Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production
18th Mar 24
Financiers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production.
Updates
Liverpool’s mobile greengrocers scheme to be extended
14th Mar 24
Queen of Greens mobile greengrocer helps people access fresh fruit and vegetables in Liverpool and is so popular it will be expanded.
“No man can be a fisher and lack a wife” – casting light on women’s central role in the fishing industry
8th Mar 24
To celebrate International Women's Day, we explore the history of fishwives and how women play a vital role in the global fishing industry.
Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa
27th Feb 24
Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report.
Environmental campaigners to take government to court over Australia trade deal
23rd Feb 24
Campaigners will argue in the High Court that the Australia trade deal could jeopardise the UK’s own net zero commitments
Retailers shoot themselves in the foot supporting AHDB meat campaign
8th Feb 24
By signing up to Let’s Eat Balanced, retailers are flouting their own climate commitments and promises to their customers
Blue Empire – How your supermarket salmon is impacting communities in West Africa
1st Feb 24
Our new report, Blue Empire, exposes how the expansion of Norway's salmon farming industry is harming communities in the Global South.
The hidden cost of your supermarket salmon
31st Jan 24
Fish sold by major retailers in Europe is harming food security in west Africa.
Pro-Meat Ads In UK Supermarkets Prompt ASA Complaints
26th Jan 24
“Undermining people’s attempts at ethical eating to profiteer from food that actively harms them is as callous as it is dangerous.”
Government grants British Sugar license to pollute
24th Jan 24
The government has decided once again to prioritise British Sugar’s returns over nature.
Government-Backed Meat Ad Campaign Targets Gen Z in Veganuary
19th Jan 24
“Supermarkets’ involvement in the campaign shows they aren’t serious about net zero.”
Urgent Call to Address the Crisis in West Africa
19th Jan 24
We’ve launched a petition, in partnership with Eko and Wild Fish, calling for Wagamama to drop farmed salmon from its menu.
Nothing balanced about ADHB’s latest campaign
17th Jan 24
This latest PR push by a self-interested industry flies in the face of the scientific evidence, furthering the case for stronger regulation.
The Worst Meat and Dairy Greenwashing by UK Supermarkets in 2023
3rd Jan 24
Retailers have repeatedly promised climate action, yet year on year their words speak far louder than their results.
Dismay at decision from Court of Appeal
21st Dec 23
Court has ruled that the government was under no obligation to develop policies to reduce emissions in food and farming in the Food Strategy
HIGH EU BIOMETHANE TARGET DROPPED!
14th Dec 23
Our collective push for change has succeeded: the proposed high EU biomethane target has been officially dropped.
Food waste victory as government u-turns on mandatory reporting again
23rd Nov 23
New environment secretary Steve Barclay announced the decision days after taking over from Thérèse Coffey in last week’s cabinet reshuffle
Government to u-turn on disastrous food waste decision following legal challenge
22nd Nov 23
We’re delighted the new Secretary of State has u-turned on the reckless decision to scrap plans for mandatory food waste measurement
Government in court over failure to curb meat and dairy consumption
7th Nov 23
Environmental campaign group Feedback says failure to act on Net Zero promise is unlawful
Court action over ministers’ failure to cut meat and dairy consumption
7th Nov 23
Feedback claims the government had a duty to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy production and consumption in its Food Strategy
We’re taking the government to court!
3rd Nov 23
We believe the Government had a duty to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy production and consumption in its Food Strategy
Crowdfunding appeal launched to fund legal challenge on mandatory food waste reporting backtrack
2nd Nov 23
The move by the campaign group Feedback comes after its lawyers Leigh Day filed an application for the review on Friday
Cap UK’s sugar supply to fight obesity, say campaigners
2nd Nov 23
Environmental and health experts say UK grows or imports two and a half times the population’s recommended intake
What Britain’s Community Food Sector Can Learn From The Black Panther Party’s Community Meals
31st Oct 23
The Black Panther Party made food central to their political action because food, and hunger, have always been political issues.