Many food-focused initiatives have incorporated unique investment strategies to deliver sustainable, equitable, and secure food systems. They provide inspiring examples of business models and investing approaches that are needed to build a new economy. Participants in this session will jointly analyze investment examples, discuss essential characteristics of business models for systems change, and share ideas for growing sustainable financing for systemic impact.
Financing strategies for sustainable, equitable, and secure food systems
Rex Raimond
July 13, 2022
Format
Workshop
Meta Themes
Power and Capital
Reimagine Systems
Themes
Purpose and Desired Outcome
Increase in awareness amongst attendees that transformational business models in food systems require blended finance models to accelerate their impacts A redirection of existing financial flows away from harmful practices and towards initiatives that are demonstrably incentivizing, accelerating, and amplifying food systems transformations A recognition that initiatives shared ownership, cooperative models, and grounded in a commitment to delivering fair and inclusive returns for all parties
Audiences
Allocators (Family Offices, HNW Individuals, Foundations)
Corporate & SME
Accelerators & Incubators
Speakers
- NameAaron Mbati
- Titleortfolio Director-Impact Investing
- OrganizationThe Schmidt Family Foundation
- StatusInvited
- NameNatalie Reitman-White
- TitleOwnership & Governance Design Advisor
- OrganizationAlternative Ownership Advisors
- StatusInvited
- NameOlivia Watkins
- TitleCo-Founder and President
- OrganizationBlack Farmer Fund
- StatusInvited
- NameRex Raimond
- TitleDirector
- OrganizationTransformational Investing in Food Systems
- StatusConfirmed
