Cultivating a
Sustainability Revolution

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Health professionals are leading a transformation in food systems for the well being of our world.

Cultivating a
Sustainability Revolution

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Health professionals are leading a transformation in food systems for the well being of our world.

Our food and
planet are ONE

the mission

Empower 1 million health professionals to advance sustainable food systems by 2025.

Build your foundation:

Transform your understanding of what it means to be a health or nutrition professional with key sustainability perspectives.

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Widen your lens:

Understand the science, global frameworks, and points of potential that will help you take a lead in sustainable food systems.

Dig Deeper
Get involved:

Collaborate with us as we work to build consensus tools and practices to revolutionize nutrition, food systems, and our world.

Why health professionals?

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) and health professionals are highly trusted and well positioned across food systems to engage the public and drive the adoption of sustainable diet patterns. Watch RDNs in action.

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Why Food + Planet?

Nutrition and health professions are evolving. Food + Planet is the co-creation lab where we can get up to speed on sustainable food systems, envision what’s possible, and make it happen.

Meet the Team

Closing the gap: our data revealed

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of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) agreed they should integrate sustainable nutrition into their practice *

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of RDNs surveyed rated their personal knowledge of connections between food and planetary health as average, low, or nonexistent *

* Survey results from 2020 Food + Planet Sustainable Food System Master Class, conducted at Today’s Dietitian Symposium

Our theory of change

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development targets 17 sustainable development goals — 12 of which involve our food systems. Human potential requires we expand and evolve our thinking on healthy diets and food choices. Sustainable food systems cannot be achieved without honoring the four dimensions.

Explore the Four Dimensional Framework on Sustainable Diets

Planetary
Nutrition
Economic
Sociocultural

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Explore strategies to accelerate change

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Empowering Nutrition Professionals to Advance Sustainable Food Systems

This white paper provides a road map of how we might meaningfully close the gap so that we can create a movement among nutrition professionals to catalyze change within the food system.

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4 ways to make meaningful change in your practice

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Sustainability in action: simple steps to start making a difference today

Our Ecosystem

Allies

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Activation Partners

Sociocultural

No Piece of the Pie
The report explains how the food system is a growing area of employment, yet food chain workers are poorly treated, receive low wages, and are at risk for food insecurity.

Nutrition

Future 50 Foods
A report that identifies 50 plant-based foods that can boost the nutritional value of our meals while reducing the environmental impact of our food suplly and promote a more sustainable global food system.

Economic

Smart Urban Food Systems: What will the Future Taste Like?
An article that highlights the fact that cities could be the best place to lead the change in the sustainable food revolution through redesigning the system using circular economy principles.

Planetary

How to Sustainably Feed 10 Billion People by 2050, in 21 Charts
An easy-to-digest series of inforgraphics that illustrates what the WRI calls "a 5-Course Menu of Solutions", outlining on how the food system can close critical gaps (food, land, GHG emissions) to sustaianbly feed the estimated population by 2050.