ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative)

🍞 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? This new policy brief, developed in anticipation of the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris by the Independent Expert Panel on Nutrition, outlines key recommendations for tackling malnutrition. The document emphasises the urgent need for action and provides a roadmap for achieving better nutrition outcomes globally. 🍽️ Key topics addressed in the brief include: Investing in cost-effective nutrition interventions through health systems, particularly focusing on the first 1,000 days of life.  Transforming agrifood systems to prioritise access to healthy diets for all.  Expanding nutrition-sensitive social protection programmes to support vulnerable populations.  Ensuring mandatory education for girls and transforming school-based school feeding programmes into true school nutrition programmes.  Targeting WASH interventions to communities with high malnutrition prevalence and those most affected by climate change. 🥦 This document is convened by the Paris Peace Forum and led by Shawn Baker of Helen Keller Intl., and includes ATNI's Executive Director Greg S Garrett and Brieuc PONT France's Special Envoy on Nutrition and Secretary General of the Nutrition for Growth Summit. These policy recommendations are a call to action for governments, civil society, and private sector leaders to start tackling malnutrition head-on. 📚 Read the full document here: https://lnkd.in/eaRFz4VR #NutritionForGrowth #ParisPeaceForum #GlobalNutrition #N4Gsummit 👏 With the generous participation of: UNICEF; World Health Organization; United Nations and Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement;FAO; World Food Programme; The World Bank; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), AMREF; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University and University of Toronto; International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and CGIAR; ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM; The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University The Global Nutrition Report; University of Colorado; University of Ghana; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield; Institute of Nutrition Mahidol University; University of Reading, ; Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

The Roadmap for Change for F&B Companies – Read Here 👇🏼 🍪 Poor diets are responsible for one in five deaths worldwide, highlighting the importance of companies taking responsibility. The private sector must step up, as the hidden costs of our current food system continue to grow. 🧀 As shown in the results of the Global Access to Nutrition Index 2024, companies are improving their performance by using government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models (NPMs) to report on portfolio healthiness, responsible marketing to children, and the setting of 'affordable nutrition' strategies. 🥜 Swipe left to explore the current state and the roadmap for improvement, in order to reach the target of 50% healthy sales by 2030. ✅ Read the Global Index 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/eAkCQ4xw   #food #healthyfood #NPM #responsiblemarketing #foodsector 

🤩 Join our team! Are you a Bachelor or Master’s student keen to gain experience in building strategic #partnerships or conducting #research at an international non-profit working to shape a healthier, sustainable food system?    At ATNi, we analyse and translate data into actionable insights, driving partnerships and innovations for market transformation so that all people have access to nutritious and sustainable food. We convene debates with key stakeholders, including responsible investors, policymakers, and consumer groups that will shape healthy diets in the future.   The successful candidate(s) will have the opportunity to gain new expertise, collaborate with a diverse, passionate team, and contribute to impactful projects.   📆 Duration: 4-6 months, 4-5 days per week 📍 Location: Hybrid, home and at our office in Utrecht, Netherlands 📄 Offer: internship stipend + all travel expenses   Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.   Deadline to apply: 5 January 2025   Learn more and apply here: Partnerships intern: https://lnkd.in/eQVrWDgK Research intern: https://lnkd.in/encKgMT9   #Internship #Hiring #GlobalNutrition #Health

🥫 Watch the recording of our Policy Fix Webinar on Food Affordability!   On Thursday, our team at ATNi was thrilled to learn alongside 106 other attendees. Thank you to Katherine Pittore for organising and representing ATNi. We are pleased to share the recording, so many more will benefit from this insightful event.   A huge thank you to our speakers Dr. Catherine L. Mah, Elaine Borazon, and Julie Greene for sharing their unique perspectives from academia and food retailers, highlighting the historical and current context, and future opportunities to make healthy foods accessible and affordable; And to Krista Kruft for moderating such a rich discussion.   Learn the answers to the following questions: • What are 3 main policy areas that we need to focus on to prioritise nutritious food affordability? • What role do food retailers play in creating healthy food environments? • What is the historical and current role of food subsidies on the cost and availability of nutritious foods?   📽️ Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/ermBUkJV   #FoodPolicy #Nutrition #HealthyFood #Affordability

🥭 Learn more about our 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐀) project!   ATNi, in partnership with local stakeholders, is launching the Tanzania Market Assessment (component of the EAMA project) to drive healthier, more sustainable diets by engaging the private sector in Tanzania. This includes:   • A food environment mapping and value chain analyses of fortified packaged foods.  • An assessment of the healthiness of processed packaged foods sold on the market in Tanzania, with a focus on micronutrient fortification for up to 30 food and beverage (F&B) companies. •An assessment of up to 10 of the largest F&B companies nutrition commitments, performance and disclosures.   The results of this assessment aim to be used by government, private sector, investors, consumer associations, academia among others to drive forward improved nutrition outcomes in Tanzania.    🌍 As part of the research approach, ATNi's Bo-jane W. and Mark Wijne shared an insightful week discussing the project methodology with a diverse group of government, civil society, local NGO and other stakeholders in Dodoma & Dar es Salaam. Thank you to all the participants who shared their ideas and perspectives, and for the support of the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture.   👉 For more information: https://lnkd.in/eq8FnTzj   #Nutrition #Tanzania #PublicHealth #ProcessedFood

🎧 Give this podcast a listen! Our Executive Director Greg S Garrett contributed to the podcast series 'Leading Voices in Food' of World Food Policy Center, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. He discussed the results of our latest Global Access to Nutrition Index 2024 in a conversation hosted by Professor Kelly Brownell at Duke University. 👉 Click here to listen in full: https://lnkd.in/eYPeyU7S #foodadvocacy #healthydiet #processedfoods #foodpolicy #GI2024

🍎 How can we ensure access to affordable and nutritious diets? In 2022, 2.8 billion people couldn’t afford a healthy diet. w With COVID-19, the Ukraine war, and rising costs driving staple food prices up by 30%. Against this backdrop, the consumption of ultra-processed and packaged foods, high in sugar, fats, and salt, is increasing. 🥦 As more families worldwide struggle to afford a healthy diet, the question arises: what effective policies can ensure affordable nutrition? To learn more about what can be done, join our 4th webinar in the Policy Fix Series on affordability: "Strategies to increase access to affordable, nutritious food". 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUQEY6ny 🥫 In this session, we will explore: - How can policies improve the affordability of nutritious diets in high-income countries (Canada and Australia) and emerging markets (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia)? - What role do food retailers play in driving access to healthy, affordable diets? 📆 Date: 21 November 2024 🕒 Time: 15:00-16:15 CET 📍 Location: online via Zoom #affordability #nutrition #publichealth #retail #foodpolicy

Two weeks ago I had the privilege to visit the Financial Times studio and present ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative)'s latest Global Access to Nutrition Index. There are positive market trends towards healthier food environments. But it is far too slow. Lawrence Haddad CMG from Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) summarized this nicely: “Once again this ATNI global report provides the most authoritative assessment of the nutrition performance of the large food and drink companies. The good news is that the companies as a group are improving in terms of their healthy food offerings. The bad news is that progress is slow and from a low base. At the current pace the companies will only get to a 50% of their products being healthy by 2036. Given that diet is the main global risk factor for morbidity and premature mortality, companies have to do better, as do governments who need to put incentives and regulations in place to speed up this transition to better health for all.” Thanks to my fellow panelist for an important discussion: Rachel Crossley, Head of Stewardship, Europe, BNP Paribas Asset Management John Schoonbee, Global Chief Medical Officer, Swiss Re Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, President/CEO, The ONE Campaign Simon Mundy, Moral Money Editor, Financial Times. You can watch the webinar for free here: https://lnkd.in/egznHC2Q

🍎 How can we ensure access to affordable and nutritious diets? In 2022, 2.8 billion people couldn’t afford a healthy diet. w With COVID-19, the Ukraine war, and rising costs driving staple food prices up by 30%. Against this backdrop, the consumption of ultra-processed and packaged foods, high in sugar, fats, and salt, is increasing. 🥦 As more families worldwide struggle to afford a healthy diet, the question arises: what effective policies can ensure affordable nutrition? To learn more about what can be done, join our 4th webinar in the Policy Fix Series on affordability: "Strategies to increase access to affordable, nutritious food". 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUQEY6ny 🥫 In this session, we will explore: - How can policies improve the affordability of nutritious diets in high-income countries (Canada and Australia) and emerging markets (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia)? - What role do food retailers play in driving access to healthy, affordable diets? 📆 Date: 21 November 2024 🕒 Time: 15:00-16:15 CET 📍 Location: online via Zoom #affordability #nutrition #publichealth #retail #foodpolicy

Tackling malnutrition is not just a health issue - it is a global priority with major socio-economic implications.   Malnutrition, from poor childhood growth to nutrient deficiencies and obesity, leads to higher mortality rates, preventable disabilities, and impaired cognitive development. Despite progress, global crises and climate change are exacerbating these issues. Yet, the power of evidence-based policies and investments to improve nutrition is undeniable, with every $1 invested yielding an average return of $23.   Ahead of the 2025 Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, the Independent Expert Panel on Nutrition, convened by the Paris Peace Forum and led by Shawn Baker of Helen Keller Intl., is releasing targeted recommendations to amplify actions across sectors, including:   👨⚕️ Expanding and training health workforces for integrated nutrition services 🌾 Promoting climate smart agriculture 🍽 Addressing consumer barriers to healthy eating patterns 🏫Transforming existing school based feeding programs into true school nutrition programs - prioritizing communities living in food insecurity   This is a call to action for governments, civil society, and private sector leaders. The #N4GParis Summit will be a pivotal moment to catalyze the political and financial will needed to tackle malnutrition head-on.    Read the full recommendations 👇 With the generous participation of: Victor Aguayo, UNICEF; Francesco Branca, World Health Organization; Afshan Khan, UN and Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement; Lynnette Neufeld, FAO; Abigail Perry, World Food Programme; Meera Shekar and Kyoko Okamura Shibata, The World Bank; Greg S Garrett, ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative); Lawrence Haddad CMG, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, AMREF; Rahul Rawat, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Zulfiqar Bhutta, Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University and University of Toronto; André Briend, Nutritionist; Namukolo Covic, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and CGIAR; Hélène Delisle, ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM; Shibani Ghosh, The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and The Global Nutrition Report; Elizabeth Kimani, APHRC; Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado; Anna Lartey, University of Ghana; Purnima Menon, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Bhavani Shankar, Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield; Emorn Udomkesmalee, Institute of Nutrition Mahidol University; Giacomo Zanello, University of Reading, The Global Nutrition Report; Joanne Raisin, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Mouvement; Fanny YAGO-WIENNE, Helen Keller Intl; Jørgen Torgerstuen Johnsen, WHO