Dustin Benton
2025
Dustin is Managing Director of Sustainability at Forefront Advisers, a political insight and analysis company. Previously, he was Policy Director at Green Alliance, overseeing work on energy, resources and the environment. He has also worked at Defra, where he was Chief Advisor to Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy, and CPRE, where he led on climate and renewables. He holds MAs in Political Thought and Theory from Birmingham University and International Relations from St Andrews University.
My Sessions
A land use framework: powering the change in farming and nature?
Sue Pritchard
Hilary McGrady
Andy Cato
Tom Bradshaw
Dustin Benton
One of the key questions around a Land Use Framework is how farming can play a big role in delivering nature and climate targets, with or without taking land out of production. But what role should ‘management change’ play? Regenerative, nature-friendly farming – as part of a wider, more sustainable approach to food production – […]