The South West region has recently joined London and the North East as the latest UK region to use Sustain’s Good Food Local benchmarking tool, with 15 local authorities coming together to strengthen their local food system and drive meaningful change for communities.
Initial findings from the first benchmarking exercise in the South West have already uncovered great practice in a number of areas that span a holistic approach to food work. Within the highest scoring theme – Sustainability and Local Food Production – Bath & North East Somerset council and Devon County Council demonstrate excellent support for initiatives to reduce / reuse / recycle food waste.
Other ways in which councils are leading the way and showing what’s possible across the region include Bristol, where the council goes the extra mile to procure healthier and sustainable food through the Bristol Eating Better Award.
Local authorities from across the region will now come together as a group to share learnings and experiences – an approach that has helped the North East, another Good Food Local region, to take their food work from strength to strength.
For further information, visit https://www.sustainweb.org/good-food-local/