Food for Climate League

?? Calling All Campus & Corporate Dining Innovators! ??? Are you shaping the future of sustainable dining in universities or corporate cafeterias? We want YOUR expertise! ?? Be part of the next phase of the groundbreaking Serving Plants by Default project led by Food for Climate League that's already cut food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 23.6% in campus dining halls. Now, we're taking it to the next level. We're seeking: ? Executive Chefs / Culinary Directors ? Sous Chefs ? Line Cooks ? Servers Your insights could help inform tools to revolutionize how we implement plant-based options in institutional dining. What's in it for you?? ? Shape the future of sustainable foodservice? ? Access cutting-edge plant-forward strategies? ? Contribute to a toolkit that could transform campus dining nationwide ? Compensation available for eligible participants Ready to make a difference? Fill out our quick intake form to learn more and potentially participate in this exciting project: https://bit.ly/4dWI7eq Know someone who'd be perfect for this? Tag them in the comments, or share this post. Let's grow our sustainable dining community! #SustainableDining #PlantBased #FoodService #CampusDining #CorporateCafeteria #Sustainability

We are thrilled to see more and more evidence of the connection between ?? food and ?? climate entering the mainstream. We saw the engagement at our panel discussion about ?? plant-based defaults, moderated by former Food and Wine Editor-in-Chief Dana Cowin during Food Day at Climate Week, hosted by Tilt Collective. And we are excited to see Tilt Collective's CEO Sarah Lake continue the momentum, bringing the conversation about shifting to a plant-rich food system to the attention of even broader audiences on the TED stage. ?? Well done! TED Conferences #foodandclimate #TedTalks #climateweeknyc #plantforward #defaults

?? Kicking off #ClimateWeekNYC, we are energized to see food become a growing part of the climate conversation. Having more people recognize the crucial connection between food and climate is an important part of making meaningful change. Food for Climate League is contributing to the discourse on Tuesday, Sept. 24 with the panel discussion, "Leveraging Defaults and Narrative Change for Climate & Health," as part of #FoodDay at Climate Week NYC, hosted by Tilt Collective in partnership with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), World Health Organization, and Bezos Earth Fund. The conversation will feature real-world insights from our co-hosts at Good Eating Company (US), the NYC Mayor's Office for Food Policy, and Greener by Default as well as Food for Climate League—and it will be moderated by an innovator in media, food, and sustainability, the brilliant Dana Cowin, former Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine and founder of Progressive Hedonist. The goal: to illustrate how small changes can have an outsized impact on eater health and sustainability. We look forward to an inspiring discussion and a productive Climate Week in New York. #FoodandClimate #sustainablefood #climatehealth #foodandwine Rachel Atcheson, Eve Turow-Paul, Katie Cantrell, Kate Shearer, Sodexo

? Have you visited Alaska? Or do you know someone who has? ? Within the last 5 years? If so, we want to hear from you! ?? ?? FCL is conducting a research study to understand how #Alaskavisitors perceive Alaskan kelp and oysters, what types of products and foods featuring kelp and oysters resonate, and the best way to talk about these ingredients. Your input will support FCL's narrative research and help the state's businesses boost interest in Alaskan food, culture, and travel. If an Alaska trip was in your recent travel itinerary ??, please complete our survey. Or if you know someone, please pass the link along ?? https://lnkd.in/eVKMJwTP The first 250 people who complete the survey will receive a $10 gift card for their time (must be 18+ and a U.S. resident). #AlaskaTravel #ExploreAlaska #AlaskaFood #DiscoverAlaska

?? We're #hiring a new Director of Operations in the Greater Chicago Area. Our ideal candidate is a strategic leader with nonprofit experience and expertise in finance, process improvement, legal compliance, and operational efficiency. If this describes you, or if you know just the candidate, we want to hear from you. Apply today or share this post with your network. ?? #NonprofitJobs #Hiring

With back-to-school season??just around the corner, we’re focused on the incredible impact students can have on the climate, just with the foods they eat.? With Better Food Foundation and Sodexo USA, we implemented plant-based defaults in three college dining halls, enabling a nearly 60% increase in plant-forward eating. ?? Now imagine if all U.S. campus dining halls offered plant-based dishes by default. ?? This is just one example of how FCL is tapping into the crucial role students play in food system transformation. Help us empower them by donating to scale up our defaults projects and other Gen Z-focused work: https://lnkd.in/emGJ6HA9. #backtoschool #defaults #college #students #cafeteria #dininghall #plantbased #plantforward #school #university #plantbasedbydefault #norm #nudge #foodforclimateleague #foodforclimate #food #climate

Did you miss Food for Climate League’s latest feature in FoodService Director Online: https://lnkd.in/eAV5FTnu? The article details FCL’s work with CulinArt Group to highlight sea vegetables on school menus. A few things that helped make the pilot a success: 1?? Starting by adding furikake, wakame, and nori flakes as seasonings in the schools’ existing Find Your Flavor stations, allowing eaters to customize their meals with “salty,” “spicy,” or “umami” notes. 2?? Displaying educational posters about the health and sustainability benefits of sea vegetables 3?? Providing a study kit to help Culinart’s chefs and foodservice directors in their menu planning. CulinArt also expanded their impact beyond the classroom through a hospital-based cooking demo and additional materials showing students how to incorporate sea vegetable seasonings into their daily diets. #sustainablefood #culinart #sustainableaquaticfoods #seavegetables #seasoning #defaults

We're hopping into the feed this International Youth Day to shout out the power of young eaters to make climate-smart food choices that better the future. ?? FCL is all about using narrative and behavioral science research to motivate long-term food systems change, starting by giving institutions and influencers the tools to energize Millenials and Gen Z eaters. ??? Here are some of our research-backed tips that can help inspire young diners to make a change, one meal at a time. ?? Find more in the reports and case studies on our website or donate (link in bio) to support our work. #internationalyouthday #Youth #genz #communication #foodforclimateleague #howtotalktogenz #narratives #foodsystems #foodandclimate

?? Happy World Conservation Day! ?? As the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth, food has a crucial role to play in conservation efforts. That’s why we’re working every day to rewrite the narrative to encourage food choices that preserve and protect the planet. ??? Here’s how we’re equipping others to make a difference: ?? Serving up plants by default: With Better Food Foundation and Sodexo, we shifted the norm in all-you-care-to-eat dining halls by making plant-based meals the default option, resulting in a nearly 25% decrease in meal-related greenhouse gas emissions. Now we’re working to make it easy for more colleges to do the same. ??? How to talk about food and climate training: Our interactive workshops help city leaders and organizations effectively communicate the appeal of sustainable food choices. ?? Aquatic foods communication toolkits: We crafted a series of research-based, actionable toolkits to promote sea vegetables, clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels and preserve our oceans. Our toolkits help professionals across foodservice, CPG, nutrition, and health to talk about these climate-smart foods in a way that inspires eaters to want to try them. Are you passionate about supporting conservation efforts? Consider donating now through this link: https://lnkd.in/emGJ6HA9. #WorldConservationDay #FoodForClimateLeague #SustainableEating #GreenPlanet #ConservationHeroes #Defaults #PlantBased #PlantRich #PlantForward #SustainableAquaticFoods #AquaticFoods #FoodAndClimate

Sea vegetables are not just delicious and nutritious; they're also incredibly versatile and sustainable. At Food for Climate League, we’re on a mission to incorporate them into more meal occasions. We recently teamed up with CulinArt Group, a division of Compass, to pilot a program introducing sea vegetables in three dining programs. The results were fantastic! Both staff and diners embraced the change, showing there’s genuine interest in adding these nutritious aquatic foods to menus. Check out our case study and the full report to get inspired and see how sea vegetables can make a difference! https://lnkd.in/eFFWxE9T #sustainablefood #kelp #climatefriendlyfood