Sustainable Finance

Financing the Food Systems Transformation

Context

Food systems contribute over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet receive less than 4% of climate finance. Unlocking the ~$1.1 trillion in annual investment needed for sustainable food transformation is both a critical imperative and a major opportunity for the financial sector.

Our objectives

This initiative seeks to identify the role that FIs can play to transform food systems and will detail interventions across the food value chain.

Create a dialogue platform

Create a platform for dialogue and increase awareness across the financial community.

Mobilize commercial capital

Mobilize commercial capital towards prioritized areas of interventions across food systems.

Showcase case studies

Provide overview of innovative financing models to scale investment in more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems globally.

Playbook of Financing Solutions

Interactive online tool, referencing concrete financing strategies to scale investment in food systems transformation


The Playbook of Financing Solutions, developed in collaboration with Bain & Company, showcases replicable financing practices across food & agri systems. It aims to inspire and support financiers, corporates, and development institutions in scaling investment into sustainable and resilient food systems

Our Publications

Briefing paper

Putting Food on the Balance Sheet: Financing Strategies to Scale Investment in Food Systems Transformation


WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AND BAIN & CO

White paper

Green Returns: Unleashing the Power of Finance for Sustainable Food Systems


World Economic Forum and Deloitte

 

Report

100 Million Farmers: Breakthrough Models for Financing a Sustainability Transition

World Economic Forum and Bain & Co

Article

Regenerative agriculture is changing how we make wine — and combating climate change

World Economic Forum 

Forum Institutional

How finance can drive the global food industry's sustainability transformation

World Economic Forum

Part of the Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems

The world is confronted with a range of unprecedented challenges, and it's crucial for businesses, governments, and civil society to work together to find common solutions and take decisive action.

Through its centres, the Forum integrates public-private efforts to achieve greater impact.

Sustainable Finance

A World Economic Forum Initiative
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