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News: The case for a total phase-out of glyphosate

Amid a fog of information and misinformation, PAN International has produced a 'state of the science' review setting out all the chemical's known adverse effects.
Sustain | Friday 18 November 2016

News: Too many British babies on the bottle

A new report shows that governments, local authorities, planners and employers could boost the UK's low breastfeeding rates by taking steps to make mothers feel more confident, and providing better support and facilities for breastfeeding.
Sustain | Friday 18 November 2016

News: Report warns of Treasury risk to green agenda

A parliamentary committee has warned that the Treasury's focus on short-term gains could jeopardise efforts to make economic sectors more sustainable -- a finding with implications for agriculture policy post-Brexit.
Sustain | Friday 18 November 2016

News: EU money to promote meat consumption stirs protest

Campaign groups are outraged that EU money is being used to promote meat consumption, when most research suggests that eating less meat is better for people and planet.
Sustain | Friday 18 November 2016

News: Taskforce recommends EU laws to end retailers' unfair trading practices

A report commissioned by the European Commission that calls for legally binding rules to protect farmers from retailers' unfair trading practices has provoked a fierce reaction.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Friday 18 November 2016

News: London’s Tooth Fairies to give Coca Cola Truck Tour a 'tooth friendly' send off

The Coca Cola Christmas Trucks kick off their UK tour in Spitalfields, London, and Children's Food Campaign's 'tooth fairies' will be back to give it a special 'tooth-friendly' send off. Health campaigners will be handing out toothbrushes to families and commuters close to the Bishops Square Coca Cola Truck location on 17 November from 5.30pm, and calling for the company to end its war against the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 17 November 2016

News: How will the countryside fare after Brexit?

John Craven, writing for Countryfile, asks what will the impact be on the British countryside, its people, its ways and its wildlife once we have left the European Union...with some views from Sustain's Ben Reynolds.
Sustain | Thursday 17 November 2016

Reports: Good Food for London 2016

The Good Food for London report measures progress and encourages London councils to take action on good food. It measures action on 11 different good food measures, from food growing, encouraging breastfeeding, school food, Fairtrade and fair pay. Scores range from 95 to 15 per cent. The Good Food for London league table 2016 is topped by the London Borough of Islington, followed by Greenwich, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Merton.
London Food Link | Tuesday 15 November 2016

News: 30 out of 33 London councils doing more to improve food

The results of the sixth annual survey of food initiatives supported by London councils have been published by campaigning network London Food Link. The ‘Good Food For London’ report, supported by the Mayor of London and national food and farming organisations, measures progress and encourages local councils to take action on good food.
London Food Link | Tuesday 15 November 2016

News: 25,000 poorer Londoners missing out on £6million that could reduce food poverty

A new report from London Food Link, part of the charity Sustain [1] tracks progress made by boroughs on addressing food poverty in the capital. The report presents findings of responses to London Food Link's survey against 9 measures; 28 out of 33 responded to this survey.[2]
Food Poverty | Tuesday 15 November 2016