Online. Marta Antonelli (Project Coordinator) presented LIFE Climate Smart Chefs results and their importance for the transition towards more sustainable food systems within the European Climate Pact Community Talk on sustainable food, an online closed-format event for the Climate Pact Community to exchange insights on their work and engage with policymakers and representatives of initiatives relevant to the Pact.

Milan, Italy. During the meeting the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs results have been presented and discussed by project partners together with Area Europa with the EU monitoring team.

The side event took place in Baku, Azerbaijan during COP29 to present the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs main results and output and to discuss the centrality of chefs in the process of changing our food systems through their recipes and menus.

Jyväskylä, Finland. Laura Salo and Francesca Allievi (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) presented LIFE Climate Smart Chefs ant the Award during the Jamk Fairs Sustainable Event, involving ca. 50 people.

Barcelona, Spain. Andrea Magnani (Barilla Foundation) presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project during the EFOOD24 conference organized by The Fork in Barcelona, with a focus on the Vision 2030 report and the launch of the free version of the FoodPrint tool developed by Nutritics.

Parma, Italy. Andrea Magnani (Project Manager, Barilla Foundation) presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project during the Food Revolution 2024 conference in Parma, Italy, focusing on the description of the Vision 2030 report and the launch of the free version of the FoodPrint tool developed by Nutritics on the project’s website in December 2024.

Barcelona, Spain. Graceanne LaCombe (Project Manager) participated to a roundtable entitled ‘LIFE Climate Smart Chefs – Insights from a European Project to Engage Chefs in Advancing Low Emission, Nutritious and Affordable Diets’ during Tomorrow Taste Mediterranean 2024, presenting the main results of the project.

Pollenzo, Italy. Andrea Magnani (Barilla Foundation) presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project and its main outputs and results during the panel “Food choices, well-being and one-health” panel hosted within the Shaping Gastronomy conference organised in Pollenzo, Italy by the ISGSS – International Society for Gastronomic Sciences and Studies.

Belfast, Ireland. Laura Kirwan (Nutritics) presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chef project and Foodprint at the Nutrition Society Congress 2024 with a contribution entitled ‘Empowering sustainability through software: navigating strategies for sustainable, healthy diets and consumer perceptions’.

We believe that all sustainability efforts to improve our food system deserve to be recognized and celebrated. For this reason, we have decided to extend the deadline for the Award till the 31st of July.

If you are a EU chef taking part to our course or a non-profit organisation running a project on food sustainability, you can apply here.

Brussels, Belgium. Enaip NET presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project and its transferability plan in the VET sector during “The EVENT 2024 – The European Agenda for the Future of VET: A Training Providers Statement!” conference organized in Brussels by EfVET, EVTA, EVBB. Over 400 attendees from 62 coutries participated to the event, making it an excellent platform for networking and new collaborations. 

Online. Marta Antonelli (Project Coordinator) and the Barilla Foundation presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project during the Spring Green Week 2024 organized by EMAS in the framework of the UN International Earth Day (22/04). The Nutritics team integrated the presentation by introducing FoodPrint, the online tool developed to measure the environmental impact of menus and recipes.

Online. During the meeting the LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS actions and results up to now, as well as objectives and actions that will be carried out in the final year of the project have been discussed by project partners together with Area Europa.

Dubai, UAE. An extended version of Nutritics software with the Foodprint tool module was selected to calculate and showcase the nutrition and environmental impact of food offerings at the United Nations Conference of Parties event in Dubai in 2023 (COP28). Over 100 food vendors were required to enter their recipe information leading up to the event. Nutritics, and the Foodprint module, was used to estimate nutrients and emissions on 4,000+ recipes. The nutrition, carbon, and water Foodprint badges were shown to 60,000+ guests, on 250,000 meals over 250+ digital menus across the two week conference. COP28 guests included policy makers, world leaders and leading researchers.

Dubai, UAE. Nutritics presented LIFE Climate Smart Chefs, the Foodprint tool and the Vision 2030 report during the Dubai International Food Safety Congress 2023. The event was held from December 11 to 13, 2023, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The 2023 conference explored the critical theme of ‘The Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety,’ aiming to discuss pressing issues as well as foster innovative solutions within the food industry.

Brussels, Belgium. Chiara Pavan, Michelin-starred cheffe at Venissa Restaurant (Venice, Italy) and member of the Advisory Board of LIFE Climate Smart Chefs, introduced the project and its success stories, as well as tips and trick of easy sustainable nutrition, and shared with FOOD2030 attendees one of her sustainable recipes.

Florence, Italy. Francesca Giopp and Fabio Amadei (ALMA) with Giulio Negri (Barilla Foundation) presented the LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS project during the panel ‘Life Climate Smart Chefs. La sfida formativa internazionale tra ricettari storici, app e nuove generazioni’ within BTO 2023 fair in Florence.

Dublin, Ireland. Laura Kirwan (Nutritics) presented the LIFE Climate Smart Chef project and Nutritics platform Foodprint to students in the Botanical Cuisine course in TUD.

Dublin, Ireland. Nutritics presented three scientific abstracts illustrating the insights for a sustainable food service collected by using the online tool Foodprint.

Parma, Italy. Giulio Negri (Barilla Foundation) presented LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS to 200+ chefs of the Marriott Hotels chain, with a focus on the high-level course for culinary professionals and the Award.

Jyväskylä, Finland. Laura Salo (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) presented LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS among 30 selected projects during the Jamk Europe Day event – project fair, idea café, webinar and seminars.

Milan, Italy. ALMA presented the LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS project and the high-level course for culinary professionals during Tuttofood fair in Milan at the APCI lounge. APCI is one of the external partners of the project and part of its Network.

Girona, Spain. Graceanne LaCombe (Project Coordinator for ALMA) presented the LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS project during the Fòrum Gastronòmic Girona to food experts and companies.

Jyväskylä, Finland. Karoliina Väisänen and Francesca Allievi (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) presented the LIFE CLIMATE SMART CHEFS project to representatives from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment. After the presentation, the project has been discussed during a dedicated Q&A session. The project received positive feedback, with invitation to present the it during the Finnish national LIFE funding info session.