Our year in review
Dig into our latest and past annual reports to learn more about how we’re building a good food future—all powered by our global community of donors.
You create waves of impact
This is a defining moment for our planet and all who call it home. The choices we make today can ensure that people and animals everywhere will have clean air and water, healthy soil, and thriving ecosystems. We know we must reimagine how meat is made in order to create a safer and more just future for everyone. In 2024, donor support led to much-needed wins for alternative proteins. All over the world, we spurred new government investments, regulatory victories, field-boosting research, and technological breakthroughs.
Our global community of supporters enabled us to:
- Grow the alternative protein movement by expanding our student-led Alt Protein Project to 70 chapters worldwide.
- Fill key research gaps through our Research Grant Program and spark the launch of new innovation hubs.
- Unlock public funds for critical research everywhere we operate.
- Spotlight the benefits of alternative proteins at global events like Climate Week NYC and COP29 and launch our newest organization, GFI Japan.
OUR LATEST REPORT
The ripple effect
Read the stories of what our global community is making possible in our 2024 Year in Review. Together, we are building a food system that can feed a growing population while protecting our planet and everyone who calls it home.
Past annual reports
Year in Review 2023
Learn about the people and partnerships growing the future of food from the ground up in our Year in Review.
Year in Review 2022
In 2022, GFI expanded our global student movement to 36 total universities and collaborated with the government of Singapore to serve cultivated meat at COP27.
Year in Review 2021
In 2021, GFI released life cycle and techno-economic assessments for cultivated meat and elevated alternative proteins as a global climate solution at the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26.
Year in Review 2020
In 2020, GFI supported a proposal resulting in the U.S. National Science Foundation funding cultivated meat research and launched our ASAP Initiative to identify the field’s most pressing challenges.
Year in Review 2019
In 2019, GFI grew government support for alternative proteins in the United States, India, Brazil, and Israel, and our grant program funded 14 open-access research projects.
Year in Review 2018
In 2018, GFI launched our research grant program, hosted the inaugural Good Food Conference, and mounted a defense of plant-based meat and milk labeling across the U.S.
Year in Review 2017
In 2017, GFI launched the world’s first university course on plant-based meat and supported more than 100 alternative protein startups.
Year in Review 2016
In 2016, the year GFI was founded, we launched two alternative protein startups and accelerated innovation in the public and private sectors.
Grow the good food future
Our research, insights, and advocacy are possible thanks to our global family of donors. Connect with us today to learn how you can help fuel this transformative work.
