Reports: A decade of hospital food failure - £50m of failed initiatives to improve hospital food
The report reveals that more than £50m of taxpayers' money has been spent by government on failed voluntary attempts to improve hospital food in the last ten years. It calls for decisive action to set standards to improve the health and sustainability of hospital food, for the benefit of everyone.
Good Food for Our Money Campaign | Tuesday 1 December 2009
Reports: For Starters: The London 2012 Food Vision
The London 2012 Food Vision, published in 2009, sets out what the organisers of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers aimed to achieve through their food buying and catering in terms of health, diversity and sustainabilty. The London 2012 Food Vision was produced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and Sustain was a member of the London 2012 Food Advisory Group that helped to consult on, and draw up, the London 2012 Food Vision standards.
Olympic Food | Sunday 1 November 2009
Reports: An investigation into the workings of small-scale food hubs
One of the key challenges facing local food is the issue of economically viable and sustainable distribution. This report analyses 11 small-scale community-run food hubs, examining what they share in common, how they differ, and how the organisers have sought to overcome the challenges they face
Making Local Food Work | Sunday 1 November 2009
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
Reports: Finding the Plot: Access to land for food growing groups in urban areas
Report and workshop notes from an event jointly organised by Sustain's Local Action on Food network and The Women's Environmental Network, organised to facilitate knowledge exchange and skills acquisition, for community groups and individuals that are facing challenges in finding land for community food production.
Capital Growth | Wednesday 21 October 2009
Reports: Good Food on the Public Plate: What we have done and what we have learned
The Good Food on the Public Plate ran as part of the London Food Strategy Local Food Infrastructure project from 2008 to 2011, helpingpublic sector organisations to buy and use more sustainable food. This report outlines the project's achievements up to 2009 and sets out the case for further work.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Sunday 18 October 2009
Reports: Behind the scenes at retailers: Recommendations for corporate targets on green issues
The report 'Behind the scenes at retailers' (2009) explores how the UK's leading supermarkets could do more to help their customers buy ethical and sustainable food. It is one of a series of reports published by the National Consumer Council, working with Sustain and the Food Commission, that also measured and reported on supermarket progress across several years on health and sustainability, 2004 to 2009. Links to all of these publications are provided on the "more information" page.
Supermarkets, health and sustainability | Thursday 1 October 2009
Reports: Green to the core: How supermarkets can help make greener shopping easier
The report 'Green to the core' (2009) rates the UK's leading supermarkets against each other, showing big differences between the supermarkets in terms of how they promote sustainable food to their customers, and make more sustainable food choices attractive and affordable. It is one of a series of 7 reports published by the National Consumer Council, working with Sustain and the Food Commission, that also measured and reported on supermarket progress across several years on health and sustainability, 2004 to 2009. Links to all 7 reports are provided on the "more information" page.
Supermarkets, health and sustainability | Thursday 1 October 2009
Reports: Water labels on food - Issues and recommendations
In many regions of the world, including parts of Europe, water scarcity will be one of the most pressing environmental, social and economic challenges of the coming decades. This report considers relevant policy and industry initiatives, and the value of labels in promoting sustainable water use and communicating this to consumers. The report ends with recommendations for industry and government.
Labelling for sustainability | Tuesday 30 June 2009
Reports: European food law is on our side! How the EU Public Procurement Directive supports sustainable food
This fact sheet is published by Good Food for Our Money, which is campaigning for compulsory health and environmental standards in public sector food. Some public sector institutions say that they believe that European public procurement rules stop them from specifying environmental, ethical, health, social and animal welfare ('sustainable food') criteria in catering contracts paid for from the public purse. This fact sheet shows that in fact, both EU law and UK government policy strongly support sustainable food procurement in the public sector.
Good Food for Our Money Campaign | Monday 1 June 2009
