16/02/2026
A period of change — and new pathways being explored.
After more than a decade of advancing food systems at the intersection of health, climate, nature and equity, we’re sharing an important update.
In light of the major shifts in the international donor landscape, and following a careful assessment of long-term funding resilience, EAT’s Board of Trustees has decided to begin an orderly wind-down of operations in Oslo. This may come as a surprise to many of you — but transforming food systems is a long-term game, and it can’t be done by constantly jumping from one donation to the next.
Still, we feel enormous gratitude for the journey. Publishing ground-breaking science, convening leaders and experts from around the world, and pushing for evidence-based change has been a privilege for all of us.
And no — the need to change food systems does not stop here. In parallel with the wind-down, the Board and management are exploring pathways with partners and donors to enable selected flagship initiatives to continue and, where possible, scale within a more resilient set-up. These discussions are ongoing, and no concrete arrangements have been agreed at this stage.
On our website we have put up some of the highlights and impact from our journey, which include:
• The EAT–Lancet Commissions (2019, 2025)
• The Blue Food Assessment (2023)
• The Food Systems Economics Commission (2024)
• The Stockholm Food Forum
• Ten global Communities for Action launched in 2025
Thank you all of you for being part of our journey…
