The role of global investors in protecting natural capital and delivering ecosystem services within agriculture, food and other land use value chains

Code: 9781835450710
Publication date: 29/01/2024
Extent: 22 pages

Contributions by: Martina Macpherson, Henley Business School, UK/University of Zurich, Switzerland/Future of Sustainable Data Alliance, UK/All-Party-Parliamentary-Group (APPG) on ESG – Houses of Parliament, UK

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter summarises key sector developments and challenges, outlines the ‘five pillars of a sustainable food system’ and points to the role of financial markets products and investor engagement initiatives as potential enablers for medium- to longer-term transformative solutions in the sector.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2023.0128.05
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Challenges facing agriculture, food and other land use systems
  • 3 Challenges facing the environment: the role of agriculture, food and other land use systems
  • 4 Defining solutions to create a sustainable agriculture, food and other land use system
  • 5 The role of sustainable investment in improving agriculture, food and other land use systems
  • 6 Supporting sustainable investment in agriculture, food and other land use systems: regulations, standards and benchmarking
  • 7 Supporting sustainable investment in agriculture, food and other land use systems: new investment instruments
  • 8 Multi-stakeholder initiatives involving the investment sector to promote sustainability in agriculture, food and other land us
  • 9 Conclusion and trajectories for nature-smart concepts
  • 10 References

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