This paper outlines the concept of values-based food systems a term based around a common commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice. The paper examines the development of four multi-stakeholder local food partnerships in Birmingham, Bristol, Rotherham and Sheffield. 

As input prices surge, extreme weather is the norm and margins become tighter, food producers are making significant changes. Benchmarking to compare performance, author Lisa Jack argues, is essential to manage and assess these changes. She provides an overview of existing practices and explores the potential for them to drive sustainable innovation. 

This report by EIT Food assesses the level of trust European food consumers have with new technologies and innovations within the food system. It finds that levels of trust have remained relatively unchanged, but it points to potential pathways to improve the current state of trust between food consumers and other actors in the food system.