Food for the Planet

NEW REPORT: See how UK councils are tackling the climate and nature emergency through food.

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A network of places using local planning policy to support good food and farming and save our rivers.

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Net-zero through food

Our Every Mouthful Counts toolkit contains simple actions for councils to tackle the climate and nature emergency through food.

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If you are a food business, commit to serve more plants, better meat and freshly prepared food from ingredients sourced locally.

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The problem

Buying 'less and better' meat & dairy supports high-welfare UK farmers and the environment.

Every £1 spent on local food delivers £3-4 in local economic benefits.

Each tonne of food diverted from landfill could reduce emissions by 0.4 - 0.7 tonnes CO₂.

75% of councils declared a climate emergency – action on food can help achieve Net Zero.

The facts

Find out who’s on board in your area

“From the creation of our Good Food Policy in 2016 it has always been our commitment to have stretched targets with a key one being our commitment to increase the availability of plant based/vegetarian options throughout all our catering operations.”
Ian Macaulay, Catering Director, The University of Edinburgh

“Glasgow's Food Growing Strategy is one of the most forward thinking in Scotland. The Council Team behind it are truly committed to working with community growers and allotment holders to implement it, which is so refreshing and makes our work as community food activists much easier!”
Abi Mordin, Glasgow Community Food Network

“We’ve just published a climate change strategy and food is a big part of that. Local authorities can be slow recognising those connections. The evidence is quite clear and I often wish they would come to the realisation a lot faster.”
Cllr Alex Collis, Executive Councillor for Open Spaces, Sustainable Food and Community Wellbeing, Cambridge City Council

News blogs reports & events

Government urged to support metropolitan councils that are falling short on tackling food emissions

New research from Sustain reveals that most councils don’t have clear targets for food and farming in climate emergency plans, and calls on national governments in the UK to do more.

News | 6 Dec 2023

Urban vegetable market. Credit: Ruth Westcott

Every mouthful counts: Unlocking a metropolitan food revolution

Webinar | 6 Dec 2023

A 'road closed' sign partly covered in floodwater. Credit: AC Rider from Shutterstock

Every mouthful counts: How metropolitan councils are tackling the climate and nature emergency through food

Report | 6 Dec 2023

Firefighters Putting Out a Fire. Credit: Ruslegioner.live from Pexels

134 nations sign Cop28 declaration pledging transformation of food systems for climate change

News | 3 Dec 2023

Watering vegetables. Credit: Gustavo Fring | Pexels

Sustain recognised as key campaign to support food system change

News | 23 Oct 2023

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