Food for Good

In this episode of Food For Good we explore a pivotal moment in the journey toward sustainable food systems. Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition, sits down with Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, to unpack the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake.What does this global event mean for the future of food? Why should food businesses pay close attention? And could this be the milestone that accelerates real transformation?Tune in for an insightful conversation on the challenges, opportunities, and urgent actions needed to reshape our food systems for people, animals, and the planet. Stefanos Fotiou is an international expert in sustainable development. He currently serves as Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals at the Food and Agriculture Organization, and as Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub. In these roles, he provides strategic leadership and oversees implementation mechanisms that support countries in adopting SDG-based agrifood transformations. To access the UN Food System Summit Stocktake live event, click hereDetails of the public consultation and the first draft independent stakeholders report are hereLink to Stefanos' OP-Ed  To access Stefanos’ Chapter Accelerating the SDGs: the opportunity of agrifood systems transformation (Chapter 3) in our new book Regenerative Farming and Sustainable diets see details below. Also of interest is Chapter 27, The Role of Food Business in a Food System Fit for the Future Compassion's latest book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page Click here for more information on Compassion in World Farming. 

In this month's episode of Food For Good from Compassion in World Farming Food Business, Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition explores our protein consumption habits with Dr Joanne Lunn, Senior Ethics and Sustainability Manager for Health at Waitrose.Compassion's latest book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this pageClick here for more information on Compassion in World Farming.

Laura Strangeway Head of Food Systems Transition at Compassion in World Farming, Food Business is in conversation with Nicky Amos, Executive Director Business Benchmark for Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). With over 92 billion animals reared for food each year, most in intensive or factory farm systems, BBFAW has a crucial role in holding to account the biggest food businesses in the world. With animal welfare being an intrinsic part of a sustainable food system, Nicky Amos explains how the Business Benchmark for Farm Animal Welfare distills a complex topic into a simple tool that ranks companies across six tiers, how BBFAW assesses the world’s largest food companies and hear about company progress to reducing reliance on animal sourced foods and finally how investors use the tool to help inform their ethical decision making. Click to the latest BBFAW webinar and the 2024 report bbfaw-2024-report.pdf

Laura Strangeway Head of Food Systems Transition at Compassion in World Farming, Food Business is in conversation with Gabe Brown, one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement, and star of the film, Common Ground.Gabe, a rancher in North Dakota, tells his story of how he started in regenerative farming, the challenges he faced and gives his thoughts on what he believes needs to happen to scale up this approach to agriculture.To find out more about regenerative farming, read our new book Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets for human, animal and planetary health and in particular Chapter 7, Regenerative Management of agroecosystem soils to minimize extinction risks and for climate and food security by Rattan Lal. To hear more accounts of farmers’ journeys into regenerative farming read Chapters 17, Achieving a peaceful and verdant future: A farmers’ perspective by Seth Watkins and Chapter 19, Can dairy farming be part of the solution by David Finlay. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page

Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition at Compassion in World Farming Food Business explores the impact industrial animal agriculture has on the Sustainable Development Goals with Peter Stevenson, OBE, the charity’s Chief Policy Advisor. When they were adopted back in 2015, the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals marked a crucial milestone in global efforts towards achieving sustainable development and a roadmap or focus for businesses, governments and civil society. But with just five years left, the world is still well off track. Peter explains why progress towards achieving the 2030 UN SDGs is so slow, and what can be done to accelerate progress.To find out more, read our new book Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets for Human, Animal and Planetary Health and in particular Chapter 3, Accelerating the SDGs by Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals, and Director of UN Food Systems Coordination Hub at FAO along with Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns.  To learn more about the role of business in a food system fit for the future refer to Chapter 27. Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this pageClick here for Peter Stevenson’s report. The Economics of the Food System Transformation report mentioned by Peter can be found here 

Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition at Compassion in World Farming chats to Professor Tim Benton, Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House, about the challenges of the current food system, potential pathways for change, and the actions food companies can take to drive the transition. Professor Benton’s chapter, Food Systems Futures and How to Achieve Them, is featured in Compassion’s book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health published by Routledge. The book is available in both hardback and paperback, but recognising the importance of its content, the editors and publishers are offering an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page. 

Compassion's Head of Research - Food Business, Amelie Legrand, talks us through a new report Food businesses paving the way for a cage-free Europe that highlights how some European food companies are driving the shift towards cage-free production. With millions of animals still confined in cages across Europe - and with many scientists and consumers calling for change - the report highlights the urgent need for the European Commission to fulfil its promise to introduce legislative proposals to end caged farming.

In the first Ruminations, the bite-sized series of thoughts from Compassion in World Farming that champions farm animal welfare in a future fit food system, Dan McAlpine, senior food business manager at the charity tells us about its Spotlight Report that compares UK retailer policies on broiler chicken welfare.Click here for more information on The Spotlight Report, and here for the table of current retailer compliance.

In this second episode of the Compassion in World Farming podcast, we head to Paris for our Food Business Awards to hear from some of the world leading food companies paving the way for a future fit food system. Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this pageClick here for more information on Compassion in World Farming.