When dining out or at home, people don’t often think about where the food on their plates originated. As the world population grows, food production practices that conserve natural ecosystems, and don’t harm them, will be increasingly important. This work requires collaboration between food supply chain investors, food producers and consumers.
Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization, has developed a new peer-reviewed resource guide to help investors better analyze financial risks in the food sector. Engage the Chain provides information on the environmental and social challenges associated with food production in commodities such as beef, corn, soybeans and wheat.
Reputational, operational and environmental risks are often embedded in agricultural supply chains. With this guide, Ceres hopes investors will make use of the concrete examples provided on how to mitigate risks that may threaten their portfolios.
The foundation supports Ceres in this endeavor through our Conservation and Financial Markets Initiative. We hope that Engage the Chain helps to build on existing momentum in mainstream financial markets that will help link the food sector to production practices that are beneficial to the economy as well as the environment.
Read more from Sustainable Brands: Ceres launches guide to help investors identify risks in food sector supply chains.
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