Emily Payne

Contributor

Emily is a writer covering the intersection of food, agriculture, climate, and health. She’s the Director of Brand and Communications for the nonprofit Leading Harvest, an industry leader in sustainability assurance, and has served as editor of the global sustainable food nonprofit Food Tank since 2015. Her work has appeared in Food Tank, Edible Magazines, Civil Eats, The Counter, AgFunder News, GreenBiz, FoodUnfolded, AG DAILY, Mad Agriculture, Thomson Reuters Foundation, the New York City Food Policy Center, and more. Currently based in Denver, Colorado.

Hunger is solvable with private sector action

August 3, 2023

by Danielle Nierenberg & Emily Payne

Food companies and retailers of all sizes can, and must, leverage their resources to help end food insecurity for millions of Americans.
Maker's Mark's case for business conservation of nature

December 5, 2022

by Emily Payne

The bourbon company is investing in trees and other crop species to ensure the whiskey sector's viability for decades to come.
- Food & Agriculture
- Nature & Biodiversity
Catering is the pandemic's winning sector

June 17, 2021

by Emily Payne

The shift to catering could help the food system overhaul to become more sustainable.

Emily Payne

Contributor

Hunger is solvable with private sector action

Maker's Mark's case for business conservation of nature

Catering is the pandemic's winning sector