Conferences

On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices

November 19th 2014

LiveWell for LIFE’s concluding conference took place at Thon Hotel EU, Brussels on 11 December 2014. Together with approximately 200 leading food, environment and health experts – from across the policy, civil society and business sectors – we looked at the need for a global food strategy, and the role policymakers and business leaders alike play… read more

Value your food conference

January 27th 2014

The global food system is broken; whereas almost 842 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished, 1.5 billion people are overweight. The European food system accounts for almost a third of the EU’s consumption related greenhouse gas emissions, and is responsible for biodiversity loss and deforestation. It is clear that the current models of development are… read more

The LiveWell for low impact food in Europe (LIFE) project launched 28 February 2012

May 2nd 2012

The LiveWell for low impact food in Europe (LIFE) project was launched with a policy debate in Brussels on 28 February 2012. Stakeholders learned that the food sector represents 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and that systemic changes throughout the food chain could improve both nutritional outcomes as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Stabilisation… read more