Crisis-proof nutrition through sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture – the private sector as actor

19 January 2023  Berlin, Germany

How can we safeguard healthy diets whilst respecting planetary boundaries? The global agri-food systems are facing major challenges: They need to produce more and better food, be more effective and efficient, and produce more sustainably and, first and foremost, in a more climate-resilient manner.

GAIN Discussion Paper Series 11 - Commercialising public agricultural technologies and goods

- 25/07/2022

To inform the development of effective commercialisation strategies, a systematic assessment of country- and crop-specific value chains is essential to identify success factors, barriers, and opportunities.

The Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F): Pioneering Nutrition Financing

N3F is an impact-first fund which will use a blended finance structure offering three types of shares to attract investors with different appetites for risk. Notably, the fund will have a catalytic tranche that will act as a first loss component, a powerful method of moderating risk and, thus, of catalysing more risk-averse sources of capital.

Financing the Nutrition Agenda: New Commitments, New Partnerships

06 December 2021  Online Webinar, Global

Global malnutrition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. It is the leading cause of child death, and contributes to a staggering loss of educational and economic potential for people and for nations. More targeted nutrition financing, from more diverse actors, needs to be delivered now to meet the scale of the challenge we face.

Responsible Business Pledge for Better Nutrition: Business Commits to Tackling Malnutrition

06 December 2021  Online Webinar, Global

On 6 December, WBCSD and IFBA - members of the N4G Business Constituency Group (BCG) - and The Food Foundation are hosting a N4G side event focused on sharing private sector commitments intended to address over and under nutrition, which are core to business, and go beyond business-as-usual. 

Revolutionizing Nutrition Financing

06 December 2021  Online Webinar, Global

This session co-organised by The Power of Nutrition, GAIN, Eleanor Crook Foundation, and Palladium Impact Capital, intends to share solutions and mobilize new thinking around the N4G Cross-Cutting theme of "Securing new investment and driving innovation in nutrition financing".

Introducing the N4G Business Constituency Group: How business is stepping up to tackle malnutrition

29 November 2021  Online Webinar, Global

The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Business Constituency Group (BCG) is hosting a side-event on 29 November to introduce the BCG, the journey over the past two years, and its contribution to tackling malnutrition in all forms. The session will feature speakers that will elaborate on the importance of the BCG and the different initiatives that have emerged from the BCG, such as the investors coalition and the workforce nutrition alliance. 

Calling on all companies to step up for better nutrition

A joint call to action by the Nutrition for Growth Summit’s Business Constituency Group comprised of WBCSD, The Consumer Goods Forum, International Food and Beverage Alliance, Food Industry Asia, and Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform, supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Access to Nutrition Initiative. 

Companies pledge millions to end hunger in the world by 2030 as part of the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge

Today, 42 companies have pledged a promising USD 345 million to contribute to ending global hunger as part of a new initiative led by key international organizations. The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge is a game-changing solution emerging from the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Action Tracks.