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News: Luton launches new policy to restrict unhealthy food advertising

In a council where only just over half (54.2%) of Year 6 pupils are a healthy weight, Luton Council takes action to champion children's health in new measures developed with Sustain, and becomes third council outside London to restrict unhealthy food advertising.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 2 August 2023

Reports: Growing Round the Houses: Food production on housing estates

A briefing paper by Sustain and the Women's Environmental Network (WEN), explaining how social housing providers and their tenants can work together on their estates to grow food, and the many benefits that this brings for community cohesion, healthy eating and improving green space, especially for families living on a low income.
London Food Link | Saturday 31 May 2008

Reports: Cause or Compromise? Survey of marketing partnerships between food companies and health charities

Cause or Compromise reports on a 2002 survey into marketing partnerships between food companies and health charities or medical associations. It was undertaken by the Food Commission, the UK's leading consumer watchdog on food issues. Sustain now looks after the Food Commission publications archive.
Labelling for sustainability | Thursday 4 April 2002

News: London Mayor proposes ban on junk food ads on Tube and buses

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has proposed a ban on advertising of junk food across the Transport for London network, to tackle the ‘ticking timebomb’ of child obesity, following campaigner’s call for action. And now he wants your views.
Jellied Eel | Sunday 27 May 2018

Blog: Doctors’ orders: 10 reasons why growing food is good for you

Jim Sikorski has been an NHS doctor for 38 years, and is one of the cofounders of Sydenham Garden, as well as a keen gardener. Ahead of Capital Growth’s Big Dig Day (this year on 27 April 2019), we look again at his 10 reasons why you should grow food (and get down to your local community garden to do so).
Capital Growth | Wednesday 11 April 2018

News: Jamie Oliver takes on TTIP trade deal over food

Jamie Oliver has stepped in to the fray over the threat posed to food standards by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which he believes will lower standards such as getting around bans imposed by the EU on putting growth hormoes and pesticides in meat, as the same standards dont apply in the US.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Friday 6 March 2015

News: Food industry warns of impact of mandatory wage increases

The Food and Drink Federation says the annual increase to the National Minimum Wage will be harder to implement than usual, amid Brexit uncertainty, and warns of further difficulty ahead if the Minimum Wage is aligned with the Living Wage
Sustain | Friday 7 October 2016

News: New report calls for end in postcode lottery on healthy school food

The Children's Food Campaign welcomes recommendations in a new report Serving up Child Health from Guy's & St Thomas' Charity, which is based on investigation of the meals that children are really being served at school.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 5 November 2020

News: E5 Bakehouse backs battle to save good food arches

Guardians of the Arches are campaigning to save thousands of British businesses, including many of London’s good food champions, from Network Rail’s plan to sell off Britain’s railway arches to the highest bidder.
Jellied Eel | Tuesday 19 June 2018

News: How can high food and farming standards be protected in trade deals?

Sustain wants to see British food and farming standards safeguarded in trade deals. This is important for farmers, consumers, animal welfare and the environment. A new report by Client Earth shows that measures, allowed under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, can achieve this if based on honest environmental objectives.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 20 October 2020