Research

From launching legal action and producing hard-hitting research to working with local communities, we drive systemic change across food and farming — powered by grassroots energy and backed by credible research.

Briefing
September 2026

Why nitrogen polluters must pay

The case for applying the polluter pays principleto the fertiliser and livestock industries, to support farmers and clean up our environments
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Briefing
September 2026

Toxic!: How Tesco sells products containing forever chemicals.

Our call to action for Tesco following our research revealing the presence of toxic PFAS in all tested products.
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Letter
June 2026

Open letter to the European Commission on the importance of addressing methane from industrially farmed animals

30+ civil society organisations call on the European Commission to take livestock’s methane emissions seriously.
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Joint statement
May 2026

50 organisations and experts sound alarm over shrinking access to environmental justice

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Report
March 2026

Nitrogen fertilisers in the UK

Revenues and profits of the major market players.
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Consultation response
March 2026

Submission to EAC inquiry on air pollution in the UK

Foodrise's response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry on air pollution, outlining how agricultural emissions are a significant source of air pollution in the UK.
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Report
February 2026

Blue Empire – 2026 Summary Update

How the Norwegian salmon industry extracts nutrition and undermines livelihoods in West Africa, a 2026 update.
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Report
February 2026

CAP at the Crossroads

Reforming EU CAP subsidies to support healthy sustainable diets.
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Briefing
December 2025

Fish out of water

Pulling the plug on land-based salmon factory farms. Read the full briefing in French.
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Report
December 2025

Exhausted Earth

How fertiliser corporations destroyed the nitrogen cycle and how to fix it.
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Consultation response
October 2025

Response to Treasury Autumn Budget on tariffs on imports of cane sugar

Foodrise and Action on Sugar's response to the UK Government's Treasury Autumn Budget representation survey, making the case for why the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) on raw cane sugar being imported into the UK should not be renewed.
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Report
October 2025

Menu of Food Voices

The key learnings from our Europe-wide Food Voices Coalition project, empowering local citizens to influence the food retail sector.
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