Since the end of the second world war farmers have faced a dilemma. Food or Environment. Growing more food than we need for over 70 years has come at a huge cost to the environment. This week Panorama highlighted the horrific misuse of dairy cows. The show makes for tough viewing but we know that…
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Future of Farming
Over the last 6 months the Citizen Good impact team have been working with DEFRA, looking into how government policy should evolve around the future of farming agenda in the UK. They have been working with farmers and businesses exploring how corporate funds could work together with government funds to achieve a greater environmental and…
Farming the Groove Armada way
In Rome there is a monument erected by Caesar Augustus (27BC – 14AD) called the Miliarium Aurem (golden milestone). It is the point from which, scholars believe, all distances within the Roman empire were measured. It is ground zero, the beginning of everything, the genesis of civilisation as far as the Roman empire was…
The say-do gap behind climate pledges
In 2015 the Paris climate agreement set the most ambitious climate targets ever undertaken by world leaders. It was agreed emissions would be cut to address the stark warnings from climate scientists who stated, a rise in temperature of 2 degrees or more would create a climate emergency. This target is not new,…
STOP Blah, Blah, Blah… DEFRA and Citizen Good are looking for brands to co-solve the climate crisis
The farmers and land managers are helping, now we need some corporate partners. We need your help. Citizen Good have been asked by DEFRA and the British Government to carry out a study into how the government could help corporate entities and consumer brands engage more directly with climate solutions to ensure…
The British Government will help you reach your climate commitments
Citizen Good have been asked by DEFRA and the British Government to carry out a study into how the government could help corporate entities and consumer brands engage more directly with climate solutions to ensure they reach and accelerate their net zero and SDG commitments. We’d like to invite you to take part…