Structuring Effective Landscape Investments
This tool offers a practical framework to bridge the communication gap between proponents of landscape action plans (LAPs) and financing providers, facilitating sustainable, landscape-level investments. It presents a structured approach for designing effective investments that meet financial expectations while aligning with environmental and social objectives. Centered around 12 guiding questions, the tool leads LAP proponents […]
Financing the transition to regenerative agriculture in the EU
European agriculture is central to meeting multiple objectives, including food security, biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation, and rural livelihoods. The sector is receiving increased public and private sector attention, including in the context of the EU Green Deal, revised Common Agricultural Policy and carbon farming. However, current public funding allocations and modalities are unlikely […]
Mobilizing additional financial resources for nutrition
This document was produced by Clarmondial based on seven questions posed by the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) on how to mobilize additional financial resources for nutrition. It focuses primarily on the mobilization of additional finance from the private sector. The paper explains what “nutrition finance” is, where and by whom financing is needed for nutrition, […]
Marine Stewardship Council Guidance for Investors
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) provides more than a trusted label for consumers to identify sustainable seafood options: it can also serve as a practical tool for investors. This report explores how the MSC program and tools could be used to support private and public financial institutions that are considering sustainability in their investment decisions […]
Blended finance for agriculture: exploring the constraints and possibilities of combining financial instruments for sustainable transitions
Transitioning to sustainable agricultural systems is imperative to meet the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving more sustainable agricultural production systems will require significant additional capital, however this can- not be covered by the current financial market setup, which dissociates public and private funders. Blended finance, where concessionary development-oriented funding is used to mobilize additional […]
Sustainable agri-food investments require multi-sector co-development of decision tools
Global targets, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and private sector commitments, such as de- forestation-free supply chains, are stimulating growing demand for sustainable investment opportunities in the food and agriculture sector. Yet, the supply of such opportunities has been slow to materialize despite a pro- liferation of impact funds and other sustainability-focused funders […]
EIRA: Environmental Impact Reporting in Agriculture Creating a link between agricultural investments and environmental impact
Aiming to lay the foundation for dynamic, globally-relevant benchmarking, the EIRA initiative convenes motivated agriculture sector investors, companies, researchers, and others to design, build, and test a software tool that delivers information needed for directing capital toward agricultural operations with better environmental performance and lower risks. This report builds on a 2018 feasibility assessment conducted […]
CAPITALISING CONSERVATION<br>How conservation organisations can engage with investors to mobilise capital
“Capitalising Conservation” explores how conservation organisations and their partners can mobilise private investment in conservation. The report provides a framework to guide the identification, structuring and execution of investments in conservation. It describes various roles conservation organisations can play to unlock investment capital and supports effective investor engagement. The publication highlights how leading conservation organisations […]
10 best bet innovations for adaptation in agriculture A supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines
Faced with the triple challenges of achieving food security, adapting to the impacts of climate change, and reducing emissions, agriculture has been prioritized by countries as a sector for climate action. The national process of formulating and implementing National Adaptation Plans, which gives effect to the ambitions set out in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions […]
Reducing risks and seizing opportunities: integrating biodiversity into food and agriculture investments
Using the Agrobiodiversity Index, companies and governments can reduce operational and reputational risks and seize opportunities by estimating and monitoring the agrobiodiversity impact of supply chain investments. The Agrobiodiversity Index can also help investors to screen their portfolios for companies and governments that promote agrobiodiversity, as a proxy for operational and reputational risks related to […]