Core Insights - The 2025 Sixth Restaurant Retail Supply Chain Co-Creation Conference highlighted the collaboration between the China Logistics and Purchasing Federation's Food Supply Chain Branch and WWF Beijing, focusing on sustainable innovations in food supply chains [1] - The conference showcased significant achievements in promoting sustainable food supply chains, including the "Forest-Friendly Food Supply Chain Transformation Initiative" and the "China Sustainable Food Supply Chain Cold Chain Initiative" [1][10] Group 1: Clean and Low-Carbon Food Supply Chain Innovations - The China Sustainable Food Supply Chain Cold Chain Project targets two main dimensions: reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing food loss carbon footprints, focusing on four core indicators: clean refrigerants, energy efficiency, clean vehicles, and food loss reduction [5] - Over the past year, the project collaborated with three pilot enterprises to assess carbon reduction potential and analyze case studies related to cold storage and refrigerated transport, demonstrating replicable low-carbon transformation pathways for the industry [5][8] Group 2: Forest-Friendly Food Supply Chain Transformation - The "Forest-Friendly Food Supply Chain Transformation Initiative" aims to protect global forest ecosystems and has seen participation from seven pilot enterprises focusing on key food categories like soy, meat, and palm oil, which are closely linked to deforestation [10] - Pilot enterprises have developed responsible supply chain management systems, with examples including full traceability from upstream to downstream and strict supplier selection criteria to minimize environmental impact [10][11] Group 3: Industry Collaboration and Future Directions - The conference marked a significant step towards industry-wide adoption of forest-friendly practices, with 20 enterprises signing the transformation initiative, indicating a growing commitment to sustainable practices across the supply chain [11] - Future actions for pilot enterprises include enhancing international sourcing of forest-friendly beef, building industry alliances for a global green supply chain, and utilizing big data and IoT for traceability from farm to table [11][16]