Finance Solutions and Enablers for Sustainable Food Value Chains

Convened by World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in partnership with The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

AMBITION STATEMENT

The Finance Solutions and Enablers for Sustainable Food Value Chains group aims to enable public and private sector financial institutions to play a more effective role in enabling and incentivizing sustainable business practices in the food sector.

The Value Chains Catalyst Group explores innovative approaches to incentivizing food and agricultural value chain investments, overcoming the barriers companies face in adopting more sustainable practices.
Summary

Finance Solutions and Enablers for Sustainable Food Value Chains Catalyst Group

Also identified as the ‘Value Chains Catalyst Group’

The Value Chains Catalyst Group is shaping the role of public and private sector finance in enabling and incentivizing sustainable business practices and exploring solutions to overcome barriers to investments in sustainable food systems.

We focus on:

Building knowledge through peer exchange, wide consultations and production of reports;
Developing tools to guide companies and public and private sector financial institutions on co-financing sustainable business practices;
Advocacy to amplify the findings and promote solutions for action on sustainable food systems.

Case Studies: Scaling Partnerships for Investment in Sustainable Food Systems, Forests, and Nature

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), as the secretariat of the Forest Investor Club and a founding partner of the GFFN has developed a set of case studies to showcase examples of innovative investment strategies that are directing private capital towards sustainable food systems, forests, and nature. The case studies highlight how collaborations between public and private investors offer a critical pathway to transform the financing of sustainable food and land use systems and illustrate the catalytic role that corporates increasingly play in helping to set up and scale these types of investment partnerships.