Who we are
Sustain is a powerful alliance of organisations and communities working together for a better system of food, farming and fishing, and cultivating the movement for change.
Together,we advocatefood and agriculture policies and practices thatenhancethe health and welfare of people and animals,improvethe working and living environment,enrichsociety and culture, andpromoteequity.
How we work
Working in威廉希尔官网欢迎您 , we:
Develop networks of people and organisations to devise and implement projects and campaigns, and to provide a platform for recognition and replication of pioneering work.
Run highly effective and creative campaigns, advocacy, networks and demonstration projects, aiming to catalyse permanent changes in policy and practice, and to help equip more people and communities with skills as change-makers.
Advise and negotiate with governments, local authorities, regulatory agencies, funding bodies and other decision-makers to ensure that legislation and policies on food, fishing and agriculture are publicly accountable and socially and environmentally responsible.
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“我们正在进入十年，我们必须达到各种各样的方式来组织自己并组织食品系统：恢复自然，避免灾难性的气候变化，并确保每个人都能享受并确保每个人都能生活和吃得很好。”
Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive of Sustain, speaking at Sustain’s AGM in December 2019
历史
Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming was launched at the UNED-UK hosted Healthy Planet Forum on 17 June 1999. It was formed by merging The National Food Alliance and the Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment (SAFE) Alliance, both of which had been established for over 10 years.
Membership
As an alliance, Sustain literally is its membership. Membership is open to national organisations which do not distribute profits to private shareholders and which therefore operate in the public interest. The organisations must be wholly or partly interested in food or farming issues and support the general aims and work of the alliance.
资金
The alliance is independent from the agri-food industry and is funded from grants (from charitable foundations and government or government related sources), membership subscriptions and sales of publications. We also undertake paid contract work, where the results of the work will further the alliance’s purpose. No funding is accepted from any source which would compromise, or appear to compromise, the alliance’s principles.
Structure
The alliance is a registered charity (no. 1018643) and company limited by guarantee (no. 02673194). It is governed by its威廉希尔官网欢迎您 which meets annually. The membership elects aCouncil of trustees遇到问uarterly to guide the work of the alliance, subject to approval by the members.
Each Sustain project or policy campaign is advised by a working party comprising relevant member organisations and other experts.
