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19 January 2024

Harness the power of sustainable food procurement for a healthier, fairer, and greener Europe

In a joint letter addressed to President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission, ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe, together with 15 organisations with an expertise on sustainable food systems, are urging the European Commission to leave a lasting and concrete legacy of the EU Farm to...

Sustainable Food Systems Advocacy

18 December 2023

Food 2030: six years to go to transform food systems for people, landscapes and climate

As the year 2023 draws to a close, we approach the halfway point of ‘Food 2030’, the research and innovation policy framework launched by the European Commission in October 2016. This moment – which aligns with the European Commission’s recent Food 2030: green and resili...

Sustainable Food Systems

15 December 2023

Ghent changes the local narrative around food accessibility

ICLEI Member Ghent (Belgium) recently presented their plan to improve food supply options in low-income neighbourhoods at “Kantine Zukunft Talk” (Cafeterias of the Future Chat). The event explored food environments – the spaces where we interact and make decisions on the food we ea...

Member Relations Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

6 December 2023

Glasgow engages with citizens in local stocktake event ahead of COP28

On 26 October, ICLEI Member Glasgow City Council (Scotland) brought together local communities and business representatives to discuss Glasgow’s progress on its local climate targets and hear their ideas about a way forward to a just, sustainable city. The effort came as an official contributi...

Climate Change Mitigation Events Governance Innovation Sustainable Food Systems

6 December 2023

Cities inspire food and climate action and share ways of implementing the Green Deal Industrial Plan at the local level

Today at COP28, ICLEI focused on the role that cities play in inspiring food and climate action and how to localise the European Green Deal. Cities consume 70% of total food production and have an enormous reduction potential in terms of food waste and greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the ...

Climate Change Mitigation Events Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Construction Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems

4 December 2023

Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) announced at COP28

On 1 December at COP28, more than 60 countries, including 11 EU countries, pledged to join the COP28 Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership (CHAMP) for Climate Action in order to enhance cooperation with their local, regional and other subnational governments - including cities, towns, s...

Climate Change Mitigation Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems

20 November 2023

Showcasing that #MultilevelActionDelivers at COP28

ICLEI Europe will join forces with the entire ICLEI network and with local and regional leaders from across the globe at COP28 (or: the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties) to demonstrate once again that #MultilevelActionDelivers. COP28 will ...

Sustainable Food Systems Advocacy

26 July 2023

Putting sustainable food on the public plate

When you think of public canteens like those in hospitals and schools, do you think of sustainably sourced, healthy, and delicious food? Maybe that isn’t what you currently associate with canteens, but recent polling shows that this is precisely what people across Europe want. In just a few m...

Member Relations Biodiversity & NBS Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Food Systems Circular Economy

21 July 2023

ICLEI Members are finalists for the 2025 European Green Capital Award

Finalists for the prestigious 2025 European Green Capital (EGCA 2025) and 2025 European Green Leaf (EGLA 2025) have been announced, including ICLEI Members Graz (Austria) and Guimarães (Portugal)! Graz and Guimarães are finalists for the EGCA 2025, alongside the City of Vilnius (Latvia...

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