Partnerships

A big part of our work is collaborating with others. Food systems change requires many hands, from right across the food value chain and from citizens to policymakers. Through partnerships, we connect to bigger conversations, learn from diverse wisdom, and communicate to those who can make the most impact. Find out about our partnerships below.

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming – we are an observer to the alliance, but also get involved in a wide range of activities. Our exec director, Dan, sits on Sustain’s farming working group. Sustain is a powerful alliance of organisations and communities working together for a better system of food, farming and fishing, and cultivating the movement for change.

Eating Better Alliance – we have been a longstanding member since the launch of the alliance; we were also the catalyst for its formation, with former Food Ethics Council exec director going on to set it up. Eating Better is a movement for change, bringing together 70 organisations to transform how we produce and consume food. From environmental and animal welfare charities to public health and social justice, the alliance is working together to create a fair and sustainable food environment, where everyone has access to healthy, affordable and nutritious food. The focus is ‘less and better’ meat and more plants, which is better for us, for nature and for the planet.

Belfast Sustainable Food Partnership – our deputy director Beth is co-chair for the partnership. Belfast SFP is an active, diverse and dynamic city-wide partnership representing all parts of the food system, which works collaboratively and compassionately to deliver a shared programme of work and learning that nourishes a more resilient food system in Belfast. 

CLEAR Consortium – we are part of 40+ organisations that work to promote the importance of regulating food labelling. As part of the CLEAR consortium, we advocate for clear and transparent food labelling that empowers individuals with better options from which to make informed choices, supports businesses to make more sustainable sourcing decisions, and incentivises farmers and producers to be part of the change.

Groceries Code Action Network – we are part of a coalition of food and farming organisations committed to advocating for a fair and equitable food supply chain that upholds the dignity and livelihood of farmers and producers, both domestically and internationally.

UK ESCR Network – a collective of over 200 organisations and individuals committed to the realisation, promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights without discrimination in the UK as a whole and across the devolved nations and jurisdictions. Members include non-governmental organisations, charities, researchers, academics and universities, as well as campaign groups.

Movement Strategy group – an effort to bring together the work of diverse organisations, projects, organisers, and collaborative networks and alliances across food, farming, and land into a more coherent and strategic movement – to gather together our collective power and move as one body.

‘Collaborating for impact’ group – 10 NGOs working together for a step-change in funding and impact for UK food and farming

Food Talks – a partnership with Impact Hub London, Organico and London Food Links (part of Sustain); we work to coordinate and host a series of innovative, challenging and inspiring talks, both in person and online, exploring current topics in food and farming.  

Our exec director Dan also sits on the following groups: 

• Food Standards Agency Consumer Stakeholder Forum
• External Advisory Board of the Global Food & Environment Institute at University of Leeds 
• Food, Farming and Countryside Commission’s Food and Health Steering Group