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New Executive Director for the Food Ethics Council
The Food Ethics Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Dibb as its new Executive Director.
Sue’s background is firmly rooted in ethical and sustainable food issues, with a career that includes working with the Sustainable Development Commission, the National Consumer Council and the Food Commission.
Sue previously headed the Sustainable Development Commission’s Enabling Sustainable Lives team, responsible for advising Government on the need for a vision and strategy for its sustainable and farming policy and action to catalyse sustainable diets.
Forecasting the perfect storm: the economics of resource scarcity
A report of the November 2011 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
The food and farming sectors are more aware than most that natural resources are under pressure. Agriculture and fisheries depend directly not only on energy generation, like many other industries, but also on the climate, fresh water availability, soils and biodiversity. What’s more, we have heard a crescendo of warnings, most recently from Foresight, that the sector faces a ‘perfect storm’ of resource constraints and other challenges.
Sustainable diets good for consumers, farmers and the environment
A new paper by WWF and the Food Ethics Council (FEC) argues that Government has a clear role, and a mandate, to promote sustainable food consumption in the UK.
The new report, A Square Meal, suggests that, despite the inherent complexities, it is possible to achieve the goals of promoting healthier diets, reducing the environmental impacts of food, and supporting British farmers and producers.