The premise of food banking is deceptively simple: identify and collect surplus food along the supply chain and then redistribute good food to people facing hunger. Food banks are rooted in their communities, serving as a lifeline for those suffering from chronic need as well as during times of crisis. They play an important role in feeding people displaced by disasters, conflicts, and economic shocks, as the world witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But there’s something happening at food banks that you can’t see at all—they're helping protect our planet while feeding people facing hunger. Today, we have a growing body of evidence to show it.
