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Opinion Piece in Reuters: OP2B members unite to highlight the transformative power of regenerative agriculture

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24 Sep, 2024

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As global sustainability leaders gather for Climate Week NYC 2024, the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic challenges is more pressing than ever. In an Op-Ed published by Reuters, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition call for regenerative agriculture to play a pivotal role in transforming agricultural value chains and contributing to global net-zero goals. By uniting businesses, policymakers, and financial institutions, the Op-Ed highlights the need to invest in farmers and scale regenerative practices to restore ecosystems, enhance food security, and build resilient communities. Explore how OP2B’s collective voice is driving the shift toward a nature-positive, climate-resilient future.

September 23 – As Climate Week New York 2024 gets under way, the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and socio-economic instability demand urgent action. Agriculture plays a pivotal role in achieving net zero. Transforming agricultural value chains and supporting farmers is essential to producing food, fiber and feedstocks within planetary boundaries, opens new tab.

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This Op-Ed has been signed and supported by: 

Adrien Geiger, L’OCCITANE en Provence, CEO; Alexander Gillet, Howgood, CEO; Anne-Laurence Roucher, Mirova, Head of Natural Capital and Private Equity; Antoine de Saint-Affrique, Danone CEO and OP2B Co-Chair; Antonia Wanner, Nestlé, Head of ESG, Sustainability Strategy and Deployment; Arne Cartridge, Yara, Vice President Global Initiatives; Bernhard Kott, Symrise AG, Chief Sustainability Officer; Charlie Angelakos, McCain, Vice President, Global External Affairs and Sustainability; Eric Soubeiran, Livelihoods Venture, CEO; Ewan Andrew, Diageo, President, Global Supply Chain & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer; Hanne Søndergaard, Arla Foods, Executive Vice President, Agri, Sustainability and Communication; Javier Losada, Inditex, Chief Sustainability Officer; Jim Andrew, Pepsico, Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer; Kaspar Baumann, Clarmondial, Partner; Laurent-David-Charbit, Tikehau, Co-Head of Private Equity Nature and Biodiversity Strategy; Marie-Claire Daveu, Kering, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer; Mireille Einwachter, Royal FrieslandCampina, Chief Sustainability Officer; Noemie Bauer, Pernod Ricard, Chief Sustainability Officer; Peter Bakker, WBCSD, CEO and President; Rebecca Marmot, Unilever, Chief Sustainability Officer; Thierry Blandinieres, Invivo, CEO

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The Australian Government is starting consultation on sustainable investment product labelling, which is designed to give investors more confidence to put more capital to work in sustainable products.

The federal government said the release of this paper is a key step in implementing its Sustainable Finance Roadmap — designed to help mobilise the capital required for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower, modernising the financial markets and maximising the economic opportunities from net zero.

This consultation paper seeks views from investors, companies and the broader community on a framework for sustainable investment product labels.

These labels are designed to help investors and consumers identify, compare and make informed decisions about sustainable investment products to understand what ‘sustainable’, ‘green’ or similar words mean when they’re applied to financial products.

The government said a more robust and clear product-labelling framework will help investors and consumers invest in sustainable products with confidence and help tackle greenwashing.

This phase of consultation will run from 18 July to 29 August and help the government refine its design principles for the framework.

The consultation paper is available on the Treasury consultation hub.

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