Sustainable beef investment roundtable

About the event
The sustainable beef investment roundtable, organized by the GEF-funded project STELARR (Sustainable Investments for Large Scale Rangeland Restoration) in collaboration with the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, will convene global stakeholders to catalyze private sector investment in sustainable livestock value chains that restore land, support biodiversity, and address climate change. 

Objective
To strengthen a pipeline of investable sustainable beef enterprises with environmental, social, and economic benefits through collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and policy support.

Registration: This event is being held in-person in Rome, Italy with limited virtual participation. If you would like to attend in person, please contact Aura Bravo, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT email a.bravo@cgiar.org If you would like to attend virtually, please register here:  https://forms.office.com/e/bzZK5pTyrL. Following your registration, you will be sent an Outlook invitation and Zoom link.

Why invest in sustainable beef
Sustainable beef production plays a critical role in addressing global challenges related to food insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation. When integrated with conservation and restoration practices, beef production becomes a nature-positive solution that supports ecosystem health and restoration, national conservation, carbon sequestration, rural livelihood and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Highlights
·    Showcase successful sustainable beef initiatives and business models.
·    Catalyze responsible investment in beef systems that support ecosystem health, restoration, 
     biodiversity, and rural development.
·    Identify enabling conditions and actions for scaling up investment.
·    Promote transparency, certification, traceability, and shared sustainability goals.

Agenda
a) Investment case presentations and breakout discussions.
b) Expert panels on:
     1)    Innovative financial tools and mechanisms
    2)    Science for sustainable beef investments
    3)    Communication, advocacy, and lobbying
    4)    Standards, certification, and traceability

Field visit: Visit to a local Italian organic beef enterprise.

Organizers
ILRI, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
 
For more information
Please contact: Fiona Flintan f.flintan@cgiar.org and Sara Valencia saravalencia.cgs@gmail.com