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Climate change is a scale problem, we need scalable solutions.

This is where leaders, ideas, and tools for food system change come together.

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Food with Benefits Alliance (FwB) grows out of fertile values of: fairness, consciousness, deliciousness, impact, pride, nourishment, compassion, economic and environmental sustainability, and collaboration. We freely share our growing collection of educational content, as we support and amplify the many changemakers advancing this critical work. This is a living space for sharing insights, links, and actions that accelerate shifts in food environments from the inside out and the outside in.

FOOD with BENEFITS

Prioritizing well-being and normalizing PHM through public procurement with protein diversification

INSPIRE

Imagination by showcasing examples of institutions leading and delicious gains possible with sustainable diets & plant-forward food environments.

IGNITE

Engagement and expand this growing community of practice.

INCREASE

Uptake of plant-forward approaches in institutions and food service.

INFLUENCE

Reductions in harms and prioritizing sustainable diets.

INNOVATE

Around measuring progress and ripple effects.

OUR MISSION

Climate change is a scale problem, we need scalable solutions. This national alliance is curating and sharing success stories and tools with institutions leading the way, to help other institutions also adopt Planetary Health Menus and Canada’s Food Guide.

Hands cupping a transparent globe with a small tree growing on top, symbolizing environmental stewardship

OUR VISION

Canada could lead the world in shifting public food environments. By 2035, Planetary Health Menus will be prioritized and normalized in 300+ public institutions, enabling more Canadians to contribute to improving health, equity, and sustainability.

Interconnected Solution Streams

SS1 Measurement & Co-
Benefits
SS2 Institutional
Leadership
SS3 Sustainable
Procurement
SS4 Planetary
Health Menus

Interconnected Solutions

Click on the numbered items in the diagram to explore how these four approaches connect to form one unified system.

SS1: Measurement & Co-Benefits

Define and track key performance indicators of culture change and food environment shifts to foster co-benefits in nutrition/health, equity, economic, and environment.

Together these solution streams of action cultivate essential tipping points moving Canada in the direction of leadership for sustainability.

LATEST WEBINAR

Current & Upcoming Events

June 2025

Setting the Table: Engaging public education to ignite a sustainable diets movement

Sustainable diets have the potential to change the world – but how do we make them a reality? Join this webinar to discuss public engagement, education, narrative-shifting, and other strategies to support communities in pursuing healthy and just food.

  • September 15th, 2025

Cultivating Health (Sustainable Diets Webinar Series)

Human health is deeply connected to food, in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. Learn about research that connects the dots between food, sustainability, and health.

  • June 26th, 2025

Setting the Table: Engaging public education to ignite a sustainable diets movement

Sustainable diets have the potential to change the world – but how do we make them a reality? Join this webinar to discuss public engagement, education, narrative-shifting, and other strategies to support communities in pursuing healthy and just food.

  • April 14th, 2025

Plate to Planet:

Harnessing the power of good food for the planet. Our food systems have major impacts on the environment. Luckily, researchers are studying various strategies to minimize – or even reverse – these impacts. Hear from the researchers themselves as they explain how these strategies fit into a larger vision for sustainable diets globally.

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