Five Actions Companies Can Take Today to Create More Sustainable Food Systems for Tomorrow
Food system challenges have become more urgent over the last two years
The massive global food system generates a third of the world's GDP, but it is also the biggest contributor of biodiversity loss while creating more than a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. It employs 40% of the world's population, but its impact is uneven, and 65% of the adults employed in food and agriculture live in poverty. Bain & Company's new blueprint, Food System Transformation: The Time Is Now, suggests five actions companies can take today to create more sustainable food systems for tomorrow.
"Our food system challenges have become more urgent over the last two years, with supply chain issues driven by the pandemic, a looming food crisis propelled by Russia's war in Ukraine and an increase of natural disasters caused by climate change," said Jenny Davis-Peccoud, co-leader of Bain & Company's Sustainability & Responsibility practice. "The time to act is now. We have fewer than nine annual planting cycles to shift to a sustainable, inclusive and healthy food system in time to meet key milestones of the Paris Climate Accord and the UN Sustainable Development Goals."