Veganuary celebrates its biggest ever year with 580,000 plant-based pledges

Cecilia Keating
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Number of sign-ups to 31-day vegan eating challenge soars past previous records after pandemic brought impacts from food and farming systems into sharper focus

Following a fraught year for the global food system, more people pledged to ditch meat and dairy this January through the annual Veganuary campaign than ever before, its organisers have confirmed. The...

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