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Climate change, health and hunger. We have so much that needs to be won

Sustain's chief executive Kath Dalmeny reflects on the need for national food policy that steps up to the challenges of climate change, health...

13/12/2018
Sustain

Annual report 2017/18

Read the review of Sustain’s activities and achievements for this financial year.

13/12/2018
Sustain

London latest area to join Veg Cities

The Mayor wants to use the London Food Board, London Food Strategy and his Food Programme as vehicles to deliver improved access and increased...

12/12/2018
Veg Cities

New London Food Strategy published

Following feedback from thousands of you on the priorities for a new strategy to guide our city’s approach to food and the social issues...

12/12/2018
Jellied Eel

Green Belt farming supported by The London Assembly

The London Assembly have released a report on the importance of farming in London’s Green Belt, and what the Mayor and councils can do to...

11/12/2018
Jellied Eel

New government funding to test a coordinated approach to holiday provision with food in England

There is increasing awareness of the issue of children being at risk of hunger during the school holidays and a growing response from a wide range of...

10/12/2018
Food Power

UK doesn’t want hormone treated meat

A poll by the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) finds that more than half of shoppers would buy less meat from supermarkets if...

10/12/2018
Brexit

How new farm policy could use private money to improve the environment

The Green Alliance and the National Trust - who are both part of the Sustain alliance - have published a report on how to unlock private investment...

10/12/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Game of Thrones actor calls to stop mega pig farms

Jerome Flynn joins Sustain members Farms not Factories and Friends of the Earth to halt plans for 14 pig farms in Northern Ireland.

10/12/2018
Better Food Britain

Better food and farming integral to climate goals

During the past few weeks the Committee on Climate Change has been seeking evidence on how the UK should reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases...

07/12/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Vegetables and maths come together in a new fun and interactive app

Vegetable Maths Masters is a new free app aimed at children in KS1. Children can choose from six characters to play with and can play vegetable based...

07/12/2018
Veg Cities

Trojan telephone boxes

Consultation is underway on proposals to remove the right that allows the installation of public call boxes and their use for advertising without...

06/12/2018
Planning Food Cities

Unregulated pesticides could pose major risk to human health after Brexit

Sustain member PAN UK say that the UK is woefully unprepared to regulate pesticide use after Brexit which poses major risks to environment and human...

06/12/2018
Brexit

Gove should not use gene editing as a ‘silver bullet’

Sustain member the Soil Association responds to Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s suggestion that British scientists and farmers could...

06/12/2018
Brexit

Shape the future of the LEAF Marque

Sustain member LEAF is seeking views on its global assurance scheme.

06/12/2018
Better Food Britain

Food prices could go up by 10% in a No Deal Brexit, says the Governor of Bank of England

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told MPs on the Treasury Committee that in the most "extreme" case, prices would rise by 10%, but in a...

05/12/2018
Brexit

Pret’s progress

A commentary on changes made by the company on some of the issues first raised with its CEO by the Real Bread Campaign in 2015.

04/12/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Children's Food Campaign response to Science Committee report on Energy Drinks

A Science and Technology Committee report published today (4 December) shows MPs' support for action to reduce consumption of energy drinks, and...

04/12/2018
Children's Food Campaign

BATCH: London rises to the occasion

On 26 November 2018, around 130 people gathered at E5 Bakehouse to mark a decade of the Real Bread Campaign.

03/12/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Food waste needs to be properly measured

22 signatories, including Sustain, write to EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis saying that food waste measurement needs to include waste on

30/11/2018
Food Waste

Put cooking at core of school curriculum to save the NHS

Sign a petition to put food growing, cooking and nutrition at the core of the school curriculum.

30/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Winners of 2018 Food Sustainability Media Awards announced

Winners include works on bread, food apartheid, childhood malnutrition and fishing in the Philippines.

30/11/2018
Real Bread Campaign

New policy briefing on the Right to Food

Policy Bristol and Sustain have produced a briefing on how a UK right to food law could tackle food poverty and environmental degradation.

29/11/2018
Food Poverty

How can the Government’s new National Food Strategy deliver on our shared aims?

Food, farming and fishing policy have never been higher on the national agenda, since the birth of the Sustain alliance in 1999. Three months before...

28/11/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Better school food is needed to stop UK eating most ultra-processed foods in Europe

Sustain member the Soil Association releases new State of the Nation report on how children have eaten in 2018 and highlights the important work done...

27/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

London set to receive 100 new public drinking fountains

The Mayor of London and Thames Water is to install over 100 drinking-water fountains in an exciting initiative to reduce the capital’s...

27/11/2018
Jellied Eel

Mayor confirms ban on junk food advertising on London transport network

Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25 February under groundbreaking measures to help tackle...

23/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Sustain calls on MPs to change the Fisheries Bill to rebuild UK fisheries

Ahead of the second reading of the Fisheries Bill on Wednesday 21 November 2018, Sustain has called for better commitments to sustainable fishing...

21/11/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

Government commits to Honest Crust Act review

Replying to the Real Bread Campaign, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has stated Defra’s commitment to reviewing...

21/11/2018
Real Bread Campaign

UK loses the taste for the Coke truck

Coke truck tour 37% shorter than last year as local opposition grows, with evidence emerging that local authorities are refusing Coke permission...

14/11/2018
Sugar Smart UK

Beyond the Food Bank: London Food Poverty Profile 2018

Beyond the Food Bank 2018 is the fourth edition of London’s comprehensive food poverty profile. The report looks at what local authorities...

05/11/2018
Food Poverty

Good Food for London 2018

In our annual London borough league table and series of good food maps, we shine a light on which boroughs are leading the way in creating a better...

05/11/2018
London Food Link

Food Growing in Parks

This guide, co-written with Sustain member Shared Assets, shows how councils can take forward food growing in parks, using public assets to address...

16/10/2018
Sustain

Are Supermarket Bloomers (Still) Pants?

A Real Bread Campaign investigation of in-store bakery and own brand loaf manufacture, labelling and marketing.

10/10/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Parents’ Jury Survey on Junk Food Marketing

Most parents told us they are concerned that junk food advertising is having a significant impact on their children’s food choices. Many...

19/09/2018
Children's Food Campaign

How the sugary drinks tax was won

With the introduction of the Government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy – commonly known as the Sugary Drinks Tax – this report...

05/04/2018
Children's Food Campaign

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