We celebrate the advancements achieved by this private sector-led Action Agenda, which reports on progress a year since its inception
It is critical for agri-food businesses to drive effective sustainability action on the ground if they are to meet climate commitments, respond to external expectations and address climate risks. To do so, agri-food businesses need to put into practice and account for scalable agricultural practice change. To account for the impacts of agricultural practice change, […]
Agrifood value chains must address barriers to scope 3 emissions reductions and removals associated with land use. This is essential to accelerate value chain interventions and the flow of much-needed investment. To do so, agri-food businesses need to put into practice and account for scalable agricultural practice change. To ensure that carbon accounting standards and […]
This publication explores how private sector finance can drive the transformation of global supply chains.
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 […]
Leaders share the progress of their collaboration in implementing landscape-level strategies that integrate economic, environmental and social goals.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]