The Food Ethics Council welcomes the government’s commitment to protecting our natural environment. But we need to think carefully about the consequences of putting a financial value on the services that nature provides for us.
A report of the May 2011 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
A report of the March 2011 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
A report of the January 2011 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
A new report for Defra, by the University of Hertfordshire, the Food Ethics Council and the Policy Studies Institute, sets out how government, businesses and green groups can improve environmental labelling on food products.
While many people say they aspire to buy local food, very few achieve that goal. The IGD’s regular survey of shoppers finds that while 30% say they specifically buy locally produced food (doubling since 2006), the market share of locally grown food is nearer to one or two percent.
A report of the November 2010 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
The latest dialogues coordinated by the Food Ethics Council (FEC) and WWF-UK show there is willingness to break the stalemate between producers and environmental groups over the role changing livestock consumption has in tackling climate change.
We were asked by NHS Health Scotland to review research on ‘food culture’ and help them explore the implications for policy. Our report Understanding food culture in Scotland and its comparison in an international context: implications for policy development is now available on the Health Scotland website. You can download it here.
