School catering is a candidate to become one of the drivers of the ecological transition of food systems in Europe. This will be discussed on 15th May at the Compraverde Buygreen Forum in Rome, during the international meeting ‘School catering promoting the ecological and just transition of local food systems in Europe’.
The event, realised in collaboration with the European project SchoolFood4Change, will bring together institutions, schools and operators from different countries to discuss the most effective strategies to reduce the environmental impact of the local food supply chain, promote short supply chains, ensure social equity and disseminate good practices and innovative policies.
School canteens are today a strategic space not only for educating the new generations in a healthy and sustainable food culture, but also for orienting local production and fostering a more resilient economic model. Through the adoption of environmental criteria in public procurement, the valorisation of organic and zero-km products, and the inclusion of social parameters in tenders, schools can become true laboratories of green transition.
The meeting will also be an opportunity to take stock of the experiences already underway in Europe and to outline models that can be replicated in other contexts, with the aim of making collective catering a concrete tool for changing the food system.
Within a Europe committed to ecological transition, school catering is no longer just a service, but a strategic lever to build more resilient cities, fairer food supply chains and more aware new generations. From menu choices to purchasing policies, every decision counts: change starts at the table, in schools.
School catering promoting the ecological and just transition of local food systems in Europe
15th May 2025 | 15:00 – 16:30 | Brundtland Hall – Compraverde Buygreen Forum, Rome
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