Why We Exist
Food systems shape human health, communities, livelihoods, fairness and the stability of our planet. When we get food right, we unlock opportunities and progress on nearly every global challenge. Even with the evidence strong and growing, the hardest challenge is turning knowledge into action and impact. That is where EAT comes in.
What We Do
EAT brings scientists, food systems experts, producers, business leaders, policymakers and citizens from around the world together to find the answers for a better future. We do not run field programs or deliver food. Instead, we focus on what moves systems through:
- Platforms where dialogue leads to shared understanding, influence and impact
- Evidence that sets direction
- Partnerships built on trust, across actors that might not otherwise connect
How We Work
EAT is an amplifier, not an implementer. Everyone has a stake and a role to play — to research, to experiment, to disrupt, to govern, to grow, to invest, to cook, to eat, and to imagine and crave better solutions for a better tomorrow.
A defining part of our work is creating open, neutral, and purposeful spaces where disagreement is not avoided but addressed constructively. EAT’s role is to foster trust, strengthen understanding and build conditions for lasting change. We do this by:
- Founding partnerships that connect unlikely allies
- Hosting dialogues and forums that bring actors together to listen, question, and challenge one another
- Convening conversations that would otherwise not happen
- Supporting initiatives that can move faster and further with our backing
Through our Stockholm Food Forum, Communities for Action and creative communications, we convene leaders from governments, science, business, farming and civil society.
We do all of this with honesty, curiosity, and respect. Always evidence-based, inclusive and impatient for change.
What Makes Us Different
We believe progress comes from building longer tables, not higher walls. Our strength lies in connecting across divides so that policies, markets and culture shift together. When evidence and diverse voices come together to shape solutions the impact reaches far beyond any single project, shifting policies, shaping markets, and influencing culture.
Our partnerships stretch from top-tier research institutions to frontline actors: farmers, fishers, healthy workers, youth movements, and many more.
EAT’s unique contribution is to bring clarity, foster trust and openness and keep the vision of healthy, fair and sustainable food systems alive, visible and within reach.
