The WASTEWISE consortium involves 9 institutions in representation of 6 different countries, covering a wide range of competencies needed to achieve the project’s scientific aims, whilst including also the types of institutions needed to ensure achievement of the envisaged outcomes and impacts and exploitation of results:
EUCORE is a consultancy company that offers project design, administrative management, reporting and research services to universities, research centers, companies, public administrations, no-profit organisations wishing to participate in research and cooperation projects funded by the European Union (in particular FP7, H2020 and now Horizon Europe programmes) or other national and international initiatives. EUCORE is involved in several ongoing projects, either directly as consortium member or indirectly by providing consultancy services..
LUKE is a research institution functioning within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, whose aim is to advocate for the development of competitive enterprises that rely on the responsible utilisation of renewable natural resources, while also prioritising the overall welfare and liveliness of rural areas. LUKE is a European leading research organisation in relation to life cycle assessment development and applications, and in different activities in relation to FW (monitoring, research and innovation).
UNITUS, by means of the Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood, and Forest systems, is a leading academic institution in interdisciplinary research and education, with the goal of advancing scientific innovation and technology processes related to the utilisation, preservation, and governance of biological, forest, and agro-food systems. It conducts EU research projects focused on the spread of innovation in the agricultural industry, the examination of eco-innovation, the execution of stakeholder involvement procedures, and the economic/financial evaluation of agro-food enterprises.
NUSTPB is a Public Higher Education University in Romania striving to establish itself as a frontrunner in the fields of Operating Systems and Research Data Management, through its scientific research and educational initiatives. NUSTP mission is to foster scientific brilliance and, via participation in technological development, get access to the training of a new cohort of experts in operating systems and research data management services in the fields of Operating Systems and Research Data Management, through its scientific research and educational initiatives. https://upb.ro/en/
SLU is an academic organisation with extensive expertise in research, fostering innovation and providing instruction specifically focused on FW. Within the Department of Energy and Technology, a substantial cohort of researchers is engaged in environmental system analysis and agricultural engineering, with a primary emphasis on sustainable food systems and the reduction of FW. Prior studies have primarily concentrated on the quantification of FW and the evaluation of waste reduction initiatives in the retail, industrial, and hospitality sectors. The research team also possesses a robust expertise in waste quantification and analysis, in addition to LCA.
ESP is a not-for-profit organisation focused on action-oriented research and employing new participatory approaches to foster the creation of knowledge about sustainable agri-food systems, food sovereignty, and food losses and waste, with the goal of creating a scalable and adaptable model that effectively reduces food losses and waste. ESP has experience in engaging with policymakers, as it has been one of the primary entities contributing to the development and approval of two laws focused on the prevention of food loss and waste.
ELH provides top-notch communication services tailored to meet the specific requirements of costumores, with an extensive expertise in several knowledge fields, specifically in content generation, science and technology dissemination and communication across several media platforms. ELH has gained significant expertise in European initiatives inside the European framework, participating in several EU-funded projects.
UNIBO, through the Department of Agricultural and Food Science, is a renowned academic organisation in the agry-food research, with particular reference to the management of production factors, the sustainable production chains management, the environmental, socio-economic and territorial sustainability analysis, the evaluation of policies related to local, European and international agri-food systems.
AGR is the premier institution for agricultural research in Switzerland and is associated with the Federal Office for Agriculture, which operates under the authority of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. AGR strives to provide a meaningful contribution to the development of a sustainable agricultural and food industry, while also ensuring the preservation of an undisturbed environment, and is involved in several research projects devoted to solutions for waste quantification to reduce environmental stress.
