The power of public food procurement

In recognition of the key importance of public food procurement for accelerating progress towards SDGs, the 2-day conference stands to offer cities skills and tools to maximise opportunities for using public food procurement as a lever for more sustainable food systems and healthy school meals. By targeting cities’ food policy officers and stakeholders responsible for meals of schoolchildren aged 1-16, a series of technical workshops, debates and field visits are organized.

The conference is organised by the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP), the Municipality of Copenhagen and Roskilde University and takes place within the framework of the Horizon 2020 Food Trails project and the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative.

Conference topics will cover:

• Food policy and multilevel governance
• Sustainable and innovative food procurement
• Behavioural science and education
• Citizen engagement
• Competence building
• Circular economy

Agenda:

• Day 1, hosted by IDA Urban Food Systems, presents the planned and expected initiatives for the urgent food system transitions. These will be presented by experts with key roles in international bodies in food policy science. At the end of the day, you have the opportunity to gain insights into results and experiences with sustainable meals from various EU perspectives and get a tour of one of Copenhagen's Food Schools.
• Day 2, hosted by the Municipality of Copenhagen, is dedicated to in-depth discussions, inspiring speeches, and interactive workshops centred around public food procurement for school meals. The morning sessions will delve into high-level policy discussions, setting the stage for the significant role cities play in shaping sustainable food systems. In the afternoon, engage in lively debates and hands-on workshops aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in the realm of public food procurement.

The full programme can be found here.

Venue:

• Monday 17th: IDA Conference, Kalvebod Brygge 31-33, 1780 Copenhagen V.
• Tuesday 18th: Copenhagen City Hall, Raadhuspladsen 1, 1599 Copenhagen V.

Registrations will be evaluated by the organising team to define the final participation in the conference.

Registration closes on the 20th of May!