Innovative Ways to Prevent Food Waste

CBRE is seeking innovative solutions and expertise in preventing food waste.

Application Deadline
February 25th, 2025
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Summary

Background

CBRE Group, Inc. is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with the #1 global market position in leasing, property sales, property management, occupier outsourcing and valuation. Additionally, our development business (Trammell Crow Company) is the largest in the U.S. and we operate one of the largest investment management businesses (CBRE Investment Management) globally. We have been included in the Fortune 500 since 2008, currently ranked #138. CBRE has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) and serves real estate investor and occupier clients in more than 100 countries.  

Challenge

CBRE are looking for cutting-edge strategies and technologies to improve food waste and strengthen their loss prevention efforts. 

The company is calling on forward-thinking individuals, startups, and organisations to propose cutting-edge solutions that tackle food waste at every stage—from prevention to recovery. This includes:

  • Optimising food supply chains
  • Reducing spoilage 
  • Improving inventory management
  • Leveraging smart sensors 
  • IoT for real-time monitoring
  • Developing sustainable recycling or repurposing processes for unavoidable waste.

In addition to addressing food waste, CBRE is also committed to strengthening loss prevention measures across its portfolio. Proposals that incorporate data analytics, AI-driven insights, automated reporting tools, or innovative training programs to minimize waste and enhance security are particularly welcome.

This challenge is an exciting opportunity to influence sustainability efforts at scale, helping CBRE and its clients achieve environmental goals, reduce costs, and create a more sustainable future.

What's in it for you?

A successful collaboration could mean, for individuals, becoming part of the wider CBRE group. For organizations, it could mean forming a contractual relationship or joint venture to co-develop and launch the idea to market.

This is an Asia Pacific challenge. CBRE will conduct an internal review of all applications once the challenge has closed. Successful applicants will be contacted post-review.