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UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UK food retail and manufacturing business

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Date: July 2017

The 17 SDGs were adopted by the UN in 2015 with the aim of driving the implementation of global sustainable development. This report details discussion at an industry focused workshop exploring how far UK food retail and manufacturing businesses are prepared for and engaged with the SDGs, and how research might help them play their part in meeting the goals.

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TempAg Governing Board meeting

Date: February 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

The TempAg Governing Board met in Paris to discuss outcomes and recommendations from the Foresight workshop report, and how these recommendations could develop into future activity. Professor Peter Gregory, who has chaired TempAg since its inception, announced that he will be stepping down as TempAg Chair and will be replaced by Professor Tim Benton (University of Leeds).

TempAg Foresight workshop report published

Date: January 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

Riaz Bhunnoo, Head of the GFS programme, Melanie Welham, BBSRC Chief Executive, and Lord Cameron of Dillington, Chairman of the GFS Strategy Advisory Board, speaking at the event

Tipping points within the food system working group reports launched at Parliamentary event

Date: January 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

Working group findings were published as two reports: Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Executive Summary; and Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Main Report. These reports were unveiled at a Parliamentary event attended by MPs, policy-makers, leading industry figures, researchers and funding agencies.

Temperate matters in agriculture

Date: 28 November 2016
Author(s): Evangelia Kougioumoutzi

Most of the world’s food is produced in temperate zones. The Global Food Security programme’s Evangelia Kougioumoutzi reports on the TempAg Network.

TempAg Foresight workshop, London

Date: October 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

TempAg held a workshop in London to review key issues for sustainable agriculture in temperate countries and identify areas for cross-country collaboration. Delegates from 14 temperate countries participated, with expertise across academia, policy, industry and the science-policy interface.

de Olde et al. publish outputs from TempAg’s work on sustainability frameworks, metrics and tools

Date: May 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

This paper identifies the most important criteria for experts when selecting indicators for sustainability in temperate agriculture.

Finland joins TempAg as a full member

Date: April 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

UK-China workshop report published

Date: April 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

UK-China workshop report published.

UK-China Workshop: Extreme weather and global food system resilience

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Date: April 2016

GFS collaborated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to hold the UK-China Workshop on extreme weather and global food system resilience. This workshop report provides an overview of how extreme weather might impact food production in China, how Chinese food policy and trade might affect the global market, and a number of shared future research priorities.

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OECD officially becomes an Associate Member of TempAg

Date: March 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

Tipping points within the food system working group

Date: February 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

GFS established an inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral working group of academics and industry experts to consider tipping points within the food system.

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Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?

Date: 7 January 2021
Author(s): Christopher Waite, Sajeev Mohankumar, Rebecca Martin, Michael Norman

The 2019 Policy Lab winners present their new report which identifies the potential impacts of the emerging trend of plant-based diets on the UK food system. Here the team give a ‘behind the scenes’ to their process of writing a Think Piece, how they successfully engaged with stakeholders, and why now is the opportune time to be discussing plant-based diets.

Building back better: How can we increase the resilience of the UK food system?

Date: 21 December 2020

A new GFS and BBSRC report details the findings from a workshop with stakeholders across the food system, exploring how we could ‘build back better’ and create a more resilient post COVID-19 food network which simultaneously delivers resilience and sustainability.

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