Tag: Agriculture and Food

Integrated Performance Management Framework

In a world where executing strategies remains a challenge for 70-80% of companies and 95% of employees struggle to grasp their role’s  impact on success, a transformative solution emerges.   WBCSD and AICPA & CIMA have explored the concept of Integrated Performance Management (IPM), now launching a new IPM framework. IPM is a holistic approach to corporate performance […]

Repurposing subsidies for equitable and regenerative agriculture 

Agricultural subsidies are estimated to exceed USD $635 billion per year and offer a considerable source of public finance. However, while subsidies often aim to assure producer livelihoods, enable price stability, lower prices for consumers to safeguard food and nutrition security, foster innovation and improve environmental outcomes, they often finance practices that lead to social, […]

Unlocking finance for food system transformation: why metrics matter

In 2023, it was reported that only 4% of global climate finance goes to agrifood systems despite the system being responsible for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Over this last year, I have heard multiple calls from business for financial institutes to better support food system transformation through offering products and […]

Four steps that financial institutions can take to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure 

My interest in protecting forests began when I was aged 12, when one of my school teachers shared photographs of the deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. As an adult, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit this important ecosystem and witness firsthand the continuing destruction. Forests provide critical services like absorbing […]

Financing mechanisms for land-based action

Land-based investments that reduce or remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions present a critical opportunity for companies, particularly those in the agriculture and food sectors, to contribute significantly to climate mitigation and adaptation.   This white paper informs and guides corporate stakeholders on how to effectively scale financing in land-based interventions. It provides an overview of the […]

Opinion Piece in Reuters: OP2B members unite to highlight the transformative power of regenerative agriculture

As global sustainability leaders gather for Climate Week NYC 2024, the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic challenges is more pressing than ever. In an Op-Ed published by Reuters, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition call for regenerative agriculture to […]

New guidance for financial institutions on why and how to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure 

WBCSD outlines four steps to integrating deforestation into climate- and nature-related financial disclosure to help financial institutions improve transparency on material risks and meet net zero goals  New York – September 23rd 2024 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new practical guidance for financial institutions (FIs) on how to integrate […]

Value chain co-financing mechanisms

This case study has been developed in response to WBCSD Scope 3 action agenda publication which identified in value chain collaboration in co-financing as one of the key barriers to scope 3 action. This case study is intended to demonstrate that collaboration to reduce shared emissions between upstream and downstream stakeholders in a value is […]