Launch: Policy tools for sustainable and healthy eating

Current consumption patterns in the Nordic region are not aligned with national dietary guidelines or health and sustainability targets. There is a need to shift diets for a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. This is a global challenge and a necessity for the health of ourselves and the planet. 

As part of the Nordic Vision project Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems, the Nordic Council of Ministers has cooperated with Nordregio to deliver a research project about the Nordic food environments and behavior change. 

The research project complements the release of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 (NNR2023) and provides policymakers with proposals and suggestions for policies and interventions that are implementable in the Nordic countries to guide dietary shifts.

• Ole Henrik Krat Bjørkholt, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
• Jessie Sommarström, Chef, Sweden's Chef of the Year 2022
• Cortney Price, Lead for Behavioural Science at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Unni Kløvstad, Head of Department, Nordic Council of Ministers
• Hanne Lene Dahlgren, Author and Food Influencer
• Thomas Roland, Head of Product Liability and Quality, Coop Denmark
• Mats Liedholm, Managing Director, Fazer Sweden
• Therese Lindahl, Programme Director, Beijer Institute
• Karin Fritz, Project Leader, Swedish Food Agency
• Olga Grönvall Lund - Founder and General Secretary, Reformaten
• Marianne Bigum, Member of the Nordic Council Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region, The Green Left
• Gustav Johansson, Author and founder of Jävligt Gott
• Leneisja Jungsberg, Senior Research Fellow, Nordregio
• Moderator: Åsa Sandberg

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Opening

Unni Kløvstad, Head of Department, Nordic Council of Ministers

Report launch

Leneisja Jungsberg, Senior Research Fellow, Nordregio

Panel 1: The need for behaviour change and pathways forward

Mats Liedholm, Managing Director, Fazer Sweden
Olga Grönvall Lund, Founder and General Secretary, Reformaten 
Thomas Roland, Head of Product Liability and Quality, Coop Denmark

Dialogue

Ole Henrik Krat Bjørkholt, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

 
Panel 2: Influencing and cooking new food  

Jessie Sommarström, Chef, Sweden's Chef of the Year 2022 
Hanne Lene Dahlgren, Author and Food Influencer 
Gustav Johansson, Author and Founder of Jävligt Gott

Panel 3: From research to policy

Cortney Price, Lead for Behavioural Science at FAO 
Karin Fritz, Project Leader, Swedish Food Agency 
Therese Lindahl, Programme Director, Beijer Institute  
Marianne Bigum, Member of the Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region, The Green Left

Welcome!

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The launch event is hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers, in collaboration with Nordregio.