SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

What New York City is Doing

  • Good Food Purchasing Program

    The NYC government uses this framework, created by The Center for Good Food Purchasing, to give institutions guidance on purchasing sustainable, nutritious, ethically-sourced food.

  • Food Forward NYC

    The NYC government is pursuing this ambitious policy plan to make the city’s food system more equitable, sustainable, and healthy by 2031.

  • Milan Urban Food City Pact

    NYC has since 2014 been a signatory to this global agreement which seeks to develop sustainable urban food systems that, among other goals, respect human rights and mitigate the negative effects of climate change.

  • NYC Commercial Organics Law

    According to this statute, food businesses must separate their food scraps and other organic waste for composting purposes.