What is the Eaternity Project?
Eaternity is all about accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable food system. It’s a bold initiative aiming to establish climate-friendly meals in society by supporting powerful actors in the food industry. At its core, Eaternity has developed innovative software that lets restaurants automatically track and measure the CO2 footprint of all their meals and purchases—daily, without hassle. This isn’t just for big players; anyone curious can check their personal food-related CO2 emissions through Eaternity’s public app at app.eaternity.org. Plus, it offers delicious and healthy recipe inspirations. The project is built on one of the largest CO2 databases of food items, dynamically linking scientific data on CO2 and nutrition with the ever-changing supply chain parameters restaurants face every day.
Main Benefits of Eaternity
Here’s why Eaternity stands out and makes a real difference:
- More than 800 participating restaurants actively using the software
- Over 26,000 markets with scored products, providing extensive data coverage
- More than 1,000,000 CO2e impacts calculated, showcasing the scale of environmental tracking
- Enables restaurants to control greenhouse gas emissions and nutritional properties of their meals
- Offers free tools for individuals to calculate their food-related environmental impact
Food & Climate Change: The Big Picture
Food choices are responsible for a whopping one-third of man-made greenhouse gas emissions. But here’s the good news: smart diet choices have the potential to reduce food-related emissions by at least 50%. That’s huge! Acting on this can improve the planet’s health more than any technological breakthrough ever will. Eaternity taps into this potential by giving everyone—from restaurants to consumers—the tools to make smarter, more sustainable food decisions.
How Eaternity Supports Restaurants
Restaurants face a complex challenge: tracking the environmental impact of every dish they serve. Eaternity’s software simplifies this by automatically calculating the carbon footprint of meals and purchases, using up-to-date life-cycle assessments (LCAs) and a massive database of food items. This dynamic system adjusts to daily changes in supply chains, helping restaurants not only reduce emissions but also improve the nutritional quality of their offerings. It’s a game-changer for the food-service industry, making sustainability measurable and manageable.
Building Transparency with Project EOS-AYCE
One of Eaternity’s exciting initiatives is Project EOS-AYCE, which aims to build Europe’s standard for food system transparency. This project is developing a transparent, EU-aligned methodology and platform for scalable food environmental footprint calculations. Why does this matter? Because food production accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet companies, consumers, and policymakers struggle to compare impacts due to inconsistent methodologies, fragmented data, and costly, time-consuming LCAs. EOS-AYCE is tackling these challenges head-on, making sustainability data more accessible and reliable across Europe.
Project Impact: Linking to Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger – promoting sustainable food production systems
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production – encouraging sustainable consumption patterns
- Goal 13: Climate Action – reducing greenhouse gas emissions from food systems
- Goal 15: Life on Land – supporting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals – collaborating with various stakeholders to drive systemic change
Using Data to Drive Change
Eaternity’s strength lies in its massive, research-backed database and its commitment to transparency. By integrating scientific insights with real-world supply chain data, it empowers both businesses and individuals to understand and reduce their environmental impact. This approach not only supports smarter food choices but also fosters a culture where sustainability is part of everyday decisions. The project proves that with the right tools and information, everyone can become a sustainability hero—one meal at a time.
