Invest in Sustainable Food Systems

By engaging the private sector in an investment area that traditionally has been limited to philanthropy, impact investing  aims  to  provide environmental, social and governance solutions at scale.  It has been designed to leverage significant capital and expertise against the world’s most pressing challenges.  Impact investing, also referred to as social investing, sustainable investing, mission investing, and impact finance,  has been defined as  “any investment activity that purposefully generates measurable public benefit”.  The goal of impact investments is to significantly contribute to poverty alleviation, social growth, economic development and environmental preservation.

Opportunities to invest in domestic sustainable food and agriculture have grown dramatically in the last decade. There now exists a vibrant ecosystem of investors, philanthropists, policy makers, food producers & processors, and advocacy groups, all in tireless pursuit of a solution.  At one time, our land abounded with flourishing agrarian communities.  These were not without failure and strife, but the underlying structures and intentions were pure.  Human intelligence evolved these concepts of cultivation, nourishment and growth into the financial world, developing communities and tools to further our prosperity.

This publication is created by The Springceek Foundation and the authors wish to thank everyone who helped inform and inspire this publication. This report would not have been possible without their invaluable input and support.