True Cost Accounting for Food Systems Transformation @ TMG
@truecostaccounting.bsky.social
TMG Think Tank for Sustainability facilitates effective policy & economic incentives for sustainable food systems transformation via True Cost Accounting.
https://www.tmg-thinktank.com/programmes/true-cost-accounting
https://www.tmg-thinktank.com/programmes/true-cost-accounting
🥗True Cost Accounting is more appealing to those already eating a more healthy and sustainable diet—so how can we convince those who would benefit most?
A new study looks at consumer attitudes to TCA and the findings underline an important challenge. Read on to find out 🧵👇
A new study looks at consumer attitudes to TCA and the findings underline an important challenge. Read on to find out 🧵👇
August 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🥗True Cost Accounting is more appealing to those already eating a more healthy and sustainable diet—so how can we convince those who would benefit most?
A new study looks at consumer attitudes to TCA and the findings underline an important challenge. Read on to find out 🧵👇
A new study looks at consumer attitudes to TCA and the findings underline an important challenge. Read on to find out 🧵👇
The report includes case studies of various European diets, comparing their environmental and health impacts to the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet & the Mediterranean Diet 🌍🏥
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The report includes case studies of various European diets, comparing their environmental and health impacts to the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet & the Mediterranean Diet 🌍🏥
Our latest publication for the PLAN'EAT project is now online!
“Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways” summarizes some health, environmental, & social sustainability challenges associated with European diets and provides recommendations for healthier & more sustainable diets. 🧵👇
“Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways” summarizes some health, environmental, & social sustainability challenges associated with European diets and provides recommendations for healthier & more sustainable diets. 🧵👇
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our latest publication for the PLAN'EAT project is now online!
“Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways” summarizes some health, environmental, & social sustainability challenges associated with European diets and provides recommendations for healthier & more sustainable diets. 🧵👇
“Food Impact Map: Synthesis report on food impact pathways” summarizes some health, environmental, & social sustainability challenges associated with European diets and provides recommendations for healthier & more sustainable diets. 🧵👇
📢Our latest publication with
@nordregio.bsky.social for the PLAN'EAT project has just gone online!
Based on True Cost Accounting (TCA) analysis of high-impact foods, this policy brief gives recommendations for effective measures to support the transition towards sustainable and healthy diets.
@nordregio.bsky.social for the PLAN'EAT project has just gone online!
Based on True Cost Accounting (TCA) analysis of high-impact foods, this policy brief gives recommendations for effective measures to support the transition towards sustainable and healthy diets.
July 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
📢Our latest publication with
@nordregio.bsky.social for the PLAN'EAT project has just gone online!
Based on True Cost Accounting (TCA) analysis of high-impact foods, this policy brief gives recommendations for effective measures to support the transition towards sustainable and healthy diets.
@nordregio.bsky.social for the PLAN'EAT project has just gone online!
Based on True Cost Accounting (TCA) analysis of high-impact foods, this policy brief gives recommendations for effective measures to support the transition towards sustainable and healthy diets.
🤔🍝What is the true cost of my dinner?
This third True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, breaks down the true cost of spaghetti bolognese using TCA.
This third True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, breaks down the true cost of spaghetti bolognese using TCA.
July 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🤔🍝What is the true cost of my dinner?
This third True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, breaks down the true cost of spaghetti bolognese using TCA.
This third True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, breaks down the true cost of spaghetti bolognese using TCA.
🤔How is True Cost Accounting done?
This second True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, dives into the four steps of TCA. 🧵👇
This second True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, dives into the four steps of TCA. 🧵👇
July 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🤔How is True Cost Accounting done?
This second True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, dives into the four steps of TCA. 🧵👇
This second True Cost Accounting (TCA) explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, dives into the four steps of TCA. 🧵👇
🤔What is True Cost Accounting?
In this first TCA explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, we go back to basics.
In this first TCA explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, we go back to basics.
July 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🤔What is True Cost Accounting?
In this first TCA explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, we go back to basics.
In this first TCA explainer video, created as part of the PLAN'EAT project, we go back to basics.
📢 New publication out now!
“True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products”
Our first interim report for the TCA Roadmap project is live 🧵👇
“True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products”
Our first interim report for the TCA Roadmap project is live 🧵👇
July 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 New publication out now!
“True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products”
Our first interim report for the TCA Roadmap project is live 🧵👇
“True Cost Accounting Methodologies and Databases for Agri-food Businesses and Products”
Our first interim report for the TCA Roadmap project is live 🧵👇
🗺️What’s the way forward for True Cost Accounting (TCA)?
Read the thread for highlights from TMG’s first expert workshop for the TCA Roadmap with 15 TCA practitioners. What did the experts have to say? 🧵👇
Read the thread for highlights from TMG’s first expert workshop for the TCA Roadmap with 15 TCA practitioners. What did the experts have to say? 🧵👇
July 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🗺️What’s the way forward for True Cost Accounting (TCA)?
Read the thread for highlights from TMG’s first expert workshop for the TCA Roadmap with 15 TCA practitioners. What did the experts have to say? 🧵👇
Read the thread for highlights from TMG’s first expert workshop for the TCA Roadmap with 15 TCA practitioners. What did the experts have to say? 🧵👇
Co-hosted with the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), the workshop was part of TMG’s TCA Roadmap project, funded by the EU #NextGenerationEU program.
June 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Co-hosted with the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), the workshop was part of TMG’s TCA Roadmap project, funded by the EU #NextGenerationEU program.
🤔 What are the true costs of chocolate and kebabs?
That’s what young people explored at #JugendPolitikTage 2025 in an interactive workshop led by TMG’s Research Associate Carmen Steinmetz. 🧵👇
That’s what young people explored at #JugendPolitikTage 2025 in an interactive workshop led by TMG’s Research Associate Carmen Steinmetz. 🧵👇
June 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🤔 What are the true costs of chocolate and kebabs?
That’s what young people explored at #JugendPolitikTage 2025 in an interactive workshop led by TMG’s Research Associate Carmen Steinmetz. 🧵👇
That’s what young people explored at #JugendPolitikTage 2025 in an interactive workshop led by TMG’s Research Associate Carmen Steinmetz. 🧵👇
🥙🍫💶 What does our food really cost?
That was the question we brought to 16-25 year olds at #JugendPolitikTage 2025, where young people from across Germany came together to debate key political issues of our time. 🧵👇
That was the question we brought to 16-25 year olds at #JugendPolitikTage 2025, where young people from across Germany came together to debate key political issues of our time. 🧵👇
June 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🥙🍫💶 What does our food really cost?
That was the question we brought to 16-25 year olds at #JugendPolitikTage 2025, where young people from across Germany came together to debate key political issues of our time. 🧵👇
That was the question we brought to 16-25 year olds at #JugendPolitikTage 2025, where young people from across Germany came together to debate key political issues of our time. 🧵👇
📣Calling all #TrueCostAccounting researchers and experts!
TMG is mapping existing TCA methods & databases in the #agrifood sector.
We’re conducting a survey to better understand the tools, methods & databases that have been developed & utilized in the field.
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TMG is mapping existing TCA methods & databases in the #agrifood sector.
We’re conducting a survey to better understand the tools, methods & databases that have been developed & utilized in the field.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣Calling all #TrueCostAccounting researchers and experts!
TMG is mapping existing TCA methods & databases in the #agrifood sector.
We’re conducting a survey to better understand the tools, methods & databases that have been developed & utilized in the field.
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TMG is mapping existing TCA methods & databases in the #agrifood sector.
We’re conducting a survey to better understand the tools, methods & databases that have been developed & utilized in the field.
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At our #BIOFACH session on “Managing and Financing Sustainable Transformation,” we explored how two innovative financial approaches, #SEBIT and #NatureEquity, can help steer investments into more sustainable business models.
February 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
At our #BIOFACH session on “Managing and Financing Sustainable Transformation,” we explored how two innovative financial approaches, #SEBIT and #NatureEquity, can help steer investments into more sustainable business models.
🍽️ 🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 🌱 🍽️
Our BIOFACH session on Wednesday, “𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀,” was a great success!
Read on for some key takeaways ⬇️
Our BIOFACH session on Wednesday, “𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀,” was a great success!
Read on for some key takeaways ⬇️
February 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🍽️ 🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 🌱 🍽️
Our BIOFACH session on Wednesday, “𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀,” was a great success!
Read on for some key takeaways ⬇️
Our BIOFACH session on Wednesday, “𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀,” was a great success!
Read on for some key takeaways ⬇️