Putting solutions on the table A review of successful interventions to support more sustainable food consumption behaviours

The transition towards more sustainable food systems in Europe has put a key question on the table: how can we halve the consumption of high impact foods in Europe in the next decades, thereby also cutting by half their negative sustainability impacts? This report aims at contributing to this discussion, by analysing and showcasing the latest and most compelling pieces of evidence about behaviourally-informed interventions that support a shift towards more sustainable and healthier diets in real-life contexts. Target audience: This report is particularly targeted at policymakers and food industry actors. It aims to provide a range of evidence-based approaches to drive more sustainable food purchasing and consumption behaviours in Europe. For this purpose, each behavioural change discussed is accompanied by reflections on opportunities for policymakers and the food industry to replicate, tailor or scale up the consequences involved.The overall goal of the VALUMICS project is to provide European decision makers with a comprehensive suite of approaches and tools to evaluate the impact of policies and strategies for enhancing the resilience, integrity and sustainability of food value chains in Europe. Contributing to the project goal, this report is the second in a series of VALUMICS outputs especially dedicated to food consumption analysis, preceded by a baseline report on understanding the drivers of food consumption behaviours in European consumers and the various challenges and opportunities faced in this regard. Next in this series of outputs will be the documentation of a pilot behaviour-change intervention in a retail store in Europe; a report with multi-stakeholder recommendations; and a report containing the main outcomes of the consumer analysis workshops facilitated by VALUMICS