Understanding and reducing food loss and waste: An introduction for communities and organizations
Badge awarded to
Iannie Gerona
This recognizes successful completion of training aligned with CSA K100:26, Food loss and waste — Terminology and measurement. Earners have an understanding of where food loss and waste occurs across the value chain, the food waste hierarchy, and the important roles that municipalities, businesses, and consumers play in preventing waste and maximizing the value of food resources.
Issued on 05 Nov 2026 by
Canadian Standards Association | Association canadienne de normalisation
Issuer
Canadian Standards Association | Association canadienne de normalisation
training@csastandards.org
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to is safety, social good, and sustainability. We are a leader in advancing standards that improve safety, health, the environment, and economic efficiency in Canada and beyond. Our mandate is to hold the future to a higher standard.
L’Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA) est un organisme à but non lucratif voué à la sécurité, au bien-être collectif et au développement durable. Nous jouons un rôle de premier plan dans la promotion de normes qui améliorent la sécurité, la santé, la protection de l’environnement et l’efficacité économique au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde. Son mandat consiste à viser un avenir encore plus responsable.
Criteria
Type of recognition
Participation
Learning outcomes
Participants gain a deeper understanding of
- effective policies that can help reduce food waste and support a more circular food system;
- infrastructure investments that can help reduce food waste and support a more circular food system;
- measurement approaches that can help reduce food waste and support a more circular food system;
- secondary product opportunities that can help reduce food waste and support a more circular food system; and
- behaviour change strategies that can help reduce food waste and support a more circular food system.
Workload
2 hours
Assessment
This is a participation-based credential with no assessment of learning.
