Leveraging PDBs to achieve Inclusive and Green Food system transformation: a multi-stakeholder perspective

The Finance in Common Summit 2021 (FiCS2021) will mark the official launching the PDBs for Sustainable Food Systems Platform which is an outcome of the work and discussions of the Finance in Common’s Working Group and Coalition over the past year. Focused on improving the financing of sustainable agriculture and food systems, the Platform aims to deliver adapted services, a demand driven approach to its member Public Development Banks (PDBs) seeking to scale up their investment and support to promote inclusive and sustainable agriculture and food systems. Foreseen services to be offered by the Platform include Technical assistance, Knowledge sharing including peer to peer learning, support to innovative initiatives, tools to measure the social and environmental impacts of the investments and better assess risks.