Ruth Richardson, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, has been appointed Chair of the Multi-Actor Food Systems Champions Network for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. Known as the Champions Network, the multi-actor network will be responsible for providing counsel to the Action Tracks by identifying gaps and key issues, … Continued
As part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero November 2020 Dialogues, this webinar aims to connect policymakers and non-Party actors from the climate community with food systems leaders and innovators. With a focus on building momentum toward the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and COP26, panellists and respondents will discuss key issues and explore potential opportunities for collective action.
Today, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food is pleased to welcome IKEA Foundation to its strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together to transform global food systems now and for future generations. The foundation joins as a member at a time when the urgency of transforming global food … Continued
For the last 25 years, design, planning and evaluation have been dominated by the mandate that interventions be based on a theory of change. In January 2020, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food formally adopted a theory of transformation. This conceptual breakthrough comes at a critical time when, in the face of the global … Continued
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is pleased to welcome Walton Family Foundation to its strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together to transform global food systems now and for future generations. This brings the alliance up to 27 international foundations committed to strategic, collaborative action for food systems transformation. The Walton Family … Continued
MEDIA ALERT The Global Alliance for the Future of Food welcomes the launch of The Lancet Series on the Double Burden of Malnutrition today. Created by the World Health Organization and The Lancet, the series brings attention to the global risks of malnutrition in all its forms, examining how it threatens the economic, social, and environmental health of individuals, … Continued
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together to transform global food systems now and for future generations, welcomes the launch of Michael Quinn Patton’s new book: Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles. Featuring the Global Alliance as one of the world’s first adopters of this landmark new … Continued
The Global Alliance is delighted to welcome Instituto Ibirapitanga,1 a Brazilian foundation created in 2017 by filmmaker Walter Salles, as the newest member of the alliance. Ibirapitanga supports organizations and initiatives that work to strengthen democracy and defend civil liberties in Brazil in two main areas: racial equality, fighting racism and the system of racial inequalities that structures … Continued
Allied Initiatives are independent funder collaborations housed under the umbrella of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food.
We are thrilled to announce that Guillermo Castilleja has joined the Global Alliance as a Senior Advisor. Guillermo has been generously seconded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for two years to help advance the Global Alliance’s work on true cost accounting (TCA). True cost accounting is one of the pillars of the Global … Continued
