Dr. Claudio Beretta

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Scientific assistant for sustainability and food waste prevention in food systems

Expertise and research interests

Sustainability in food value chains
Quantification, environmental assessment, and reduction of food losses
Life cycle assessment

Educational background

PhD on the Environmental Impact of Food Losses and the Reduction Potential in Food Value Chains, 2018, ETH Zürich
www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/347342

Master in Environmental Sciences, 2011, ETH Zurich

Didactic Certificate in Environmental Education, 2013, ETH Zurich

Professional milestones

Ecovillage Design Education “Creating a transformative culture”, 2016, by Gaia Education

Internship in renewable energy projects, focus on biomass energy, Sol-E Suisse, 2009

Internship in environmental communication and care, 2008-2009, Locher, Schmill, Van Wezemael & Partner AG, Foundation Nature & Economy

Internship in scientific research: herb-chronology, plant ecology, eco-physiology, scientific imaging, 2008, University of Arizona

High school with main subject “Modern Languages”, 2003, Muttenz

Elementary school, 1996, Tenero (Ticino)

Membership of networks

• foodwaste.ch, seit 2011
• Foodsharing Schweiz
• Essenswert: Deutschsprachiges Netzwerk zur Vermeidung von Lebensmittelabfällen, seit 2014
• Vereine für unabhängige Gesundheitsberatung, seit 2016
• Natur- und Vogelschutzverein Möhlin, seit 2003
• Verkehrskommission der Gemeinde Möhlin, seit 2018

Projects

• Trilogie-Modell für Nachhaltige Ernährung / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• Valorization of Swiss Agri-Food Side Streams / Team member / Project ongoing
• Foodwaste-Postenlauf und Lebensmittelherstellung in Schulküchen / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Implementation of Action Plan against Food Waste / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Datenbank für proteinreiche Lebensmittel (DaPRO) / Team member / Project completed
• Food Chain Model for sustainable food chains and food waste prevention / Project leader / Project completed
• ShopHero / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Überarbeitung des BLV-Leitfadens zur Datierung von Lebensmittel / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Überarbeitung des Leitfadens für Lebensmittelspenden / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• WWF Standards Evaluations / Team member / Project completed
• Food Waste Indicators and Data Monitoring Concept / Project leader / Project completed
• Ecological Engineering Living Lab / Team member / Project completed
• Sustainable Food Chain Model / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

• Beretta, Claudio; Kremer-Hartmann, Katrin; Spielmann-Prada, Giovanna; Züst, Monja; Gantenbein-Demarchi, Corinne; Müller, Claudia,

  2021.

  Leitfaden zur Reduktion von Lebensmittelverlusten bei der Abgabe von Lebensmitteln : rechtliche Aspekte und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Grundlagenbericht).

  Wädenswil:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23509

• Spielmann-Prada, Giovanna; Kremer-Hartmann, Katrin; Züst, Monja; Beretta, Claudio; Müller, Claudia; Gantenbein-Demarchi, Corinne,

  2021.

  Leitfaden zur Reduktion von Lebensmittelverlusten bei der Datierung von Lebensmitteln : rechtliche Aspekte und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Grundlagenbericht).

  Wädenswil:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23508

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Beretta, C. und Hellweg, S. (2019): Lebensmittelverluste in der Schweiz: Umwelteffekte und Vermeidungspotenzial. Im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Umwelt (BAFU). www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/abfall/externe-studien-berichte/lebensmittelverluste-in-der-schweiz-umweltbelastung-und-verminderungspotenzial.pdf.download.pdf/ETH-Bericht_Foodwaste_FINAL.pdf

Beretta, C. and Hellweg, S. (2019): Potential Environmental Benefits from Food Waste Prevention in the Food Service Sector. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 147 (2019) 169–178. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344919301284

Beretta, C., Stucki, M. and Hellweg, S. (2017): Environmental Impacts and Hotspots of Food Losses: Value Chain Analysis of Swiss Food Consumption. Environmental Science & Technology 2017 51 (19), 11165-11173. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06179. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.6b06179

Zhiyenbek, A., Beretta, C., Stoessel, F. and Hellweg, S. (2017): Ökobilanzierung Früchte- und Gemüseproduktioneine Entscheidungsunterstützung für ökologisches Einkaufen. ETH Zürich, Institut für Umweltingenieurwissenschaften, John-von-Neumann-Weg 9, 8093 Zurich (not published).

Walker, C., Beretta, C., Pellicer, N. Sanjuan and Hellweg, S. (2017): Calculating the Energy and Water Use in Food Processing and Assessing the Resulting Impacts. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, DOI : 10.1007/s11367-017-1327-6. www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/192180

Visschers, V., Gundlach, D. and Beretta, C. (in submission): Offering smaller servings reduces plate waste, whereas information provision alone has no effect: Results of an intervention study in two university canteens. Waste Management.

Saner, D., Beretta, C., Jäggi, B., Juraske, R., Stoessel, F. and Hellweg, S. (2016): FoodPrints of households. International Journal of Life Cycle Assess, 21 (5): 654-63, Landsberg: Springer. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-015-0924-5

Beretta, C., Stoessel, F., Baier, U. and Hellweg, S. (2013): Quantifying food losses and the potential for reduction in Switzerland. Waste Management 2013, 764-773, Volume 33, Issue 3. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X12005302

Wu, W., Beretta, C., Cronje, P., Hellweg, S., Defraeye, T. (2019): Environmental trade-offs in fresh-fruit cold chains by combining virtual cold chains with life cycle assessment. Applied Energy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261919312607

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