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A new report from World Economic Forum lays out a breakthrough model for financing and collaboration to support farmers and accelerate the transition to sustainable food production. Research on more than 50 U.S. regenerative agriculture programs informed the report's findings, which highlight how capital and capabilities can be coordinated and deployed more effectively to address economic, technical, and social barriers to farmer adoption. Our members Bayer, Environmental Defense Fund, Nutrien Ag Solutions, PepsiCo, and Unilever and partners Practical Farmers of Iowa and Precision Conservation Management contributed to the report. Dive in: https://lnkd.in/eVvk-nxy

This month, we’re highlighting our work to shape the transition toward a just and regenerative food system. 🌍 In her latest piece, our Global Food System Transition Lead, Geraldine Gilbert, explores: - What’s holding us back? ❌ From siloed approaches to incremental progress. - What’s giving us hope? 🌟 From cross-sector collaboration to the power of shifting mindsets. Together with changemakers across the food system, we’re aligning efforts and unlocking the potential for deep, systemic transformation. Read more about the insights: https://lnkd.in/eDaT6zpD #ForumFoodSpotlight #FoodSystem #ClimateChange #JustAndRegenerative #Sustainability

ESG | Regenerative Food and Wine 🌿 The latest edition of Business News features an eight-page insert on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in business, exploring regenerative food and wine. Liv Declerck’s first story investigates the growth of regenerative agriculture in WA, and how storytelling can boost the food industry solution. Her second article reports on two wineries restoring land through regenerative strategies and sharing their knowledge through farm tours. READ HERE | https://lnkd.in/gPwFUnyU With thanks to our presenting partners Carbon Neutral, Crystal Print & Packaging Solutions and World Vision #businessnews #esg #environment #social #governance #news #westernaustralia

A recent report by the World Economic Forum and Bain & Company underscores the urgent need for transformation in global food systems towards sustainability, highlighting the significant economic, technical, and social barriers farmers face in adopting regenerative practices. The report calls for a substantial increase in capital investment, emphasizing a coordinated approach to deploy resources effectively, supporting farmers through financial and non-financial services. At Gårdskapital Agricultural Impact Fund we specialize in tailored lending services for Swedish farm businesses implementing more sustainable practices that also help improve financial performance. During 2024 we see growing opportunities for a profitable transition in the Swedish agricultural space. Our view is that the core solution is a greater level of public and private investment in farmers regenerating the core asset of the agricultural sector - the SOIL. Link to the report: https://lnkd.in/eVvk-nxy #SustainableAgriculture #InnovationInLending #InvestingInSoil

Interesting to see Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum report with some very important findings for healthy food, planet, climate, and people: 1) In the long run, regenerative agriculture delivers a variety of ecosystem services and leads to higher profits for farmers. 2) In the short run there are costs in the transition phase, and those costs are next to access to knowledge, the major blocker for farmers to implement regenerative practices 3) There is way too little investment in agriculture for the importance that it has, only 4% of all climate investment is in agriculture or other land use sectors, while 30% of GHG emissions come from food & agriculture

Thursday Thoughts: What happens next…? 1). What happens next when connections to ecosystem impact data from farms becomesl granular and efficiently communicated? 1a). What changes about the ag service landscape? 2). What happens next when a brand wants to invest in positive ecosystem change? 2a). How do brands looking to make investments at scale implement a system of accountability? Don’t you dare say “a checklist”. 3). If you see something creating a negative outcome, what happens next? #sustainability #regenerativeagriculture #organicfood #heyfarmerputinawaterway #stewardship #biodiversity #carbon

https://lnkd.in/ee39UXGc A great article on why our regenerative practices are so important.

The World Economic Forum and Bain & Company recently published a report outlining the financing and collaboration needed to support farmers in accelerating a transition to sustainable food production. It articulates the economic, technical and social barriers to adoption — presenting ways to address each. Here are key takeaways for scaling regenerative practices, especially #agroforestry: 1. Investing in agroforestry is smart business. Financial actors can reduce their risk exposure and open up new business opportunities while turbocharging regenerative agriculture programs 2. Put farmers first when designing programs. Farmers should be offered a flexible stack of financial and non-financial services from which they can select the support they need based on their specific context 3. Collaborate! Brands need pre-competitive collaboration along value chain companies to aggregate demand for environmental outcomes and improved farm resilience Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eVvk-nxy

Take a look beyond the fold of our 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report outlining our purpose as a company to unlock the power of nature to feed the world, protect nature, and enrich lives. Learn more about our commitment to GHG Reductions, Regenerative Agriculture and more here: https://bit.ly/4djCvM1

At ADM, sustainability isn't a future state - we define it, we live it, and we build on it. Learn more about our commitment to global sustainability in our report at the link below. #protectnature #feedtheworld #enrichlives #admcares