Private Sector Lead for the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program at the World Bank, Lindsey Larson, outlines financing avenues to protect nature and improve the livelihoods of land users. Leia em português – Lucie Smith entrevista Lindsey Larson, do Banco Mundial Q: What does the World Bank see as its role in supporting landscape […]
Leia em português – SCF e Forest Positive Coalition do Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) alinham métricas de paisagem At the Soft Commodities Forum, we believe that achieving meaningful landscape-level transformation and acquiring the financing to get there require collaboration across food and agriculture value chains for standardized metrics. Collaboration as an entire industry enables increased impact by […]
Leia em português – Parceria do Produtores em Foco com o Forest Investor Club para escalabilidade The SCF is thrilled to announce a partnership with the Forest Investor Club in our journey toward implementing the landscape transformation goals of the Agriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5°C. Clear business incentives to invest in forest-positive land use, such as this partnership, are imperative […]
The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE – FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to world food security and nutrition, published a report titled “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition” in June 2023.
Exporters disclose their soy volumes free of deforestation and Cerrado grassland conversion Cerrado Region, Brazil 21 June 2022 – Six of the world’s largest food and agribusiness companies have developed a new method to disclose deforestation- and conversion-free soy purchases from Brazil’s biodiversity-rich Cerrado region, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced today. This is one of many […]
Indigo Ag is using its proprietary measurement, reporting and verification capabilities to help consumer goods companies measure and reduce their Scope 3 emissions and water use through their agricultural supply chain.
This insights piece is part of a series presenting diverse perspectives on nature-positive business approaches.
Short-term financial investment for farmers can reach nearly USD $40 per acre, but long-term profits can grow 120%; public and private sector assistance needed to de-risk transition to regenerative practices
Beans are an exceptionally healthy and sustainable food source
uring the week of 20 March 2023, representatives of the UK government joined the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) on a field trip to Western Bahia