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Why Community Food Organisations deserve a place in the Child of the North APPG report

Across the North of England, families are facing a dual crisis: rising food insecurity and growing food waste. In response, Community Food Organisations (CFOs) - like social supermarkets and pantries - are stepping up in powerful, community led ways. These aren’t just places to get food. They’re places of dignity, connection, and hope.

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Bridging research and reality - What collaboration can do for tackling inequality in the Tees Valley

In the face of rising inequality, deepening disadvantage and the complex social and economic challenges facing many of our communities in the North East, one thing is certain: no school or institution can solve these issues alone. It takes collective effort, and place-based collaboration, to facilitate authentic and sustainable change.

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Supporting COP29 objectives through innovative courses

Julia Rockliffe is an accomplished Programme Manager who leads the sustainability training partnership with Teesside University. The goal of this is to ensure that much needed green skills training courses are developed and made available to businesses. Julia has a wealth of experience within sustainability, managing a number of UK Government climate change mitigation programmes, green homes initiatives, as well as acting as a local food growth champion. Here she explains how new short courses, developed in partnership with Teesside University, can help businesses meet COP29 targets.

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COP29: Supporting the move to decarbonisation

As COP29 draws to a close, the global stage is again set to address the most pressing climate issues of our time. The summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has already been dubbed the 'Finance COP' and with good reason—funding and the mechanisms that govern its flow will be at the core of all meaningful climate action. For those of us who work at the intersection of industry and sustainability, particularly within industrial clusters, COP29 represents both a critical juncture and a unique opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation in sectors traditionally challenging to abate.

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Empowering Communities: How Local Authorities Can Shape Healthier Food Environments

Upstream approaches to improve the access and availability of healthy food and environments which promote physical activity are urgently required. These approaches include creating a healthier food environment. At a time where the cost of living is rising, food insecurity is a present and growing concern, and obesity remains a significant health challenge, Local Authorities have a pivotal role to play in creating supportive food environments. Local Authorities themselves have been subject to cuts in funding and it is a challenging environment, however many colleagues across the country from a range of professional backgrounds are working hard to shape the environments of local populations and need upstream approaches in terms of national policy guidance to support their work.

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Why Community Food Organisations deserve a place in the Child of the North APPG report

Bridging research and reality - What collaboration can do for tackling inequality in the Tees Valley

Supporting COP29 objectives through innovative courses

COP29: Supporting the move to decarbonisation

Empowering Communities: How Local Authorities Can Shape Healthier Food Environments

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