Designing Sustainable Food Systems and Consumption Patterns
Current insights from the Wuppertal Institute's research into sustainable food
Nutrition is one of the most important areas for the great transformation. So how can a shift towards a sustainable food system be achieved? The present "Zukunftsimpuls" addresses this question – based on more than ten years of research on sustainable nutrition at the Wuppertal Institute. The paper focuses on public catering, because even small changes – for example in the choice of ingredients – have a huge impact here. With appropriate policy frameworks, public catering can serve as an easily accessible place for consumers to experience sustainable food and at the same time be a reliable buyer of biodiversity and climate-friendly food from farmers. However, other actors are also needed for a transformation of the food system: The "Zukunftsimpuls" addresses politics, (agricultural) industry, science and every individual – because the transformation of the food system is a task for the entire society.
Melanie Speck, Christa Liedtke, Lena Hennes, Xenia El Mourabit, Lynn Wagner:
Designing Sustainable Food Systems and Consumption Patterns
Current insights from the Wuppertal Institute's research into sustainable food
Wuppertal, 2021
(Zukunftsimpuls no. 19)