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Reports: How can improved food labelling contribute to a healthy and sustainable food system?

Food labelling should help consumers to eat healthily and to use their buying power to support sustainable food and farming. However, food labelling is currently confusing, with new proposals to label food for health and sustainability hotly contested by the food industry and government. This 36-page report was prepared as a technical submission to the Quality of Life Commission in 2007. It investigates the history and purpose of food labelling, and explores how food labelling could be used to support public policy goals, to improve health and the sustainability of the food system.
Labelling for sustainability | Thursday 1 March 2007

News: CFC Food Heroes and Food Zeroes of 2015

Here’s a round-up of the Children’s Food Campaign’s 2015 activity, campaigns and successes, with the help of some of our ‘Food Heroes’ and ‘Food Zeroes’ of the year. It has been a momentous year on many fronts!
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 21 December 2015

News: Sustain responds to Evening Standard's campaign on food waste and food poverty

Sustain's Food Poverty officer, Simon Shaw, reflects on the new Evening Standard campaign, Food for London, launched on 20 September, and its fit with the work of Sustain and its members to tackle both food poverty and food waste.
Food Poverty | Friday 23 September 2016

News: Food charities and children's organisations call for school food to be put on Ofsted menu

Over 30 organisations including Children's Food Campaign, Soil Association Food for Life, and School Food Matters along with Jamie Oliver are calling on the Department for Education to act on its promise to prioritise children’s health and well-being and ensure schools deliver healthy meals and food education.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 20 March 2019

News: Independent food banks continue to see huge increases in need for food parcels during Covid-19

Research from Sustain member the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has found that food banks in their network have seen huge increases in demand for food parcels.
Food Poverty | Wednesday 8 July 2020

Reports: Food & Finance: How small-scale food enterprises raise the money to grow

The Food & Finance report presents the findings of research into how small-scale food businesses and community food enterprises have secured funding to support their work. It also presents a summary of interviews with representatives from a range of lenders and funding organisations, and their views on challenges particular to the small-scale food sector.
Making Local Food Work | Monday 14 January 2013

News: Scottish Community Food Fund to Promote Local Food and Drink

Get your applications in for the next round of the Scottish Community Food Fund which aims to promote local food and drink. Financed by the Scottish government, the fund would welcome applications from community food and health groups that want to support the development of food trails and network or establish local food and drink events. The closing date for applications is 4th June. 
Sustain | Friday 8 May 2015

Reports: Building a Sustainable Food Hub - three reports on research into community food enterprises

These three combined reports share the learning from pioneering projects taking part in the Food Supply and Distribution strand of the Making Local Food Work programme. It explores different elements that can form part of buidling a sustainable food hub and looks at some of the challenges and issues that they face. In particular, it looks at issues around supplying food access projects, distributing surplus from allotments; and adding value through catering services.
Making Local Food Work | Sunday 1 November 2009

News: Cambridge Sustainable Food's CEO, Sam Dyer, awarded MBE for food justice work

Sam Dyer, CEO and Director of Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC, has received an MBE, recognising her outstanding achievements in tackling food inequality during the pandemic and her commitment to achieving food justice for all in Cambridge. 
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 14 July 2021

Blog: Beyond supermarkets: How local food systems are closing the loop on food waste

Sustain’s Local Food Retail Coordinator, Charlotte Gage, argues that focusing on addressing supermarket waste does not go far enough to tackle the issue of food waste, and shares what we could learn from local food systems.
Local Food Plan | Thursday 28 November 2024


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