LGPS pension funds join push for mandatory food health reporting
Published: September 1, 2025
Members of the LGPS industry are among 23 investors backing government plans to mandate transparency on sales of unhealthy food.
The proposals would require food businesses to report and set targets on the healthiness of their sales. The investor group – which includes Brunel, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the West Yorkshire Pension Fund – is urging the government to prescribe robust standards for companies’ obligatory reporting.
It also wants government to set targets based on public health expertise, using existing work by the Food and Data Transparency Partnership and best practice from food companies.
Additionally, it’s calling for the policy to cover all large food companies – including manufacturers, retailers, and the out-of-home sector – to tackle wider public health challenges facing the UK.
Garance Boullenger, healthy markets initiative lead at charity ShareAction, said: “Transparency and ambitious targets are fundamental to shifting the food system to make healthier diets more accessible, which in turn will help make our economy healthier.
“Voluntary action alone is failing to deliver the change we need. Mandatory reporting and target-setting will level the playing field and give investors the data they need, driving healthier choices for everyone.”
