Sustainable Food

We approach the challenge of transforming food systems for people and the planet using a variety of approaches. This includes big data on agri-environmental impacts, food system modelling, scenario analysis to understand pathways to e.g., net zero emissions in food, behavioural science, biodiversity surveys and monitoring, and information communication toolkits.

Our research cuts across outcomes that link with global sustainability targets such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To date, our research has investigated topics such as the climate, biodiversity, human health, and animal welfare impacts of food systems.

A key theme underlying our projects is how to communicate scientific information to food system stakeholders (consumers, producers, civil servants, policy makers, food corporations, etc) to motivate and enable sustainable decision-making. This includes having developed several information communication platforms and toolkits, such as HESTIA, the FoodMetric Tool, and the Farm Sustainability Toolkit.

We work with: farmers, businesses, organisations that interact with food, policy makers, civil servants, consumers.

Nature-positive goals for an organization’s food consumption. Taylor et al, 2023, Nature Food

Estimating the environmental impacts of 57000 food products. Clark et al, 2022, PNAS

Global food system emissions could preclude meeting the 1.5 and 2C climate targets. Clark et al, 2020, Science

Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. Poore and Nemecek, 2018, Science