Events
Workshops, conferences and other events.
We organise a variety of events, including policy workshops, report launches and larger conferences. Most upcoming events are listed under the relevant 'our work' pages. Open events are advertised here.If you have attended one of our recent events, please give us your feedback.
World Food Day event - save the date
We will hold a debate and reception on 16th October to mark World Food Day (WFD). The focus will be on food distribution and social justice, looking at UK concerns over 'food miles' in the context of global hunger and this year's WFD themes of climate change and bionergy. The event will celebrate 10 years since the Food Ethics Council was founded.
September 2 2008Last few places for the FDIN seminar
There are still a few places left on the Food Ethics Council/Food and Drink Innovation briefing day on ethics in the food and drink industry.
April 2 2008Where next for ethical labelling?
Labelling and accreditation systems such as Fairtrade have played a central part in raising the profile of ethical issues in food and farming. Yet debate rages over their future role. Moves towards carbon footprinting and labels, and interest in treating water the same way, have made this a particularly urgent issue.
April 2 2008Water scarcity - a threat as big as climate change?
Water scarcity will be one of the sharpest environmental, social and economic challenges of coming decades, and the food sector will feel this keenly. A report of our Business Forum meeting on water scarcity is now available and we can also announce contributors to our Spring ’08 magazine, which will explore the issue in depth.
February 6 2008Meat consumption: trends and environmental implications
The November meeting of the Food Ethics Council’s Business Forum discussed what environmental concerns around meat-eating mean for the food sector. A report of the meeting is available here.
December 18 2007Caroline Walker Trust award
The Caroline Walker Trust, best known for setting expert nutritional guidelines for vulnerable groups, has recognised the Food Ethics Council with a special award.
22nd November 2007Green concerns? But what will you do?
The September meeting of the Food Ethics Council’s Business Forum explored the latest evidence on people’s attitudes and behaviour towards sustainable food consumption. A report of the meeting is available here.
October 9 2007'Food miles' or 'food minutes'?
The first meeting of the Food Ethics Council's new Business Forum asks 'Is sustainability all in the timing?' A report of the meeting is available here.
July 10 2007Road pricing... Expert workshop
Experts from the food industry, academia, the public sector and civil society met for a lively discussion on the effects of road pricing on food and shopping.
December 13 2006Workers' rights in the food sector - the Food Ethics magazine reception
Chris Kaufman from T&G, the largest food workers' union in the UK, will speak at a reception in London on 6th December to mark the first birthday the Bulletin of the Food Ethics Council and the launch of the magazine's second year under the title Food Ethics.
6th December 2006
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