4th Regional Centre of Educational Design (PEKES)
05 August 2022
4th Regional Centre of Educational Design (PEKES)
Attica, Greece
THE INNOVATION:
Zero Waste Schools is an ambitious initiative that was conceived after a survey with the teachers of a certain area in Athens (south), that pointed out recycling and circular economy as priorities to be addressed through education. Therefore, in collaboration with the environmental education advisors, PEKES undertook the task to create a Zero Waste School Network. The first group of schools has been formed with 34 initial members and educational material and the teacher training seminars have been initially shaped.
LOOKING AHEAD:
Dimitrios Kalaitzidis, founder of the initiative, aims to engage at least 200 schools in the area (upscaling), and to produce zero waste manuals for students and their familites. To do so, a collaborative network must be built, including municipalities, universities, research institutes and relevant NGOs (combining).
More Information:
Contact Person: Dimitrios Kalaitzidis
Email: [email protected]
Info about the Innovators and the Innovation portraits Catalogue
FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.
To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.
An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.
Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue
The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.
In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:
Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.
Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.
Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.
Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.
Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/
