GLOBAL ALLIANCE WELCOMES WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

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

GLOBAL ALLIANCE SHAPES NEW NUTRITION MANIFESTO FROM THE LANCET AND WHO

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

EVALUATION AS INTERVENTION IN FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION

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

GLOBAL ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBER INSTITUTO IBIRAPITANGA

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

ANNOUNCING GUILLERMO CASTILLEJA AS GLOBAL ALLIANCE SENIOR ADVISOR

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

GLOBAL ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS: THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND CROWN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is pleased to announce that both The Rockefeller Foundation and Crown Family Philanthropies have joined our alliance of over 20 philanthropic foundations working together and with others to transform global food systems now and for future generations. The Rockefeller Foundation’s work on food systems focuses on new thinking, bold initiatives, increased … Continued

GLOBAL ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBER AZIM PREMJI PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is pleased to announce that Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) has joined our alliance of over 20 foundations working together and with others towards healthy, equitable, renewable, resilient, and culturally diverse food and agriculture systems shaped by people, communities, and their institutions. In alignment with the principles, values, and … Continued

Economics of food systems is a major driver of change

Back in September 2016, the Global Alliance co-hosted a discussion, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), that brought together global leaders from government, business, civil society, philanthropy, multi-laterals and other sectors to better understand how to accelerate transitions to sustainable food systems, and how sustainable food and agriculture can be a positive force … Continued