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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: Growing more food in lockdown in Cardiff

Working in collaboration with food emergency response networks, Food Cardiff and Edible Cardiff are encouraging residents to grow their own vegetables. A team of 70 volunteers across 16 projects distributed around 14,000 plants, seeds and growing kits to over 3,000 households and more than 100 people joined online growing classes.
Veg Cities | Tuesday 26 May 2020

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

News: Hackney, Hounslow, Lambeth and Newham councils pave the way for London’s food system transformation

Four boroughs have committed to aligning their meals with climate change commitments
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 12 July 2023

Reports: Where's the Beef? (Food Facts No. 1)

Increasing competition has intensified beef farming practices, while the BSE crisis and health concerns have caused a decline in beef sales. This report details how intensive beef production may be environmentally damaging, while sustainable, extensive beef rearing can be valuable to health and nature conservation.
Food Facts | Saturday 1 February 2003

Reports: Fat of the Land (Food Facts No. 11)

With so many vegetable oils to choose from, it is important to know where each oil comes from, its impact on the environment, its nutritional properties and whether it is worth paying the high price demanded for many oils. This report has found an industry which does little to protect the environment or consumer health and in many cases has led a campaign of misinformation.
Food Facts | Saturday 1 November 2003

Reports: Grow More Food: Top Tips

This toolkit provides a useful overview and top tips of how you can improve the yield of your growing site.
Capital Growth | Thursday 15 May 2014

News: Ecuador is said to be considering a junk food tax

The UK Independent newspaper has reported that President Rafael Correa promised a new tax, though details have yet to be confirmed.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014