A recently published article presents a comprehensive framework for global monitoring and tracking of climate action based on intent, need, scope, and readiness of climate policies in food systems. Climate change acts as a risk multiplier by exacerbating biodiversity loss, perpetuating poverty traps through extreme weather events, and posing threats…
When asking the question if we can learn to integrate impact investment into societal impact, the answer is automatically yes, because we have the proof of concept. Why are we not doing it, is a harder question to answer as it is intrinsically not true to state that business does…
Societal impact is an admirable goal, but how do you create it? How can you find the business model that achieves societal goals and revenues at the same time? How can we finance the big challenges of the world? And when is it impact? Can we learn to have impact?…
There is a vivid and ongoing debate on different strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa. Several studies focussed on opportunities for poverty reduction in the cocoa sector, looking at the role of land tenancy, the impact of fair trade, the opportunities for living wages and…
Food Systems high on the policy agenda During the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, strong interest in Food Systems approaches was confirmed by policy makers and business leaders. Ruerd Ruben from Wageningen Economic Research joined the panel debate on ‘Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition’ along with contributions…