All financial support received through sponsorship, donations, and / or grants directly contributes to making the Appetite for Change Conference possible, sustainable, accessible, and ethical. Funds go toward:

• Pay our speakers, facilitators, and organisers fairly (this is extremely important to us; we are against unpaid labour / contributions that leave folks at a loss)

• Fund subsidised and no-cost tickets for marginalised community members facing financial barriers

• Cover essential conference expenses

• Amplify the voices and needs of marginalised people, hold crucial conversations, and create lasting change in the eating disorder space

• Improve eating disorder care for everyone – of every brain, and every body – everywhere

We only accept sponsorship from those who share our ethical principles and values. As part of sponsoring the Appetite for Change Conference, all sponsors have confirmed that they/their organisation is not affiliated with, does not endorse, and does not participate in:

• Weight-loss companies or programs, or BMI-based programs

• Conversion-based or coercive behavioural approaches

• Practices or programs that conflict with the values of the Appetite for Change Conference (e.g. our values of and commitments to anti-ableist, anti-racist, anti-colonial, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming, body and weight inclusive, equitable care)

• Movements, groups, or belief systems that are pro-genocide, pro-war, right-wing, supremacist, eugenicist, and / or otherwise discriminatory in nature

We’re proud to have sponsors that share our ethics and values, and are committed to upholding them with integrity and accountability.