190th EAAE seminar on ‘Financing Sustainable and Resilient Transitions in Agri & Food Systems’, 13-14 November 2024, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Finance has a major role to play enabling the transition to more sustainable and resilient agri & food systems. Also, finance can help translating the uncertainty about environmental and resilience issues, such as biodiversity loss and vulnerability of food supply, into prices of financial assets.
The objective of the seminar is to offer a platform for discussion between scientists, policy makers and practitioners on the role of finance in the transitions needed for sustainable and resilient development. The seminar will cover oral presentations of scientific research outcomes and interactive panel discussions with stakeholders to set the agenda for future research.
The seminar is relevant for scientists, policy makers and practitioners from the financial sector.
The working language of the seminar will be English.
Topics
The seminar covers conceptual contributions and empirical studies on the potential and challenges for financing sustainable and resilient development of agri & food systems. The following provides a non-exhaustive list of topics that can be covered:
- Financial market instruments for sustainable development.
- ESG performance and risk assessments to inform finance and insurance decisions.
- Impact loans for agriculture.
- Alternative finance for sustainable and resilient transition of agriculture.
- Role of banks, equity investors and (re)insurers in sustainable & resilient development.
- Protecting biodiversity using financial instruments.
- Green and sustainability linked bonds.
- The role of ESG performance in financing agribusiness.
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