Sustainable Food Systems Side Event: True Cost Accounting in Action

When: 25 April 2023 | 16:00 - 17:30 pm (GMT +7)

Where: Hà Nội, Viet Nam, and online. Register here

Transformation of food systems is critical to put the world back on track to meet the SDGs by 2030. But hidden costs — and undervaluation of beneficial practices — are hampering our ability to identify the solutions needed to meet the SDGs and other critical global goals. This session will feature recent case studies to demonstrate the potential for True Cost Accounting (TCA) to guide integrated policy actions to transform food systems. Participants will build practical understanding of how to use TCA as a tangible and actionable approach to enable progress toward the SDGs and guide implementation of countries’ UNFSS National Food Systems Pathways commitments. By holistically assessing the full array of impacts, dependencies, and trade-offs from food system activities, TCA can create a roadmap for leaders toward decisions with maximum value for people and the planet.

Speakers

• João Campari, World Wildlife Fund
• Jenn Yates, True Cost Accounting Accelerator
• Jose Valls Bedeau, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Matheus Zanella, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
• Swati Renduchintala, National Coalition for Natural Farming
• Salman Hussain, United Nations Environment Programme (by video)
• Ulf Jaeckel, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Germany

Organizers: Global Alliance for the Future of Food, TCA Accelerator, World Wildlife Fund