Plating Up Progress 2020 is an initiative of the Food Foundation in the UK. Plating Up Progress assesses the progress being made by major UK-operating businesses within the food retail, foodservice and restaurant chain sectors across key themes relating to the transition to a healthy and sustainable food system. The analysis is based on information in the public domain, using existing benchmarks, corporate reports and websites, with a fact-checking period provided for each company.

Participants discussed the importance of rating public equity investments for major food system impacts. The Plating Up Progress methodology helps investors compare companies’ impacts on natural, social and human capital, alongside financial returns.