocating for reduced food waste and loss

Social Achievements

• Promoting fair prices for producers and advocating for social justice in the food system
• Supporting small-scale food production and local economies
• Highlighting the role of women in food production and advocating for their empowerment

Governance Achievements

• Advocating for a Common Sustainable Food Policy at the European level to integrate various aspects of food system regulation
• Promoting transparency and traceability in food supply chains
• Encouraging consumer awareness and responsible consumption choices

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Loss of biodiversity due to intensive farming
• Unsustainable food production methods
• Food waste and loss
• Unfair prices for producers
• Loss of traditional knowledge
• Inequitable access to food

Mitigation Strategies

• Promoting sustainable production methods and biodiversity conservation
• Creating short food supply chains
• Reducing food waste and loss
• Advocating for fair prices and social justice
• Preserving and promoting traditional knowledge
• Educating for a better food future

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supporting local producers and sustainable practices

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 15: Life on Land

Slow Food's initiatives contribute to these goals by promoting sustainable food systems, reducing food waste, protecting biodiversity, and advocating for fair labor practices.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Biodiversity
• Education
• Advocacy

Environmental Achievements

• 5,686 products on board in the Ark of Taste, 227 new products added in 2021 from 38 countries
• 17 new Slow Food Presidia established in 2021, involving 200 producers and 2,500 small-scale farms
• 11 new Earth Markets in 2021 (+8 in Italy, +2 in Mexico, +1 in Uruguay)
• 112 cooks joined the Slow Food Cooks' Alliance in 2021
• 161 traditional food products mapped in Western Visayas, Philippines
• 50 products from Bahia State added to the Ark of Taste
• 2,000 people reached through training and events related to seed libraries in South Africa, Tanzania, and Kenya
• 6 Slow Food chapters piloted a seed donation program, resulting in 325 home gardening kits and 250 kits for school gardens

Social Achievements

• 10,000 people reached by solidarity actions organized by the Slow Food Cooks' Alliance
• 5,000 people participated in educational projects and events related to the Ark of Taste
• 10,337 people registered for training sessions at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2020-2021
• 285,053 people involved in Terra Madre Salone del Gusto events
• 142,593 unique visitors on the Cheese 2021 website
• Slow Food's Migrant Office supported job placement paths for 60 young foreigners in Piedmont and Sicily
• 40 young food leaders and 102 producers trained in agroecology in Kenya and Uganda
• 5,400 people gained greater awareness of agroecology in Kenya and Uganda
• 2,000,000 people in Kenya & Uganda reached through radio talk shows on agroecology
• 1,500 people reached through dissemination of materials on traditional agroforestry and pastoral systems in Bahia, Brazil
• 70% of survey respondents at the Slow Chef Festival in Krakow declared willingness to change food choices
• 17,800 viewers of Slow Food Live events
• 192 volunteer “micro-influencers” for the #Onmyplatechallenge with a combined potential reach of 733,986 people globally

Governance Achievements

• Participation in UNCBD consultation processes, resulting in explicit references to farming and food systems in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
• Advocacy work to influence food and farming policies in the EU Green Deal
• Participation in the counter UN Food Systems Summit Forum
• More than 69,000 citizens submitted feedback to the EU Commission voicing concerns about plans to deregulate new GMOs
• 2,061 signatures to the Slow Food Climate Declaration from 103 countries
• Over 40,000 people interacted with the Slow Food Climate Action campaign at COP26

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic restrictions limiting movement and socialization
• Fragility of the food system revealed by the pandemic's impact on both producers and chefs
• Decline of bees and pollinators
• Threats posed by GMOs to biodiversity and small-scale farmers

Mitigation Strategies

• Network support and solidarity initiatives during the pandemic
• Strengthening the Slow Food Cooks' Alliance to support small producers
• Joining the “Save bees and farmers” European Citizens Initiative
• Launching a campaign against GMO deregulation with partner organizations
• Mobilizing members and citizens globally through the Slow Food Climate Action campaign

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supporting small-scale producers and artisanal food craftspeople
• Promoting fair prices for producers and consumers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 2: Zero Hunger
• Goal 13: Climate Action
• Goal 15: Life on Land

Slow Food's activities contribute to these goals through biodiversity conservation, food education, and advocacy for sustainable food systems.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Biodiversity
• Digital Transition
• Economic Growth
• Social Fairness
• Global Leadership
• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Energy Security
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Circular Economy
• Zero Pollution
• Disaster Resilience
• Digital Skills
• Digital Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Economic Competitiveness
• Social Rights
• European Health Union
• Migration
• Security Union
• Media Freedom
• Combating Disinformation
• Human Rights
• Gender Equality

Environmental Achievements

• Accelerated the twin green and digital transitions
• Maintained efforts to set the course towards a human-centred, sustainable and more prosperous digital future with the Digital Decade
• Delivered on the majority of initiatives set out in the 2019 Communication on the European Green Deal
• Doubling the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet and boosting our Civil Protection Mechanism

Social Achievements

• Strengthened the EU’s role as a global leader and promoted the values that lie at the heart of our societies, such as democracy and the rule of law
• Significant progress in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights through its action plan and 2030 headline targets
• Rules to improve conditions in platform work and a framework for adequate minimum wages have been put forward
• The European Year of Skills has stimulated a broad range of activities to address the urgent skills gaps
• The European Child Guarantee helps to combat and prevent social exclusion

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened the EU’s role as a global leader and promoted the values that lie at the heart of our societies, such as democracy and the rule of law
• The Conference on the future of Europe was an unprecedented exercise of participatory democracy
• The annual Rule of Law cycle as well as the Conditionality Mechanism help to ensure this and to safeguard the EU’s financial interests
• Agreed after 10 years of negotiations, the women on boards Directive will oblige companies to meet clear targets for director positions by mid-2026

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate and biodiversity crises
• Digital revolution and artificial intelligence
• Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and ensuing energy price and cost of living crises
• Migration
• Ensuring economic growth and competitiveness
• EU budget exhaustion
• Migration challenges
• War crimes committed in Ukraine
• Global tensions and geopolitical upheaval
• Terrorist attacks against Israel
• Gaps in Member States’ defence stockpiles
• Unfair trade practices
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Combating disinformation

Mitigation Strategies

• Accelerated the twin green and digital transitions
• Landmark NextGenerationEU
• Strengthened the EU’s role as a global leader
• Economic Security Strategy
• Reinforced the long-term EU budget
• New Pact on Migration and Asylum
• EUR 82 billion in total support to Ukraine
• EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes
• Facility to provide support to Ukraine (up to EUR 50 billion in 2024-2027)
• International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
• Global Gateway
• Sectoral strategies and action plans
• European Health Union
• European democracy action plan
• Conditionality Mechanism

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
• Goal 13 (Climate action)

The European Green Deal and related initiatives contribute to these goals.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Food Sustainability
• Health
• Ecological
• Economic
• Social
• Ethical
• Resilience

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Unsustainable food environments making sustainable food choices difficult.
• Exploitation of people's vulnerabilities leading to unhealthy and unsustainable diets.
• Sophisticated marketing of unhealthy foods.
• Existence of food deserts and swamps.
• Social inequalities hindering sustainable food systems transition.

Mitigation Strategies

• Reshaping food environments to make sustainable choices the default.
• Implementing policies addressing seven dimensions of food environments (food characteristics, labelling, promotion, provision, retail, prices, and trade).
• Using binding policies like regulation and fiscal measures.
• Multi-layered approach involving various actors and levels.
• Systemic policies to tackle social deprivation and improve access to good food.
• Food education in schools and professional curricula.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Support for short food supply chains and direct producer-to-consumer distribution systems

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities