Norway, Oslo: TotalCtrl (a Founder Institute Oslo portfolio company) today announced six students and two researchers from Østfold University College are working together with the technology company on a research project, to figure out how digital tools can help improve diet, health and cut food waste. The project kicked off on September2nd, and over the next three months six students will map their food costs,diet and food waste, they will test two different digital tools and an analysis will be finalized to see if digital tools can help reduce food waste, improve and ensure a more varied and healthy diet.
The benefits of the findings from this research project will help us understand if technology can help improve how we eat, while at the same time reach the climate goals.
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SDG 2: One-third of food is wasted despite billions going hungry.
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SDG 12: By 2030, most of the world has committed to halve global food waste .
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SDG 13: Each year, we waste edible food and this releases 3.3 gigatons of CO2 equivalent.
About TotalCtrl: TotalCtrl, a Norwegian software company, leverages its unmatched food waste prevention technology to unlock immense possibilities in the food industry, driving sustainable and measurable results to create a future without food waste, where all people have food to eat. TotalCtrl is a kitchen inventory management tool that helps food services businesses optimize their planning, purchase and use of food inventory by providing data-driven insights that enables quick decision-making. For more information, visit https://totalctrl.com/
About Østfold University College: Østfold University College in Norway has around 100 studies taught in new and modern premises. The university college has a total of just under 7,000 students. There are nearly 3,600 ordinary students at campus Halden, nearly 2,400 ord inary students at campus Fredrikstad, and nearly 1,000 students are taking continuing and further education programmes under the auspices of HiØ VIDERE (Centre for Continuing Education) at both campuses. For more information, visit https://www.hiof.no/english/
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