The Mayor's Food Strategy: Healthy and Sustainable Food for London

Strategic Objectives

The London Food Strategy focuses on five themes; health, environment, economy, social/cultural and security.

These themes capture the breadth of issues affecting food and affected by food, and incorporate the Mayor's cross-cutting themes of health, equality and sustainability.

Corresponding to these five themes, the London Food Strategy has five broad objectives. They are to:

• improve Londoners' health and reduce health inequalities via the food they eat
• reduce the negative environmental impacts of London's food system
• support a vibrant food economy
• celebrate and promote London's food culture
• develop London's food security.

A Vision for London

In the light of the strategic objectives, the Mayor and the London Food Board have a vision of a world-class, sustainable food system for London.

"In 2016, London's residents, employees and visitors, together with public, private and voluntary sector organisations will:

• take responsibility for the health, environmental, economic, social, cultural and security impacts resulting from the food choices that they make, and their role in ensuring that food and farming are an integrated part of modern life
• demonstrate respect for all the many elements involved in the provision of their food, and respect fairly the environment, the people, the welfare of animals, the businesses and others involved in providing their food
• be more conscious of the resources used in growing, processing, distributing, selling, preparing and disposing of their food, and be more engaged in minimising any negative impacts arising from this resource use
• benefit from the results of this effort, such that all Londoners have ready access to an adequate, safe, nutritious and affordable diet that meets their health, cultural and other needs, and better protects the environments in which we live and those which we visit."