True Value of Food Initiative (TVFI)

The aim of the initiative is to unlock the potential of the True Value of Food for governments, businesses, investors, and consumers by providing them with a new economic basis for decision-making. The hidden environmental, health, and economic costs in current food systems exact a significant detrimental impact on the planet and society. True Cost Accounting, and interventions developed in response to TCA findings, can enhance the value of food systems and their ability to address climate change and other global crises.

Thematic Areas: Finance and Investment, True Value of Food, Healthy Diets, Sustainable Productivity Growth, Sustainable Consumption, Nature Positive Production

Leading Entities:

UNFSS Scientific Group, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF),  Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), World Benchmark Alliance (WBA), Fairtrade International (FI), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Impact Institute, True Cost Accounting Accelerator (TCAA), True Price Foundation, Pretoria University, Rockefeller Foundation, Rabobank, Cornell University (CU)

UN AFPs & IGOs

UNFSS Scientific Group, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF)

Member Countries

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Other Members

Impact Institute, Rabobank, Rockefeller Foundation, True Cost Accounting Accelerator (TCAA), True Price Foundation, World Benchmark Alliance (WBA), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

NGOs

Fairtrade International (FI)

Think Tanks/Research Centers

Cornell University (CU), Pretoria University

Website & Focal Points

https://www.truevaluefood.org//

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