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News: Young Food Writer of the Year

17-year-old Georgia Kirby fought off stiff competition to win this year’s Guild of Food Writer’s competition for aspiring food scribes
Sustain | Thursday 7 July 2016

News: Climate change undermines the right to food

Friends of the Earth have warned that unless international governments take action on an ambitious climate change deal, vital resources of food and water will face increasingly severe challenges. In a briefing ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Paris later this year, Friends of the Earth outline how agriculture exacerbates the problems posed by climate change.This, they warn, threatens the right to food enshrined in UN agreements and guidelines.
Sustain | Friday 8 May 2015

News: NFU-led letter to Boris Johnson calls for food standards to be enshrined in law after Brexit

In a striking joint letter, farming groups, and environmental campaigners, including the Sustain alliance, have called on PM Boris Johnson to protect food and farming standards in law after Brexit.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 27 January 2020

News: Children's Food Campaigners welcome trials of universal free school meals

Campaign Coordinator Richard Watts said: 'We're delighted. Where this idea has been tried across the UK it has really benefited children.'
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 24 September 2008

Reports: Food experiences of people seeking asylum in London: areas for local action

Sustain’s London Food Poverty Campaign worked with the Jesuit Refugee Service UK and Life Seekers Aid to explore food experiences of people seeking asylum in London and identify key areas for local action.
Food Poverty | Monday 11 March 2024

Reports: Too Much and Too Little? Debates on surplus food redistribution

Surplus food, such as food approaching its sell-by date or agricultural produce taken off the market to stabilise prices, is redistributed to poor people through homelessness projects, charities, local authorities and schools. But is this a good solution or could it perpetuate the problems of waste and poverty? Aiming to stimulate the debate, this report looks at the variety of schemes in Britain the US and Europe, and examines the policy options.
Food Access Network | Saturday 1 January 2000

News: Food campaigners slam weak plans for regulation of online marketing

The Children's Food Campaign warns that the Advertising Standards Authority's plans to cover non-paid-for marketing on company and social networking sites are too weak to protect children from junk food marketers.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 1 September 2010

Blog: University of Edinburgh's good food policies support students and the planet

The University of Edinburgh's catering team have been taking action to increase access to healthy, fair and sustainable food on campus that benefits the planet as much as the health of the students. 
Food for the Planet | Monday 20 September 2021

News: Voluntary action for the food industry

A new Supporting Healthy Choices Voluntary Framework has been launched, which sets out specific voluntary action for the food industry, including retailers, manufacturers, caterers and the public sector to support healthier diets in Scotland. Subway, AG Barr, Compass and Aramark are some of the first companies to sign up. Produced in partnership with the Food Standards Agency in Scotland, Supporting Healthy Choices sets out 17 commitments for action across four priority areas: Putting children’s health first in food-related decisions; Rebalancing promotional choices to encourage healthier choices; Improving education and information available to customers; and Reformulating recipes to reduce levels of salt, sugar and fat.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014

News: A Sustainable Food Policy for Europe

This is a new report from Compassion in World Farming, which aims to partially fill the gap left while the EU Commission delays on publishing its long-awaited Communication on sustainable food. This report is CIWF’s take on what the Commission’s Communication should be saying. The report is based on publications by bodies such as FAO and UNEP and on the findings of a wide range of scientific research. It primarily focuses on the role of livestock in the food system.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014


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