Sustainable Nutrition
The Sustainable Nutrition working group’s vision is a global food system that provides equitable access to sufficient, safe, nutritious, affordable, and culturally relevant food for everyone that prioritizes taste and palatability while simultaneously improving the long-term sustainability and resilience of our planet and health of the global population.
The group aims to develop science-based recommendations, guidelines and strategies with the eventual goal of informing policy using a systems approach to identify highest impact opportunity areas that will transform the food system towards a sustainable supply of safe, nutritious food that is affordable, accessible, attractive and trusted by the consumer.
Sustainable Nutrition Working Group
Co-Chair: Dr. Stephanie Goodwin, Danone North America
Co-Chair: Casey Lewis, RD, Clif Bar & Co.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Timothy Griffin, Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts
This group identifies relevant and inclusive metrics that will define a sustainable and nutritious food system in the future. The group has discussed metrics, with the aim of deciding which metrics to include in a dashboard and the rationale. Sub-topics have covered how to highlight the role of nutrition as part of an organization’s sustainability plan/perspective, giving nutrition-focused employees a seat at the sustainability table in a position of greater influence.
At many large companies, sustainability and nutrition teams/departments are siloed with minimal, if any, interaction and sharing of data. This group will examine which jobs (positions/roles) are responsible for sustainable nutrition at food manufacturing companies and what data they do or do not have access to in building product portfolios that reflect a sustainable and nutritious food system. Sub-topics could include the role of ESG, and/or what engineering or biological advances are emerging that will accelerate the normalization of a sustainable and nutritious food system.
Outputs
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- Literature review of Sustainable Nutrition Research and Publications
- Industry interviews to identify key metrics with summary
Members
Alexandria Hast
Alexandria Hast
Angel Santiago Colon
Angel Santiago Colon
Anne Toba
Anne Toba
Annie Duong-Turner
Annie Duong-Turner
Benjamin Uchitelle-Pierce
Benjamin Uchitelle-Pierce
Bernhard van Lengerich
Bernhard van Lengerich
Carolina Loya
Carolina Loya
Casey Lewis
Casey Lewis
Chavanne Hanson
Chavanne Hanson
Colleen Zammer
Colleen Zammer
Emily Dimiero
Emily Dimiero
Jen Faigel
Jen Faigel
Julie Meyer
Julie Meyer
Katherine Soll
Katherine Soll
Kristi Reimers
Kristi Reimers
Kristin Rubin
Kristin Rubin
Laith Abu-Taleb
Laith Abu-Taleb
Leighton Burgess
Leighton Burgess
Melanie Condon
Melanie Condon
Michele Lefebvre
Michele Lefebvre
Nicolene Hengen
Nicolene Hengen
Rebecca Parekh
Rebecca Parekh
Riah Flewelling
Riah Flewelling
Richa Mattu
Richa Mattu
Stephanie Goodwin
Stephanie Goodwin
Sue Gatenby
Sue Gatenby
Timothy Griffin
Timothy Griffin
Vanessa Dyckman
Vanessa Dyckman
