Putting your money where your mouth is: Accelerating investment action for healthy and sustainable food systems in Australia

IF 6.8 1区经济学 Q1 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY Food Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102620

Ella Robinson , Christine Parker , Rachel Carey , Anita Foerster , Miranda Blake , Katherine Sievert , Gary Sacks

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Abstract

Introduction

Institutional investors have considerable potential to positively contribute to shifts towards healthier, more sustainable food systems. However, food systems issues are not systematically taken into account by investors as part of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. This study aimed to identify current approaches to investment decision making regarding food systems issues and ways to facilitate increased consideration of food systems issues as part of investment decision-making in Australia.

Methods

We conducted focus groups (15 participants) supplemented by in-depth interviews (19 participants) with financial sector and related civil society stakeholders. Data was thematically analysed, guided by an investment decision-making framework.

Results

Participants saw opportunity to include food systems issues as part of investment decision-making processes, including screening, engagement and divestment. Greater investor action could be accelerated by a clear investment case for action; cohesive metrics and reporting; and strong advocacy and coalition building.

Conclusion

Holistic incorporation of food systems issues as part of ESG considerations has substantial potential to drive positive food systems transformation.

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Food Policy 管理科学-农业经济与政策

CiteScore

11.40

自引率

4.60%

发文量

128

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Food Policy is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and novel evidence on issues in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies for the food sector in developing, transition, and advanced economies. Our main focus is on the economic and social aspect of food policy, and we prioritize empirical studies informing international food policy debates. Provided that articles make a clear and explicit contribution to food policy debates of international interest, we consider papers from any of the social sciences. Papers from other disciplines (e.g., law) will be considered only if they provide a key policy contribution, and are written in a style which is accessible to a social science readership.