The Path towards Nature Positive: Insights from Global Food Companies
As the 2023 UN Food System Stocktaking Moment begins in Rome, we wanted to capture a snapshot of how some of the most advanced food companies WWF and WBCSD work with see the Nature Positive agenda today. We wanted to understand what we can all learn from their years invested in tackling this complex issue and how they would advise those who are at the start of the journey.
Read more about the how WBCSD & WWF have been collaborating under Conservation and Markets Initiative, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Nature Positive: How? Starting now
WWF and WBCSD recently spoke with representatives of key global food retail companies to learn from their experience on the frontlines of food sustainability. In this factsheet, we combined excerpts of these interviews, highlighting key insights that have emerged as our understanding of food sustainability has evolved and advanced.
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Roadmaps to nature positive: Guidelines to accelerate business accountability, ambition and action for a nature-positive future
This guidance for businesses provides a checklist of actions to assess, commit, transform and disclose performance. We also identify six value-chain specific objectives for business to collectively embark on, aligning nature action with climate action, including assessing materiality, setting targets, deploying resources, supporting an enabling policy environment, using credible metrics and reporting progress.
Toolkits Pre-registration: Net Zero, Nature Positive & Equity
WBCSD's Net Zero, Nature Positive & Equity Toolkits is a “one stop shop” that will help Chief Financial & Risk Officers assess how future proof their business is in terms of embedding ESG in decision making processes. It will provide tailored actions & practical resources to help advance on the journey and support towards reaching net zero, nature positive & equity commitments. Pre-register to get access to this resource (available in Oct 23)!
Food Sustainability: Lessons from a Changing World
The United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub 2023 aims to promote more sustainable, equitable, healthy, and resilient food systems that directly impact people's lives and livelihoods. This page provides a snapshot of how some of the most advanced food companies see their place in the global food system and encounter our thoughts on what we can all learn from tackling this complex issue.
Contacts
Katia Bonga
Manager, Corporate Performance & Accountability (CP&A)
Email us at redefiningvalue@wbcsd.org