Action Sprint: Plant-based innovation

Increasing the proportion of plant-based food people eat is one of the crucial steps towards more sustainable, healthy diets – with huge excitement, investment and momentum around plant-based innovation in Europe and the US.

However, that innovation is not necessarily well-aligned with ensuring that nutritious, sustainable food is widely affordable, accessible and desirable to a wide range of people and communities. As it stands, plant-based innovation is not delivering sustainable nutrition for all.

But what if we could harness the energy around plant-based innovation to help catalyse the transformations in the food system that are urgently needed?

What kinds of innovation, in the widest sense, do we need to deliver a healthier, more sustainable and, crucially, more equitable food system, from new approaches to innovation and new business models, to cultural and mindset shifts?

How might plant-based innovation help drive the ‘just transition’ of diets?

What's an Action Sprint?

Running from June - August 2021, this Action Sprint the first of a series exploring a key question around the role of protein in contributing to food system transformation. This sprint is a creative, interactive and experimental exploration of plant-based innovation consisting of workshops and an online inquiry. It will source cutting-edge insights to guide actors across the food system, along with contributions to the UN Food System Summit dialogues.

Join us

For more information on this Action Sprint, contact Roberta Iley, Principal Change Designer.

You can also track the latest signals of change in this space and join the conversation in a dedicated Action Sprint live research on the Futures Centre.

View signals and join the conversation

Partners

This Action Sprint is joined by a diverse group of people ranging from. It forms part of the Great Protein Transformation Challenge. Our partners include:

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