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Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in East London

East Londoners, join us for the second of our four regional food growing gatherings at Hackney Herbal in Trowbridge Gardens bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and East London Council folk.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 26 September 2023

News: Food companies 'lack transparency' on slavery risks in supply chains

Despite being asked to do so under the Modern Slavery Act, a new report shows that some food companies are failing to assess and report known risks of modern slavery in their supply chains -- but there are also examples of good practice in the food sector.
Sustain | Friday 13 October 2017

Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in South London

South Londoners, join us for the first of our four regional food growing gatherings at Loughborough Farm in Loughborough Junction bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and South London Council folk
Capital Growth | Thursday 8 June 2023

Blog: Oxford’s Real Farmers take on retail: Looking at local food for 2022

With the last two years seeing a boom in box schemes and a renaissance in alternative retail, is 2022 set to see the market for local food grow further? And if so how might this happen? Where better to find out than from of the country’s leading local food practitioners and champions, speaking at last week’s Oxford Real Farming Conference. Ben Reynolds asked them what they hoped this year would have in store.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 10 January 2022

News: Adverts for Cadbury Freddo broke junk food marketing rules again, says ASA

The Children's Food Campaign is calling for a serious rethink of junk food advertising regulations, as the Advertising Standards Authority confirms that a second Cadbury campaign - this time featuring child-friendly chocolate cartoon character Freddo - was in breach of the rules.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 5 March 2019

Reports: Food Security. Sustain responds to EFRA Select Committee inquiry

In our submission we consider multiple factors that impact UK’s food security, including the war in Ukraine, rising input costs, cost of living crisis, labour shortages, commodity prices and the climate and nature emergency. We argue that food security does not equal a healthy diet and we advise the term ‘nutritional security’ instead.
Sustain | Tuesday 5 September 2023

News: How can the Government’s new National Food Strategy deliver on our shared aims?

Food, farming and fishing policy have never been higher on the national agenda, since the birth of the Sustain alliance in 1999. Three months before Brexit, and almost on the eve of Sustain’s 20th anniversary year, join us for an investigation of how the Government’s promised new National Food Strategy can deliver on our shared aims. Held at London's Canal Museum, 12 December. Book your place now.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 28 November 2018

News: London families miss out on £4.5 million of healthy food in 2018

Sustain, the charity behind London Food Link, has coordinated a joint open letter, published in the Huffington Post, to the Matt Hancock MP calling on the Government to improve the support and promotion of the Healthy Start voucher scheme.
London Food Link | Monday 3 June 2019

Reports: Through the Back Door: An exposé of educational material produced by the food industry

For many years parents and a range of public health groups have warned that children are being heavily targeted with marketing for junk food on, for example, TV, the internet and on posters near schools. However, largely hidden from parents, many companies have been developing materials for schools that are cleverly designed to promote their products in schools. These 'teaching packs' are usually available to download from company websites, although some packs are sent directly to schools. They are supposed to provide schools and children with factual and impartial ways of understanding the world around them. But this research by the Children's Food Campaign has found a series of highly concerning features with this material.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 1 December 2008

News: Loopholes on brand advertising and sponsorship could scupper junk food ad ban

The National Heart Forum and Sustain cautioned MPs that Ofcom proposals could be fatally flawed if they do not deal with brand as well as product advertising.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 27 October 2006