Contracts:

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Contracts A Fresh Look

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Contracts A Fresh Look

• What is sustainable food?
• Jackie Schneider, Merton Parents and Childrens
  Food Campaign 'You're the Customer raising
  aspirations.
• Roberta Sonnino, Cardiff University EU
  Legislation and Creative Public Procurement.
• Roy Heath, Cornwall Food Programme Contracts as
  an ongoing dialogue. Managing relations with
  suppliers.
• Simon Doff, SALSA Due diligence and how
• accreditation can help.
• Panel discussion all speakers

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Why change?
If everyone on earth lived as Londoners do, it
would require three planets to support them.
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Why change?
Sustainable food has a positive impact
on People Good quality, healthy food
Educational opportunities Greater equality
across the supply chain The economy Thriving
local communities Sustainable livelihoods Secure
and resilient food supply The planet Animal
welfare Protecting natural resources Minimising
contribution to climate change
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What is sustainable food?

• The 7 principles
• Eat the seasons!
• Support environmentally friendly farming
• Serve less meat and buy the best
• Seek out sustainable fish
• Choose Fairtrade
• Dont bottle it
• Serve up well-being
• www.sustainweb.org/sustainablefood

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What is sustainable food?

• No legal definition, though some elements are
  legally defined
• Living within limits of our resources
• Sustains definition
• Food from farming and supply systems that
  enhance the health and welfare of people and
  animals, improve the working and living
  environment, promote equity and enrich society
  and culture.

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Eat the seasons!

• Problems with out-of-season produce
• Environmental impact of production (e.g. heated
  greenhouses, polytunnels) and storage
• Loss of freshness, flavour, variety, and
  resilience
• Long-distance transport (fuel, waste, cool
  chain refrigeration)
• Benefits of seasonal, local food
• Potentially fresher and more nutritious
• Control over quality and traceability
• Consumer demand
• Reconnection with local food culture
• Support of local food production and economies

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Farming for the planet

• Reduce your impact on the environment by
  supporting environmentally friendly farming

• Get to know your farmer!
• or buy food grown to recognised accreditation
  schemes, e.g.
• Organic restricted use of agrochemicals and
  high standards of animal welfare
• LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming)
  integrated management system aimed at reducing
  environmental impacts
• Assured Food Standards (Red Tractor logo)
  requires farmers to comply with UK laws on the
  environment, food safety, and animal welfare.

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Meat and dairy products less but better
quality

• High consumption of meat and dairy products
• impacts on
• climate change 18 of greenhouse gases
• animal welfare
• Human health and wellbeing
• Work towards reducing quantity of meat
• used overall by
• offering more vegetarian options
• using meat wisely (and consider cheaper cuts)
• Buy the best local or British products produced
  to high environmental and animal welfare
  standards
• Organic
• Free Range
• RSPCA Freedom Foods
• Assured Food Standards (AFS)

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Trade fair

• The system isnt working
• Volatile world market prices for commodity
• crops such as coffee
• Unfair rules governing international trade
• Look for the Fairtrade Mark when buying imported
  products such as coffee, tea, chocolate, rice,
  tropical fruits and juices
• Guaranteed minimum prices and Fairtrade premium
• Guaranteed minimum wages and increased rights as
  workers
• Commitment to improving working conditions and
  sustainable farming methods
• No forced or child labour
• www.fairtrade.org.uk

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Dont bottle it!

• The tap vs. the bottle
• UK tap water is tested to stringent standards
• No known health benefits from drinking bottled
  water
• Cost effective
• 1000 spent on bottled water could cost 49p for
  the same volume if taken from the tap
• Fewer environmental costs- packaging, plastic
  waste, transport and bottling.
• Turn to the tap
• Serve in attractive jugs or re-useable bottles
• Install filtration systems

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Plenty more fish in the sea...?

• Things to consider
• Health
• FSA 2 portions a week advice being reviewed
• Environmental problems
• Overfishing
• Destructive and wasteful fishing practices
• Farmed vs. wild
• Many farmed fish eat fish
• Problems with pollution, escapees

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The North Atlantic
The best environmental choice in seafood
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Serve up well-being

• Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
• Increase use of wholegrains, base dishes around
  carbohydrates (not proteins)
• Highlight vegetable dishes and fresh fruit
  options
• Use fats and oils sparingly, avoid trans-fats and
  reduce saturated fats
• Serve appropriately-sized portions
• Highlight healthier options on menus