Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming

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We believe everyone should have access to healthy and sustainably produced food that protects people, animals and planet. https://www.sustainweb.org/

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming
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Two questions about food should sit behind Wednesday's #AutumnBudget: Can the UK keep good food on the shelves as climate and global shocks intensify? And can families afford to eat well? Read our five priorities for a more resilient food system: www.sustainweb.org/blogs/oct26-...

sustainweb.orgAutumn Budget: Five things the Chancellor can do for a more resilient food system | SustainA stronger food system is essential to economic resilience, public health and national security. Sustain is calling on the Chancellor to invest in five practical measures that would help grow good…
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The UK’s network of local abattoirs is disappearing. 🔽 Read how this threatens routes to market for farmers, access to locally produced meat and our food system resilience. It can also mean longer journeys for animals. www.sustainweb.org/news/oct26-a... #SaveLocalAbattoirs #GoodLifeGoodDeath

sustainweb.orgBritain's abattoirs hit critical low putting UK food security at dire risk – warns new coalition | SustainSustain joins farmers, food, hospitality, animal welfare and conservation groups calling for urgent government action as UK abattoir numbers fall from around 2,500 to just 200.
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From support for a Good Food Bill, local food plans and healthier diets, to a major debate about food security - we spent the weekend at the Liberal Democrat Conference 2026. 🔽 Here are our highlights www.sustainweb.org/blogs/sep26-...

sustainweb.orgLib Dem Conference shows momentum is growing for action on food and farming | SustainFrom support for a Good Food Bill, local food plans and healthier diets, to a major debate about food security - we spent the weekend at the Liberal Democrat Conference 2026. Here are our highlights.
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Sustain joins call led by @riveractionuk.bsky.social to reject further expansion of industrial poultry farming and support a more sustainable future for the sector. www.sustainweb.org/news/sep26-g...

sustainweb.orgGovernment urged to rethink growth plan for industrial poultry farming | SustainSustain joins call led by River Action to reject further expansion of industrial poultry farming and use the forthcoming Poultry Sector Growth Plan to support a more sustainable future for the sector.

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Children's Food Campaign
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We’ve joined over 100 organisations to celebrate this change and what it means for young people, parents, teachers and school chefs. Read our statement bit.ly/4y5hsGT

bit.lyBack to school: Over 100 organisations welcome free school meal expansion | SustainSustain has joined over 100 school leaders, children's charities, health and food organisations and academics in welcoming the biggest expansion of free school meal eligibility in more than a decade, ...

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Children's Food Campaign
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This September, half a million more children have access to the school food table. 🍽️ To celebrate, young people, parents, teachers and school chefs are sharing what this change means to them – take a look at this short film! #backtoschool #freeschoolmeals #schoolfood

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BHF Policy
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📣 Big food companies should be making the healthy choice the easy choice. We're calling for healthy, affordable food to be available for everyone. Listen to BHF Health Ambassador, Dr Amos Ogunkoya, and the voices behind We're Fed Up! discuss why we need Govt to make healthy food accessible ⬇️

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These are the voices behind We’re Fed Up! In conversation with Dr Amos, citizens who helped shape the campaign talk about food costs, unhealthy options, pressure on families, and why the system needs to change.

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Children's Food Campaign
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“Make good food accessible, for us and our children.” 👏 Parents are under pressure from every direction. Healthy food should not be another thing that feels out of reach. Our children deserve better.

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Climate Emergency UK
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Did you know that, according to our research, more than 50% of UK schools now provide a fully vegetarian day? 🥕 Join us on 22nd September as we explore the role local governments have in promoting sustainable food choices. 🍎

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In case you missed it: London campaigners call on City Hall to take action on the Right to Grow! At the recent London People's Assembly on Food, Nature and the Right to Grow, campaigners welcomed progress but urged City Hall to go further, faster. www.sustainweb.org/news/jul26-p...

sustainweb.orgLondon campaigners call on City Hall to take action on the Right to Grow | SustainAt the recent London People's Assembly on Food, Nature and the Right to Grow, campaigners welcomed the progress already being made across the capital to support food growing on public land, while…
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Neutrality is not enough: why anti-racism matters in food and farming A recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces. www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jul26-...

sustainweb.orgNeutrality is not enough: why anti-racism matters in food and farming | SustainA recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces.

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Save The Wye Coalition
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Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn.“Intensive poultry farming is highly resource-intensive, polluting and inefficient, so it can never be a solution to food security,” Ruth Westcott @sustainweb.org www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comPoultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warnGovernment’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocks
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'Fix food environments to tackle obesity' - Sustain welcomes Health and Social Care Committee report @foodfoundation.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social @childrensfood.bsky.social www.sustainweb.org/news/jul26-h...

sustainweb.orgFix food environments to tackle obesity, says new Health Committee report | SustainSustain welcomes new Health and Social Care Committee’s report on food and obesity, which calls on government to take bolder action to improve the nation’s health by creating healthier food…
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Government to create new Youth Climate and Nature panel The Government is creating a new Youth Climate and Nature Panel to put the voices of younger people at the heart of climate and nature policies. 🔽 Find out how to apply if you are aged 16 to 25. www.sustainweb.org/news/jul26-n...

sustainweb.orgGovernment to create new Youth Climate and Nature panel | SustainThe Government is creating a new Youth Climate and Nature Panel to put the voices of younger people at the heart of climate and nature policies. Find out how to apply if you are aged 16 to 25.
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As the school year draws to a close, Sustain's Naema Jannath reflects on what parents want in the new School Fool Standards. www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jun26-... @childrensfood.bsky.social @schoolfoodmatters.bsky.social @foodfoundation.bsky.social @biteback2030.bsky.social @chefsinschools.bsky.social

sustainweb.orgWhat do parents want to see in future school food standards? | SustainThe government's recent consultation on England’s School Food Standards is the biggest overhaul in over a decade. As we wait for government to confirm changes, Children's Food Campaign Officer Naema…

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Chipping Barnet Foodbank
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We've added our name to We're Fed Up! because everyone should have access to healthy, affordable food. Every day, we see the difficult choices people face. Healthy eating shouldn't depend on your income. ttps://www.recipeforchange.org.uk/we-are-fed-up/ @sustainweb.org @foodfoundation.bsky.social

recipeforchange.org.ukWe're fed up | Recipe for ChangeJoin the nationwide call to hold companies accountable for ensuring healthy food is the easy, affordable option for everyone.
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Three things we took away from #Groundswell2026 Momentum for change is growing, but how much of it will be turned into action? Sustain’s Sustainable Farming Campaigner Georgina Edwards shares reflections from Groundswell 2026. www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jul26-...

sustainweb.orgThree things we took away from Groundswell 2026 | SustainMomentum for change is growing, but how much of it will be turned into action? Sustain’s Sustainable Farming Campaign Officer Georgina Edwards shares reflections from Groundswell 2026.

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BHF Policy
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↪️ Citizens are calling for six practical changes to help create a healthier, fairer food system. It only takes 30 seconds to support the campaign. Add your name: www.recipeforchange.org.uk/we-are-fed-up/ @sustainweb.org @oha-updates.bsky.social

recipeforchange.org.ukWe're fed up | Recipe for ChangeJoin the nationwide call to hold companies accountable for ensuring healthy food is the easy, affordable option for everyone.

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Adfree Cities
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Did you know that for every £1 spent on advertising fruit & veg £18 is spent on ads for sweets, snacks, desserts & soft drinks 😱 Add your name to the @sustainweb.org Fed Up campaign to demand that people are protected from harmful food marketing & for healthier food for everyone 🥕

recipeforchange.org.ukWe're fed up | Recipe for ChangeJoin the nationwide call to hold companies accountable for ensuring healthy food is the easy, affordable option for everyone.

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Children's Food Campaign
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700 days since the promised ban on energy drinks for children. Still no action. Since then, children have consumed +280 million energy drinks. The evidence is clear. The consultation is done. Keep the promise. Protect children’s health. www.sustainweb.org/news/jun26-e... @sustainweb.org

sustainweb.org700 days on - still no energy drinks ban? | Sustain700 days after the government promised to ban sales of high-caffeine energy drinks to children, we're still waiting for the government to legislate. Sustain's Children's Food Campaign has joined Jamie...
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Extending Healthy Start scheme to help with cost of living could generate £7.7 billion in return New research by Sustain and The Food Foundation. ▶️ Read more here: www.sustainweb.org/news/jun26-h...

sustainweb.orgExtending Healthy Start scheme to help with cost of living could generate £7.7 billion in return | SustainNew research by Sustain and The Food Foundation finds Healthy Start payments to buy fruit, veg and milk are also losing value and not keeping pace with inflation, while hundreds of thousands of…
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Sustain welcomes the Government’s renewed commitment to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and clarity on funding. But important gaps remain which risk preventing the scheme delivering for farmers and the environment. ▶️ Read our full analysis here: www.sustainweb.org/news/jun26-s...

sustainweb.orgNew budget confirmed for Sustainable Farming Incentives, but small-scale growers left out | SustainSustain welcomes the Government’s renewed commitment to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and clarity on funding, but important gaps remain which risk preventing the scheme delivering for farmers…
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The UK imports most of its fruit and veg. Sustain is now working with Defra to change that. 🔽 Read more about the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan and what Sustain is calling for here: www.sustainweb.org/news/may26-d...

sustainweb.orgSustain to shape Defra’s new Horticulture Sector Growth Plan | SustainSustain's Sustainable Farming Campaign team met with Defra officials to discuss plans to grow the organic and agroecological fruit and vegetable sector.
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Where is the investment for farming and food in Carbon Budget 7? Food and farming one of the UK's largest source of emissions - yet the latest Carbon Budget offers no credible plan to transform food and farming. 🔽 Read our full analysis and recommendations www.sustainweb.org/news/jun26-c...

sustainweb.orgWhere is the investment for farming and food? Sustain responds to Carbon Budget 7 | SustainFood and farming are set to become the UK's largest source of emissions - yet the latest Carbon Budget offers no credible plan to transform food and farming when we need it most.
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The UK just recorded its hottest May day on record, while food prices are now main worry for most. 🔽 We need new ways to shop that connect climate-friendly growers with shoppers and keep money in communities. www.sustainweb.org/news/may26-n... @foodrise.bsky.social @foodsensewales.bsky.social

sustainweb.orgRising food prices and extreme weather mean we need a new way to shop, argues Sustain report | SustainThe UK just recorded its all-time highest May temperature, while food prices are now the main worry for most Britons. We need new ways to shop that connect climate-friendly growers with shoppers and…
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Food prices will rocket and UK farming will be untenable unless we adapt to climate, warns the Climate Change Committee. 🔽We respond: www.sustainweb.org/news/may26-c...

sustainweb.orgFood prices will rocket and UK farming will be untenable unless we adapt to climate, warns watchdog | SustainThe Climate Change Committee’s latest report finds farming losses are already costing hundreds of millions of pounds a year, and warns that without faster action to adapt to climate change, food price...
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Did you know? Local food systems can be more resilient to shocks and inflation! 🔽 New review by Sustain and @organicrescent.bsky.social compares performance of shorter, more diverse local food systems to conventional ones and outlines key benefits www.sustainweb.org/news/may26-l...

sustainweb.orgLocal food systems can be more resilient to shocks and inflation, finds Sustain | SustainSustain calls for local food systems to be prioritised in the government’s forthcoming Food Strategy as new review of evidence shows they can be more shock resilient than incumbent systems, whilst…

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Foodrise
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Each year, SMK celebrates the best campaigns and campaigners. We are thrilled that our Methwold vs the Megafarm campaign in collaboration with @sustainweb.org has been shortlisted for the SMK National Campaigner Awards 2026 in the Best Use of Law category! Read more: smk.org.uk/awards_nomin...

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Obesity Health Alliance
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New research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul next week, led by Prof Emma Boyland, shows just how powerful the current food environment is in driving children’s requests for less healthy food ⬇️ www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

eurekalert.orgOver half of parents in England frequently pestered by their children to buy junk food while food shopping, national survey suggests*Please mention the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul 12-15 May) if using this research* A study using a nationally representative survey of parents in England, to be presented at this ...