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Guidance for Financial Institutions on the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
GFFN’s supporting partner, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), has released a series of publications that offer guidance to banks, investors and other financial institutions for recommendations and actions to align with the GBF.
Scaling Partnerships for Investment in Sustainable Food Systems, Forests, and Nature: Insights from a series of case studies
This brief outlines findings from the development of case studies, identifying a clear need for initiatives with extensive networks and robust convening power to accelerate the development of innovative investment partnerships in the sustainable food and land use systems space.
Innovative investment partnerships support sustainable food systems, forests, and nature
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, as a founding partner of the Good Food Finance Network and Secretariat for the Forest Investor Club, has developed a set of case studies showcasing innovative investment strategies that are directing private capital toward sustainable food systems, forests, and nature. The five case studies– ranging from sustainable cocoa farming in Central America to zero-deforestation palm oil in Southeast Asia – show how the right investment strategies can transform the financing of food systems for a healthy, sustainable future.
Financial Markets Roadmap for Transforming the Global Food System
Planet Tracker’s report, ‘Financial Markets Roadmap for Transforming the Global Food System’ sets out clear steps for the financial community to achieve a sustainable food system by 2050
Five-year sprint to transform food-related finance data
In May, the Good Food Finance Network launched the Integrated Data Systems Initiative, as a 5-year innovation sprint linked to AIM for Climate Summit. The goal is to transform the way data systems inform financial decision-making—across the public, private, and multilateral sectors. Read more.
Good Food Finance Week Outcomes: Driving change in food systems finance
This blog outlines solutions identified during the Good Food Finance Week to achieve a food systems transformation, highlighting best approaches, current financial innovation, the opportunity for both private and public financiers, and the need for standardizing science-based thinking and reporting through all aspects of the value chain.
New UNEP Report Outlines Steps to Mobilize Good Food Finance, Highlighting Exemplary Targets
UNEP’s Driving Finance for Sustainable Food Systems report outlines a roadmap for financiers to drive significant capital flows towards sustainable food systems, identifies actions to develop an enabling policy environment to promote sustainable finance, and highlights good practices demonstrated and promoted by the Good Food Finance Network’s High Ambition Group.
Climate Metrics: measuring progress and catalyzing investment in sustainable food systems
This brief summarizes key trends in climate-related metrics used by financial institutions working in the sustainability of food systems and provides an overview of the current state of climate metrics.
How to boost international private climate finance
This paper, published by Chatham House Policy Institute, explores the potentially critical role of central banks, financial regulators and finance industry coalitions in stimulating private cross-border climate-related investment flows – particularly into developing economies.
