A systematic scoping review of the sustainability of food systems technologies

I’m excited to announce that our recent paper on the sustainability of food systems technologies has been published in Nature Food! Food system technologies (FSTs) are being developed to accelerate the transformation towards sustainable food systems. Here we conducted a systematic scoping review that accounts for multiple dimensions of sustainability to describe the extent, range …

The Foreign Desk: Sustainable agriculture

How can we eat more sustainable? Does livestock have a future in green farming? Is small-scale farming the future? As an economic sector, agriculture accounts for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions but agreement on how to reduce that is proving difficult. Monocle’s “The Foreign Desk” has teamed up with the Nordic Council …

The Power to Shift a System

As systems change becomes more urgent, so does the question of who has the power to shift systems. Does it lie with powerful insiders and institutions, or activists and social movements? Where does the power to initiate change come from and how can hard and soft power be harnessed together to shift a system? In …

From science and guidelines to food system transformation

How do we change eating habits? Do you want to learn more about the guidelines and tools that can address both nutrition and environmental sustainability? Join the Nordic Council of Ministers for an interactive discussion in the lead up to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. We’re counting down to the launch of the 2022 …

Setting the table: a story of food policy innovation

We all have the power to change systems. And it takes brave people to take the lead, take action and transform our food systems. This is the Nordic Food Policy Lab’s essential guide to creating policy playgrounds and pushing the climate agenda. Everyday across the world, food policy experiments take place. Big and small, these …

From Michelin to Mission

Is the restaurant sector sustainable? What can the recent pandemic teach us? And how are restauranteurs adapting? All too often, discussions about the importance and performance of the economy centre around interest rates, growth prospects, new products and services - as if these were the primary values that define the health of the economy. But …

Healthy and Sustainable Diets in the WHO European Region

I am proud to be a part of the team working on healthy and sustainable diets at the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases The food system is in a constant state of evolution, with consumer preferences, production systems and policies shifting over time. Public health systems are also under …

Changing Nordic food and lifestyles: eight entry points

Transforming food systems is a shortcut to sustainable lifestyles. This was the message from more than 115 people who participated in the “Towards sustainable Nordic food systems” project. To achieve transformative change, the Nordic region can build on the shared history of collaboration. Despite the bumps on the road to 2030, four new insight papers …

Cookbook for Systems Change

Want to create recipes for transformation? On 26 January, we launched the Cookbook for systems change: Nordic innovation strategies for sustainable food by Nordic Food Policy Lab of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Stockholm Resilience Centre and EAT. The Cookbook lays out an inclusive Nordic approach to implementing research and innovation-oriented missions. The Cookbook for systems change highlights …

Speaking at the Change the World 2020 Conference

How do we navigate the future of food? Rather than speaking about one specific technology or idea, I want to show that we have so many different potential entry points and solutions to choose from. Change the World is the How To Academy's flagship conference that brings together the inspirational individuals and organisations forging a …