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Delivering a just transition in food and agriculture

Leading food companies, including those with a significant reliance on agricultural supply chains, have committed to reaching net zero emissions. Achieving this requires a radical shift in production, impacting farmers and farm worker livelihoods.

12 November 2022 at 13:00 EET

ending at 14:00 EET

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and Online

Business Pavilion , COP27 Venue

Man Picking Yellow Cocoa Fruit

Man picking yellow cocoa fruit. Photo: Pixabay / Pexels

Nestlé has set out an intention to advance regenerative food systems at scale through a just transition. Farmer led regenerative agriculture programs are at the heart of this. But what does a just transition mean specifically in the food and land use sector, and how can it best be delivered in the context of rising food insecurity and inflation?

Join Nestlé and leading partner organizations to discuss the challenges of delivering a just transition in food, addressing future and current climate impacts and specifically looking at the role food system actors can play. The event will also look at how companies can work with governments to scale up successful supply chain interventions, such as Nestlé’s income Accelerator Program in cocoa.

Panelists: 

  • Magdi Batato, EVP – Global Head of Operations, Nestlé
  • Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President, Pathways, WBCSD
  • Haley St. Dennis, Head of Just Transitions, IHRB
  • Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
  • Daan Wensing, Chief Executive Officer, IDH

Moderator – Saint-Francis Tohlang, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Director, Nestlé East and South Africa Region

Panel Themes:

  1. Framing the just transition and what it looks like specifically for the food and ag sector
  2. Challenges
  3. Opportunities and collaboration – how do we bring the concept to life?
  4. The role of different actors in the food system value chain

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Video: Slidecrew/Slidefair / Vimeo.

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This event will take place at the Auditorium A, Business Pavilion at COP27 Blue Zone, Sharm el-Sheikh, but you can also join the event online.

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