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Changing Minds about Changing Behaviour: Obesity in Focus Insight 18 Jan 2023 Changing Minds about Changing Behaviour: Obesity in Focus A study from Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) shows that changing food environments is more effective than measures that try to educate or change the behaviour of individuals
Update on our Work with the CGF’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL UK) Coalition Case Study 21 Dec 2022 Update on our Work with the CGF’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL UK) Coalition Through our partnership with The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), we are exploring opportunities for people to be healthier. This report, produced with the CGF, summarises the latest findings and examples of on-the-ground actions.
Talking About Food Sustainability Report 15 Dec 2022 Talking About Food Sustainability Joanna Trewern of WWF discusses strategies for creating a food environment that enables effective communication of messages about more sustainable dietary choices to consumers.
Making Healthy, Sustainable Diets Accessible and Achievable: A New Framework for Assessing the Nutrition, Environmental, and Equity Impacts of Packaged Foods Report 06 Dec 2022 Making Healthy, Sustainable Diets Accessible and Achievable: A New Framework for Assessing the Nutrition, Environmental, and Equity Impacts of Packaged Foods Sustainability, Ultra-processed foods, Dietary Guidance, NOVA classification, Sustainable Nutrition
Food 2030 Pathways for Action Report 06 Dec 2022 Food 2030 Pathways for Action Research and innovation policy as a driver for sustainable, healthy and inclusive food systems
Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series – Session 7 – Future Foods Webinar 30 Nov 2022 Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series – Session 7 – Future Foods This episode concludes our Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar series. We looked to the...
WWF Basket: Halving the Environmental Impact of UK Baskets by 2030 Insight 04 Nov 2022 WWF Basket: Halving the Environmental Impact of UK Baskets by 2030 The WWF Basket has put together a bluprint for measuring outcomes and action when addressing the environmental footprints of our baskets
Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series – Session 6 – Communicating Food Sustainability to Consumers Insight 12 Oct 2022 Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series – Session 6 – Communicating Food Sustainability to Consumers The sixth edition of the CGF’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives Healthier and More Sustainable Diets...
Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series-Session 5-Understanding Sustainable Product Trends Webinar 12 Oct 2022 Healthier and More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series-Session 5-Understanding Sustainable Product Trends With a spotlight on Turkey’s sustainable product trends click here to watch the recording. 
The Time is Ripe for ESG + Nutrition: Evidence-Based Nutrition Metrics for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing Insight 14 Jun 2022 The Time is Ripe for ESG + Nutrition: Evidence-Based Nutrition Metrics for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing Published in January 2022 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this article highlights the need to add nutrition and health metrics to an ESG investing framework.
UK Retailer Index 2022 Report 24 May 2022 UK Retailer Index 2022 On May 11, through their partnership with ShareAction, Access to Nutrition Initiative published the UK Retailer Index 2022....
CHL UK: Academic Report – Testing Availability, Positioning, Promotions, and Signage of Healthier Food Options and Purchasing Behavior within Major UK Supermarkets Report 25 Mar 2022 CHL UK: Academic Report – Testing Availability, Positioning, Promotions, and Signage of Healthier Food Options and Purchasing Behavior within Major UK Supermarkets The Nuffield Dept. of Health Sciences at Oxford University conducted an independent evaluation of 6...
CHL UK: Academic Report – Can Confectionary Placements Influence Purchasing Behaviour? Report 25 Mar 2022 CHL UK: Academic Report – Can Confectionary Placements Influence Purchasing Behaviour? The Nuffield Dept. of Health Sciences at Oxford University have conducted an evaluation of a...
Retail Nutrition Programs and Outcomes: An Evidence Analysis Center Scoping Review Report 23 Sep 2021 Retail Nutrition Programs and Outcomes: An Evidence Analysis Center Scoping Review As nutrition-related diseases contribute to rising health care costs, food retail settings are providing a...
Epicurean Food Marketing Insight 18 Aug 2021 Epicurean Food Marketing Rather than selling food as fuel as if they were in the energy business, food marketers concerned about public health and the obesity epidemic should consider focusing on eating’s pleasure.
Food as Medicine Retail Nutrition Landscape Paper and Framework Report 15 Jul 2021 Food as Medicine Retail Nutrition Landscape Paper and Framework Health and nutrition disparities and high rates of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes,...
Designing With the Grain of Human Behaviour: Nudging Healthier Choices – INSEAD Insight 29 Jan 2021 Designing With the Grain of Human Behaviour: Nudging Healthier Choices – INSEAD The Consumer Goods Forum, Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action hosted an interactive webinar...
Designing With the Grain of Human Behaviour: Applying Behavioural Insights to Promote Healthy Diets – Webinar Webinar 26 Jan 2021 Designing With the Grain of Human Behaviour: Applying Behavioural Insights to Promote Healthy Diets – Webinar The Consumer Goods Forum, Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action hosted an interactive webinar...
Inside our Supermarkets Australia 2020 Report 09 Dec 2020 Inside our Supermarkets Australia 2020 This study assesses the degree to which the in-store environments within major Australian supermarket chains...
Viewpoint: Effectiveness or Consumer Acceptance? Trade-offs in Selecting Healthy Eating Nudges 09 Dec 2020 Viewpoint: Effectiveness or Consumer Acceptance? Trade-offs in Selecting Healthy Eating Nudges Abstract Governments and companies that want to promote healthier eating must consider both the effectiveness...
Effects of Front-Of-Pack Labels on The Nutritional Quality Of Supermarket Food Purchases: Evidence from A Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial 09 Dec 2020 Effects of Front-Of-Pack Labels on The Nutritional Quality Of Supermarket Food Purchases: Evidence from A Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial Abstract To examine whether four pre-selected front-of-pack nutrition labels improve food purchases in real-life grocery...
Blog: Is it Working? A Closer Look at Our Collaboration for Healthier Lives UK Initiative in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark Insight 16 Oct 2020 Blog: Is it Working? A Closer Look at Our Collaboration for Healthier Lives UK Initiative in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark In the UK, despite a world-renowned public health system, being healthy can be difficult for...
Can Supermarkets Help Turn the Tide on Obesity? Report 15 Oct 2020 Can Supermarkets Help Turn the Tide on Obesity? This report, published by The Consumer Goods Forum and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, reviews ...
CHL US Publishes New Report on Empowering US Shoppers to Make Healthier Choices Report 11 Aug 2020 CHL US Publishes New Report on Empowering US Shoppers to Make Healthier Choices The Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) US team published their new report, highlighting the actions...
Which Healthy Eating Nudges Work Best? A Meta-Analysis of Field Experiments 19 Jul 2020 Which Healthy Eating Nudges Work Best? A Meta-Analysis of Field Experiments Abstract We examine the effectiveness in field settings of seven healthy eating nudges, classified according...
Collaboration For Healthier Lives: ‘On s’y met’ Goes Digital Report 03 Jul 2020 Collaboration For Healthier Lives: ‘On s’y met’ Goes Digital Following the recent launch of two local CHL reports, the UK and China, the French...
Executive Summary – Healthier Lives: Impact Through Collaboration Summary 23 Jun 2020 Executive Summary – Healthier Lives: Impact Through Collaboration Download the Executive Summary of the CEO-led virtual session that took place on 16th June...
Context Is Critical for Brands Responding To Covid-19 Case Study 23 Jun 2020 Context Is Critical for Brands Responding To Covid-19 With many countries re-opening into what appears to be a long-term recessionary environment, companies are...
Come Out On Top Post COVID-19 Through Advertising And Accurate Measurement Case Study 21 May 2020 Come Out On Top Post COVID-19 Through Advertising And Accurate Measurement Our consumer behavior has changed drastically since the lockdown due to COVID-19. Time with media...
Covid-19 Can Inhibit Innovation or Foster It: It’s Up To You Summary 13 May 2020 Covid-19 Can Inhibit Innovation or Foster It: It’s Up To You If you think innovating can be hard normally, try doing it during a global pandemic....