About us

Chair of ATNI Board: Paulus Verschuren
Founder WorldFed NL; Former Special Envoy Food and Nutrition Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands; Former Senior Director Unilever Global Health Partnerships; Former Executive Director International Life Sciences Institute – ILSI Europe

Greg S Garrett
Executive Director, Access to Nutrition Initiative

Paula Luff
Director, Sustainability and Impact Inherent Group

Kathy Spahn
President and Chief Executive Officer, Helen Keller International; Board Member, InterAction, and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

Frank Wagemans
Senior Engagement Specialist, Achmea Investment Management; PhD Candidate, Wageningen University; Former Program Manager, Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO).

Susanne Stormer
Partner, PwC Denmark; Adjunct Professor, Corporate Sustainability, Copenhagen Business School; Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley; member of the board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), member of the board of Shift, the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, member of the EFRAG Project Task Force for European Sustainability Reporting Standards and member of the SASB Standards Board.

Marc van Ameringen
Director, Geneva Development Partners; Former Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Dr. Rajan Sankar
Director of Nutrition, TATA Trusts

Chair of ATNI Expert Group: Shiriki Kumanyika
Professor Emerita of Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania; Research Professor in Community Health & Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health

Boyd Swinburn
Professor, Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland and Alfred Deakin; Professor and Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University in Melbourne

Linda Meyers
Senior Director (retired), Food and Nutrition Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Mike Rayner
Director, British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, University of Oxford

Terry T-K Huang
Professor, School of Public Health, City University of New York

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people, especially those with the fewest resources, have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health. From emerging epidemics to the persistent threat of communicable diseases and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, WHO works across the globe to confront the biggest health challenges of our time and measurably advance the well-being of the world’s people.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
RWJF is the largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health in the United States and funds the U.S. Spotlight Index launched in 2018, with a second iteration in the pipeline. For more than 40 years the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. We are working with others to build a national Culture of Health enabling everyone in America to live longer, healthier lives.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
FCDO, formerly The Department for International Development (DFID), is the United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid. FCDO tackles issues such as poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Its aim is to build a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.

Irish Aid
Irish Aid is the Irish Government’s programme for overseas development. The programme is managed by the Development Co-operation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The work it does in fighting global poverty and hunger is integral to Ireland’s foreign policy.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation
For over 500 years, GSTF has been a constant in London’s ever-changing landscape, at the leading edge of health. Its commitment and work are backed by our endowment, which allows them to take a long-term view while addressing the real and urgent health issues of today. Its focus is on backing people and ideas to drive more equitable health. They invest, partner, engage and influence to come at big health challenges from all angles. Previously known as Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, its is a registered charity nd a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales.

The Pictet Group Foundation
The Pictet Group Foundation strives to improve the lives and well-being of the most vulnerable, fostering a more resilient and sustainable future for all. It supports projects that help mitigate pressing challenges for the environment and youth. The Pictet Group Foundation supports projects and impact driven solutions that build resilient communities and ecosystems in the field of Water and Nutrition, in line with the Group’s responsible vision. By partnering with entrepreneurial social and environmental changemakers, the Foundation seeks to have maximum impact at grassroots, community and policy level.

We are actively seeking other funders to support us in expanding our work and our impact. Contact Weronika Patyk (weronika.patyk@accesstonutrition.org) for more information or to request a prospectus.

Independence from industry
The Access to Nutrition Initiative is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands and is hosted by the Access to Nutrition Foundation, which is a registered charity in The Netherlands (known as ANBI-status). The acronym ATNF is used in all formal documents for this reason.

Conflict of Interest 
ATNF and all of its associated activities are managed, controlled and communicated in full independence from food and beverage manufacturers and their associations. ATNF does not accept financial contributions from these sources, provide direct consultancy services to them or have any financial relationship with them otherwise. ATNF is generously supported by foundations that provide no input on day-to-day operations. Rather, their input is taken into account through representation on an Advisory Panel. We are sincerely grateful to all the donors who make the work of ATNF possible. For more information ATNF’s Conflict of Interest policy is available here.

Anti-bribery policy
ATNF staff members, and all those acting for or on the ATNF’s behalf, are strictly prohibited from offering, paying, soliciting or accepting bribes or kick-backs, including facilitation payments. The ATNF Anti-bribery policy can be downloaded here.

Whisteblower policy
The ATNF Whistleblower policy (available here) is to encourage employees, board members, consultants and other stakeholders to raise any serious concerns they may have about the way in which the ATNF is run or about the conduct of those involved running it.

Code of Conduct and Ethics policy
The ATNF Code of Conduct and Ethics policy sets out the fundamental principles and standards that ATNF strives to maintain, and as a guide to the actions and decisions of all those working with and for the ATNF. The Code of Conduct & Ethics Policy applies to all ATNF’s Staff, board members, consultants and other stakeholders who have a contractual relationship with ATNF. It can be downloaded here.

Strategic plan
For an overview of ATNF´s core objectives, policies, activities and future plans, download the 2022 Annual report.

For ATNI’s refreshed strategy and Theory of Change, have a look at our Impact page and interactive Theory of Change.

Remuneration policy
The Foundation pays its staff a market-based salary and benefit package. The salary and employment conditions of the Executive Director, who is a member of the Board ex officio, are determined by the Board. Besides the Executive Director of the Foundation, no members of the Board, IAP and Expert Group receive remuneration for the fulfillment of their responsibilities to the Foundation.

Chamber of Commerce subscription
The Stichting Access to Nutrition Foundation is registered in the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under registration number 58279199. ATNF has its registered seat in Arthur van Schendelstraat 650, 3511 MJ, Utrecht.

Articles of Association
For an overview of the ATNF’s Articles of Association, download the Deed of Incorporation.

Annual report and financial statements

Download the 2022 Annual Report here.

Download the 2021 Annual Report here.

Download the 2020 Annual Report here.

ATNI is hiring a Responsible Investor Engagement Manager to lead on the delivery and development of
ATNI’s Investor Support function.

This role incorporates three pillars of work, including:

1. Managing ATNI’s Investors in Nutrition and Health, a growing group of 81 institutional investors representing $19.9 trillion assets under management (AUM) who have signed up to the Investor Expectations on Nutrition, Diets and Health;
2. Supporting ATNI’s strategy to embed nutrition in ESG investing; and
3. Building and leveraging investor networks to raise awareness for nutrition and ATNI’s work.

If you have 5 years’ experience working in an organization driving social impact by leveraging private sector actors such as investors and companies, apply now:

Responsible Investor Engagement Manager

ATNI is seeking to hire an Investor Consultant for the remainder of 2023 to support investors work for our upcoming India Index 2023.

The consultant will assist ATNI’s Investor Support team in generating awareness for the business case for nutrition amongst Indian investors, and developing a network of responsible investors interested in engaging with the (15) publicly listed companies assessed in the Index on the topic of nutrition and health.

Consultants with a solid understanding of global and India financial markets and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals are encouraged to apply by sending a CV, letter of motivation, and examples of relevant projects they have worked on to investor.support@accesstonutrition.org. Candidates for this position will be interviewed on a rolling basis.

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