£2.8trn coalition of investors calls on the UK government to act on food sustainability

Led by Rathbone Greenbank Investments

A coalition of investors representing £2.8trn of assets under management (AUM) has urged the UK Government to “demonstrate clear leadership and ambition” to promote a more sustainable food system.

The group, led by Rathbone Greenbank Investments, has demanded the government make the National Food Strategy's reporting standards mandatory for businesses in order to enact "any real change". Better for you, better for the planet - food after Covid National Food Strategy is the first independent review of the UK's food system in 75 years, and it found the current model is "delivering poor health and environmental outcomes" and has laid out a series of recommendations 'from farm to fork'. Aviva Investors, Castlefield Investment Partners, EOS at Federated Hermes, Newton Investment ...