2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Stephanie Feldstein
Population and Sustainability Director
Center for Biological Diversity
Bio:
Stephanie Feldstein is Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, where she leads the Center's work to highlight and address threats to endangered species and wild places from human population pressure, unsustainable food systems, and overconsumption. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and has more than 20 years of experience in advocacy, outreach, and communications, with a focus on animals and the environment.
Stephanie is the author of The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World and more than a dozen books for children on wildlife, the extinction crisis, and how humans impact the planet.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 25
10:45am - 11:45am
[Breakout Session III] The Environmental Effect: The Nexus Between Surplus Food and Land, Biodiversity, Water, and Climate
The numbers are staggering—140 million acres of land, enough water for each American to shower seven times a day all year, the same emissions as driving 54 million cars annually—surplus food has an outsized impact on our natural resources and climate. Zeroing in on methane, 10% of emissions of this potent greenhouse gas come from surplus food, which is one reason why reducing unsold and uneaten food is a key strategy to pull the “emergency brake” on climate change. Join this session and hear how food loss and waste intersects with and impacts larger environmental pressures around land conversion, biodiversity, water, and methane.