Future-proof school-centric food environments (FoodEnvironments4Future)

Purpose and goal

FoodEnvironments4Future aims to create healthier and more sustainable food environments for children and youth by transforming food environments in and around schools. The project seeks to make healthy and sustainable choices the easy and default option through collaboration between schools, municipalities, businesses, civil society and academia, and by developing new practices, policies and scalable solutions.

Expected effects and result

The project is expected to contribute to improved food environments that support children’s and adolescents’ health, reduce inequalities and promote sustainable consumption patterns. Key results include tested and documented interventions, strengthened public–private collaboration, and evidence-based policy recommendations that can be scaled nationally and across Europe to enable long-term systemic change.

Planned approach and implementation

The project is implemented across six European countries and combines food environment mapping, participatory foresight activities and local innovation labs in school settings. Solutions are co-created with students, schools, municipalities and businesses, tested in real-life contexts and refined. Results are further advanced through national and EU-level accelerator groups to support scaling and policy development.