Helping the world shift from resource intensive animal agriculture to more sustainable plant based food systems is what we do.
Shifting to more plant-based and sustainable food systems will have a significant and direct impact on 8 of the 17 United Nations Sustainability Development Goals: ending poverty and hunger, improving health & wellbeing, protecting our fresh water, responsible consumption, climate action, and protecting life below water and life on land.
We all have a role to play to create a more sustainable & equitable world. The easiest thing we can do is the most powerful - be the change! And then support others to shift to plant-rich diets to help achieve these BIG hairy audacious goals.
No poverty
Target 1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.
Zero hunger
Target 2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor & people in vulnerable situations, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
Target 2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition.
Target 2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems, that help maintain ecosystems, strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, and that progressively improve land and soil quality.
Good health & wellbeing
Target 3.9 - By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths & illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water & soil pollution & contamination.
Clean water & sanitation
Target 6.4 - By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors & ensure sustainable withdrawals & supply of freshwater to address water scarcity & substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
Target 6.6 - By 2020, protect & restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers & lakes.
Responsible consumption & production
Target 12.4 - By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals & all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks & significantly reduce their release to air, water & soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health & the environment.
12.8 - By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information & awareness for sustainable development & lifestyle in harmony with nature.
Climate Action
Target 13.3 - Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
Life below water
Target 14.3 - Minimize & address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels.
Target 14.4 - By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting & end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices.
Life on land
Target 15.2 - By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests & substantially increase afforestation & reforestation globally.
Target 15.5 - Take urgent & significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and by 2020, protect & prevent the extinction of threatened species.
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At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - an urgent call for action by all countries in a global partnership.
They recognise that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and support economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our magnificent oceans and forests.
