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Presenting at the Sustainable Food Summit in Istanbul

Food Sustainability Index presented at Sustainable Food Summit in Istanbul

I presented The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Food Sustainability Index, of which I was the lead editor for several years, at the Sustainable Food Summit in Istanbul. Organised by the Sustainability Academy and the Turkey Food Industry Employers’ Association, the event discussed policy, civil society and corporate action to boost food sustainability in Turkey and beyond.

In addition to myself, keynote speakers included Bekir Pakdemirli, Turkey’s agriculture minister, and Dirk Jacobs, deputy director-general of Food Drink Europe

Discussions at the event explored topics like the future of the food industry, healthy and personalised nutrition, and the power of communication for better food.

The index presentation lasted 15 minutes and was well received, with many queries received, e.g. from students at the Department of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul University and consultants working on an app to reduce food waste in Turkey.

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I’m a global ocean, climate and sustainability expert with 20+ years of experience, including progressively more strategic and leadership responsibilities. My most recent roles include Global Director of Impact at the international sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future, Board Member at the New Economics Foundation (a think tank focusing on social, economic and environmental justice), Head of the World Ocean Initiative and Practice Lead (EMEA) for Sustainability, Climate Change and Natural Resources at Economist Impact (part of The Economist Group). My previous roles at The Economist Group include managing editor, global health lead and Europe editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit. I love to work with organisations that build a just, resilient and regenerative future for people and planet.

Over the years I have directed many sustainability-related research and thought-leadership projects with partners in business, government, academia and civil society, in areas such as food sustainability, a just energy transition and the role of business in society. I was also the editorial lead of the award-winning Sustainability Project.

As part of my wider engagement on sustainability, I am a trustee of the New Economics Foundation (a think tank focusing on social, economic and environmental justice). I sit on the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Inclusive Economies Advisory Group and the Sustainable Brands Turkey Global Advisory Board. I have also been a member of the Advisory Committee for the UN Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook for Business, a senior rapporteur at World Water Week, a faculty member in the Food & Sustainability Certificate Program provided by the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability and a judge at the Reuters Events Responsible Business Awards.

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