MOBILISING THE TRANSFORMATION AT SCALE DEMANDS A NEW APPROACH

While the principles of healthier, regenerative food systems are well understood in broad terms, and many examples already exist, the challenge is realising the vision at scale.

Realising the vision at scale will require a global systems-level change effort that is cross-value chain, spans public and private sectors, and complements existing initiatives.

This effort will need to mobilise unprecedented collaboration between food brands, producers, retailers, city governments, waste managers, and other urban food actors. It will entail an orchestration of multiple efforts to build mutually reinforcing momentum, including connecting local flagship demonstration projects in key cities around the world with global scaling mechanisms that use the reach of multinational businesses and collaborative platforms. The orchestration of supportive policy frameworks, innovations, financial instruments, and communications to engage the wider public will also all be needed to create the enabling conditions for a systems shift. The report has clearly demonstrated that using the catalytic potential of cities to spark change can be a powerful addition to the landscape of efforts needed to transform our relationship with food.

Now is the time to make it happen.