Allied Initiatives: Transforming Food Systems through Collaborative Impact
Allied Initiatives are independent funder collaborations housed under the umbrella of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food.
Topic: Systems Thinking
THE TIME TO ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IS NOW
The evidence is clear and irrefutable. Climate change, ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity represent serious and interconnected threats to the well-being of people and the planet. There is an urgent need to accelerate creative and effective solutions. According to the IPCC special report on Climate Change and Land, released in August, agriculture and food … Continued
21 INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD FUTURE
PRESS RELEASE 21 INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD FUTURE A new research report – “Beacons of Hope: Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Food Systems” – launched today by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development showcases 21 initiatives from across the world that are working in diverse ways to achieve … Continued
True Cost Accounting for Transformative Change Compendium
Interest in true cost accounting (TCA) as an important tool for food systems reform is growing. This strategic convening in Brussels, Belgium in 2019 brought together diverse business, donor, civil society, research, government, and food systems leaders from across the world to create a space for cross-sectoral dialogue about the future of food and TCA’s … Continued
Climate Change & Food Systems
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food explores the complex relationships between the climate crisis and food systems.
FOOD SYSTEMS AREN’T AS PROMINENT AS THEY SHOULD BE IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA
In early May 2017, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food hosted its 2nd International Dialogue with over 250 food systems leaders from the local to the global, to gain deeper insights into the connections between climate change and food systems, to craft visions of the food systems we need today and tomorrow, and … Continued
GLOBAL ALLIANCE CHAIR HONOURED WITH DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD BY YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
We are pleased to announce that Global Alliance for the Future of Food Chair and Senior Fellow at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Guillermo Castilleja, has been honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). The article announcing the award points to Castilleja as “a systems … Continued
AGAINST CHEAP FOOD: AN AIDE MEMOIR
In May 2015 the Global Alliance for the Future of Food hosted its first International Dialogue, bringing together over 150 key stakeholders from across sectors to discuss and identify pathways towards a more sustainable, secure and equitable future of food. We invited esteemed author and activist Raj Patel to distill the conversation and respond to … Continued
