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News: An organic roadmap for Europe

After extensive consultation, the pan-European organic movement has produced a set of goals and a strategy to help the sector meet the political developments, environmental challenges and market trends it may face between now and 2030.
Sustain | Saturday 23 September 2017

News: Recovering the land

A third of the planet's land is severely degraded. Every year, 15 billion trees and 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil are lost. The land we live on is strained to breaking point, which makes halting and reversing land degradation a key priority for most countries. This UN report inaugurates a global platform to share knowledge and catalyse action.
Sustain | Saturday 23 September 2017

News: Two parliamentary Brexit inquiries calling for evidence

Efra, the food and farming scrutiny committee, and the House of Lords Constitution Committee have announced inquiries on different aspects of Brexit -- likely to be the first of many. They are asking for submissions from the public, and Sustain will be working with partners to coordinate responses.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: More badgers doomed as Government extends cull

As part of its 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB, Defra has issued 11 new badger culling licences and announced plans to re-launch its badger vaccination scheme.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: 'Scores on the doors' should be compulsory in England

All food premises in England should be forced to display ‘Scores on the Doors’ ratings when EU laws on food safety are converted into UK law after Brexit, argues the Local Government Association.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: Food Crime Unit under threat

The head of the Food Standards Agency has said that the body set up to prevent another horse meat scandal will be mothballed unless the Government provides more funding.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: Tesco agrees to tackle food waste along supply chains

Sustain member Feedback, which campaigns against food waste in all its forms, is celebrating a major victory after the UK's biggest grocer agreed to halve food waste along its key supply chains, make its food waste data public, and extend food waste reporting to other countries where it operates.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: Roundup targeted by campaigners amid 'whitewash' claims in EU

The struggle to have the herbicide glyphosate banned, in the face of strong industry resistance, has taken yet another twist, with store managers in the UK asked to withdraw a product claimed to be harmful to customers, and EU authorities accused of (at best) sloppy procedures.
Sustain | Friday 22 September 2017

News: Calling All The (Urban Food) Heroes: Your starter for ten

London Food Link, the voice for good food in the Capital, is on the hunt for the people and organisations doing good through food and drink.
London Food Link | Thursday 21 September 2017

News: The case for extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator

The government should take the opportunity now to support the UK’s food supply chains by extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator so that it is able to tackle unfair purchasing practices.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 20 September 2017