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Veganuary 2023

This January, we are supporting Veganuary!

What is Veganuary?

is a non-profit organisation that encourages people worldwide to try vegan for January & beyond!

Last year, more than officially signed-up from nearly every country in the world to participate. Kantar research suggests around 10 times more people usually take part in Veganuary than officially sign-up through the Veganuary website, which means over 6 million people gave vegan eating a try during their 2022 campaign.

Based on calculations from , the impact of two million participants eating vegan for 31 days is:

  • 12.4 million litres of water saved
  • 207,680 tonnes of CO2 eq saved – the equivalent to 2.4 million flights from London to Paris

Why is diet important?

Every piece of food we eat makes its own impact on the environment. But some foods make much more of an impact than others. The production of meat and dairy takes a . Breeding animals for food every year requires massive amounts of natural resources, like fresh water and land, and generates massive amounts of waste and pollution.

The at Oxford University studies the health, environmental, social and economic impacts of meat and dairy production and consumption. Their Meat the Future exhibition considers some of the findings and explores future scenarios. Find out more including greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain for various items from beef to bananas and from poultry to peas.

Get involved

Of course, you don鈥檛 have to immediately embrace the full vegan lifestyle – you can start by trying vegetarian dishes first and then easing into more vegan recipes or try a selection of vegan items and see which ones you could switch into your routines more easily.

What鈥檚 on offer at 糖心TV?

Interested? Find out what鈥檚 on offer at 糖心TV Retail outlets and 糖心TV Conferences and experiment with amazing new dishes every day. You can also check out and social media pages for top tips and delicious recipes. You can even join 糖心TV Vegetarian & Vegan Societies' to share recipes.

Wed 04 Jan 2023, 10:05

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