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Serving Better - Compassion in Catering at University of Winchester
3 May 2022
Momentum is building behind meat reduction across the public sector and support for the PSC100 initiative, launched two years ago, to reduce meat and dairy consumption by 20%. More and more chefs are being trained to develop exciting plant-based dishes for the public sector and to adapt dishes with “less and better” meat.
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Supermarkets must take action to reduce pesticide harms in their soy supply chains
27 April 2022
A new campaign from the Soil Association exposes the use of highly hazardous pesticides in supermarket soy supply chains for chicken feed.
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World’s largest meat company JBS increases emissions by 51%
27 April 2022
To tackle climate change we urgently need to transition away from industrial livestock production
Producers
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Bite Back joins Eating Better
25 April 2022
The youth-led food campaigning charity, Bite Back has joined Eating Better. Founded by Jamie Oliver, the charity puts young people at the heart of changing our food systems.
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Earth Day: protecting the planet, nature and our own health with better food systems
22 April 2022
How many people know that even if we ended fossil fuel use tomorrow, without making significant changes to our global food system, we would still be heading towards catastrophic levels of warming, far beyond 1.5 degrees?
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Sourcing “better” meat and local produce from British farms
13 April 2022
The menus at the Mexican inspired chain Wahaca, which has 13 sites across the UK, is now around 50% plant-based, while its sourcing policy focuses on “better” meat and local produce from the best of British farms
Food service
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Producing better dairy
7 April 2022
Certified by Pasture for Life, award winning, Organic dairy farm Mossgiel in Ayrshire is “working with nature, not against it.”
Producers
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The hidden health impacts of industrial livestock systems
7 April 2022
A new report, released today on World Health Day, by World Animal Protection and Tasting the Future, has laid bare the most damaging human health impacts linked to factory farming, and how these will only get worse as the demand for cheap meat continues to grow ...
Retailers and manufacturers Food service
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Tracking and reporting on sales of healthy and sustainable food
1 April 2022
The Plating Up Progress report from the Food Foundation tracks the progress of food retail and food service on setting and reporting on targets towards a healthy and sustainable food system. The dashboards can be used by policy makers, food businesses and investors.
Financial institutions and investors
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Evaluating risks and opportunities in meat and dairy
1 April 2022
The FAIRR Initiative is a collaborative investor network of 250+ institutional investors with around $15tn in combined assets that has been engaging global food companies across the supply chain on a range of ESG issues since 2015.
Financial institutions and investors
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Empowering chefs to make plant-based the star of the plate
31 March 2022
Inspired by customer demand for healthier, more sustainable food, Food Equilibrium (Food EQ) was born out of the BaxterStorey’s Chef Academy programme, and aims to empower and inspire chefs to make plants and grains the stars of the plate. For Food EQ “fresh ingredients + well trained chefs = great food.”
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Producing better meat
31 March 2022
Certified by Eating Better members the Soil Association and Pasture for Life, award winning Eversfield Organic in Devon is an example of a business putting the focus on “less and better” meat.
Producers
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Harnessing more opportunities for plant production in the UK
31 March 2022
Award winning Hodmedods is a small but growing, independent UK business founded in 2021, which has harnessed the opportunity to produce and sell more beans and pulses.
Producers
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Enforcing environmental standards through trade policy
31 March 2022
The EU’s trade policy is currently the best example of successfully enforcing standards of environmental protection, animal welfare and climate resilience in trade.
Governments
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Making vegetables and better meat more affordable
31 March 2022
Rose Vouchers are a local, charity led project that helps families on low incomes to buy a good variety of fresh fruit and vegetables at local markets.
Governments
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Mechanisms to ensure local planning decisions help nature
31 March 2022
Sheffield has declared a nature emergency and is working to ensure that local planning decisions help nature to recover.
Governments
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Serving ‘less and better’ school meals
31 March 2022
Mandeville Primary school in Hackney weaves food education into the curriculum, teaching children how to grow, cook and eat fresh food that’s healthy and sustainable. Lessons take place on site at Hackney School of Food, bringing together chefs, gardners and educators to support children and their families to learn to cook from scratch.
Governments
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Every meal counts in a climate emergency
31 March 2022
Leeds City Council is normalising sustainable diets through public procurement and helping schools lower the carbon footprint of the meals they serve through a range of measures.
Governments
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Sourcing better for food retail
31 March 2022
Waitrose’s farming commitments demonstrate its leadership in farm animal welfare and deliver “better.” It holds 14 Retailer Awards from Compassion in World Farming, including five Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards. Waitrose is ranked as tier one leaders by Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare.
Retailers and manufacturers
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Taking the first steps to helping everyone eat a healthier and more sustainable diet
31 March 2022
Sainsbury’s has taken the first steps toward embedding a sustainable diets strategy across the business. The food retailer’s ‘Helping Everyone Eat Better’ brand commitment is focused on supporting healthier and more sustainable diets through a number of strategies.
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Tackling the sustainability of the average shopping basket
31 March 2022
Initially developed with Tesco, WWF is now working with five UK supermarkets to halve the environmental impact of UK baskets by 2030, using the WWF Basket metric to track progress.
Retailers and manufacturers
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Investing in price to make plant-based food more accessible
31 March 2022
The Co-op is encouraging its customers to reduce meat consumption and eat more plants by pricing plant-based foods competitively against meat products. The retailer is doing this as part of its Climate Plan and Count Us In programme.
Retailers and manufacturers
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Labelling method of production on meat products
31 March 2022
Eating Better’s public attitudes survey found almost three-quarters of the UK public would like to do more to support farmers that have high animal welfare and environmental standards.
Retailers and manufacturers
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Putting more plants on menus
30 March 2022
With restaurants across the UK, Wagamama is helping people eat more plants by broadening its menu to make plant-rich dishes as tasty and accessible as possible.
Food service