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Sofia Parente
Former Head of Local Action Sofia Parente left Sustain in 2024.

Sofia provided strategic oversight, programme and staff management to local action projects and campaigns at Sustain.

Sofia worked at Sustain since 2015 and during that time she drove local and national action on key food issues for the Sustainable Food Places Network, amplifying the voice of members at a national level and advocating on specific issues where local priorities need national action. She developed several campaigns including Food for the Planet and Veg Cities and led the roll out of the Sugar Smart campaign, from an idea piloted by a hand full of pioneer cities, to a national campaign with over 80 cities and other local areas involved. She coordinated the Good Food for London report which shines a light on action on good food by London boroughs and was a trustee of the Eating Better alliance.

Her background is as an animal welfare, food and environmental campaigner in the charity and voluntary sector. She grew up on a farm in the north west of Portugal and has a degree in Agronomy from the Technical University of Lisbon.

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