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Exploring Sustainable Diets: Environmental Impacts and Nutritional Quality

  • B.linc Workshop 85084 Ellesmere Junction Road Lincoln, Canterbury, 7647 New Zealand (map)

Join us on Thursday, September 19th, for an insightful presentation by Riikka Kokko, a Master of Food Sciences from Finland and a Research Assistant at Lincoln University’s Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce. Riikka will share her cutting-edge research conducted with the Future Sustainable Food Systems group at the University of Helsinki. Her talk will explore the environmental impacts and nutritional quality of diets that include plant-based and novel alternatives to meat. Key topics include:

  • Life Cycle Assessment data on climate impact and energy use aligned with consumption patterns

  • Analysis of Nutritionally Invested Environmental Impacts using Nutrient Rich Diet indices

  • Key findings and discussions from her thesis

Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the future of sustainable food systems!

 

Timings

1.00pm: Guests arrive

1.15pm: CoE Introduction

1.20pm: Keynote Speaker

1.50pm: Q&A Session

2.00pm: Speaking finishes, guests network

2.30pm: Event finishes

Thursday 19 September

1.00pm - 2.30pm

B.linc Workshop, Lincoln University



About Our Speaker

Riikka Kokko

Riikka Kokko is a Master of Food Sciences from Finland and a Research Assistant at the University of Helsinki. She specializes in sustainable food systems, with a focus on assessing the environmental impacts and nutritional quality of alternative diets to meat. Her work with the Future Sustainable Food Systems research group at the University of Helsinki has contributed to advancing knowledge on sustainable diets through Life Cycle Assessment and Nutrient Rich Diet indices. Riikka’s research aims to inform more sustainable and nutritious food choices for the future.

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