Page: Recommendations for robust healthier food advertising policy implementation
Local governments have a healthier food advertising policy when their policy guidance meets the minimum standards, plus they have a strong implementation which should result in switching the spotlight away from unhealthy foods and drinks.
Commercial Determinants
Blog: Roots to Work: the food partnership officer
Community Food Partnership Officer and IFSTAL alumni, Sara Azeem, tells us about what inspired her to work in the food system and her hopes for tackling big issues through food sovereignty.
Roots to Work | Tuesday 6 February 2024
News: Sustain welcomes Better Food Traders to the alliance
Building on years of collaborative work to promote fair, farmer-focused food retail, Sustain is delighted to welcome the Better Food Traders network as a member of the alliance for better food and farming.
Sustain | Thursday 30 May 2024
News: New school food standards aim to boost healthier appetites
The government has launched a nine week consultation on proposed new School Food Standards for England, aiming to reduce sugar, fried foods and processed meat and boost pupil intakes fibre, fresh fruit and vegetables, beans and pulses. Sustain's parent ambassadors welcome the opportunity to push for change.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 13 April 2026
Page: Good Food Local: A regional approach
Food connects community health, economic resilience, climate action and tackling inequality. Most councils recognise this - but food work is often fragmented across departments, under-resourced and not always easy to prioritise.
Good Food Local can help
Led by Sustain, Good Food Local gives councils a practical framework for improving their local food system and making measurable progress for health, equity and the environment. When regions take part together, the impact is even greater.
Good Food Local
Blog: Get started in food policy, programmes and campaigns
Explore the key steps and strategies to engage with careers in food policy, impactful programmes, and effective campaigns. Whether you're passionate about sustainable agriculture, food justice, or nutrition advocacy, you can contribute to the critical conversations and actions shaping our food systems.
Roots to Work | Sunday 14 July 2024
News: Government moves to keep healthier food advertising regulations on track
The government has now published its response on the secondary legislation needed to ensure the implementation of a 9pm watershed and total online ban on paid-for advertising of products high in fat, salt and/or sugar by 1 October 2025. Sustain's Children's Food Campaign responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 12 September 2024
News: Top researchers demand Government action to stop the sugar flood in children’s food
To mark Sugar Awareness Week, Action on Sugar at Queen Mary University of London, who are a part of the Recipe for Change coalition, have unveiled alarming new data on the high levels of sugar and calories in popular sweet snacks.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 19 November 2024
News: New PM Andy Burnham urged to bring forward a Good Food Bill
Amid heatwaves and drought threatening the UK's food supply, over 100 organisations back calls for a Good Food Bill to strengthen food security, improve public health and build a more resilient food system. The proposed legislation would create long-term accountability for government action on food.
Good Food Bill | Thursday 30 July 2026
Blog: What do parents want to see in future school food standards?
The government's recent consultation on England’s School Food Standards is the biggest overhaul in over a decade. As we wait for government to confirm changes, Children's Food Campaign Officer Naema Jannath reflects on what we heard from parents, and their clear message that a good school food system must also look beyond what is on the menu.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 15 June 2026
Children's Food Campaign: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
