SPEECH: Champions Network address to UN Food Systems Summit 2021
UN Champions Network calls for principles-led food systems transformation.
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UN Food Systems Summit: Pre-Summit Events
The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) taking place in Rome and online next week (26-28 July) will set the stage for the culminating global event in September 2021. Food systems transformation has never been more urgent — the way we produce, process, package, ship, shop for, eat, and waste food is pushing … Continued
SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK: INGREDIENTS OF FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION
Each of the calls to action address the critical underlying structures that hold back much-needed systems transformation.
Ask the Author event: True cost accounting for food – new metrics for the 21st century
Co-hosted by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and TABLE, speakers in this Ask the Author session will deep-dive into a new book about True Cost Accounting.
GLOBAL ALLIANCE CELEBRATES PUBLICATION OF BALANCING THE SCALE, NEW BOOK OUT ON TRUE COST ACCOUNTING
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food welcomes the launch of “True Cost Accounting for Food – Balancing The Scale,” a new volume out today. Co-edited by Dr. Lauren Baker, Senior Director of Programs at the Global Alliance, Balancing the Scale is a comprehensive look at how True Cost Accounting is an effective tool … Continued
Ahead of G7, World Leaders Urged to Focus On Food Systems
“To Make Progress on Climate, COVID, Health, Poverty, and Pandemics … Food Systems Are What Connect these Challenges” June 10: As world leaders gather this weekend in Cornwall, UK, for the G7 they have a packed agenda: COVID-19 recovery, economic security, migration, and health. Organizers have also promised meaningful action on climate as leaders lay … Continued
RUTH RICHARDSON APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT CHAMPIONS NETWORK
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
RACE TO ZERO DIALOGUES EVENT: ACTIONS FOR SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION
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.
IKEA FOUNDATION BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE
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
THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FORMALLY ADOPTS A THEORY OF TRANSFORMATION
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
