This side event will explore how leading organizations are transforming food systems to ensure that by 2050, everyone has access to affordable, nutritious, and sustainable food. Speakers will include representatives from Forética, the World Benchmarking Alliance, Danone, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the Ambition Loop initiative. Together, they will showcase how collaboration, innovation, and aligned public-private ambition are driving tangible rogress in reducing emissions, protecting nature, and shaping a more resilient and equitable food system. The discussion will also examine how these efforts can enhance the food sector’s competitiveness and attractiveness for businesses and workers, while meeting evolving consumer expectations and advancing climate goals through lower greenhouse gas emissions and more resilient value chains.
Objectives
- Explore initiatives by leading organizations that are transforming our current food systems so that in 2050 all people can access food that is affordable, nutritious and sustainable.
- Learn about corporate and organizational commitments to improve the food sector so that it is an attractive industry for companies, for workers, and provides food that meets consumer expectations and needs.
- Hear real examples of how companies are making changes in how they produce food to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to protect nature.
Moderator
Camila Kauer. ESG Project Manager and Responsible for Sustainable Food Systems initiative / Forética.
Speakers
- Victoria Crawford. Director Agriculture and Food / WBCSD Extended Leadership Group.
- Natalie Alquier. Chief Sustainability Officer / Danone.
- Dara Karakolis. Engagement Manager Sustainability Specialist / World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).
- Gonzalo Muñoz. Co-founder / Ambition Loop.