Start Your Summit Mornings with Insightful Conversations

• Designing Impactful, Rigorous Beef Sustainability Programs That Scale 
  Wednesday, November 19 | Sponsored by AgriWebb 

  Driving meaningful climate action requires solutions that work for both ranchers and companies. This session will feature real-world examples of beef scope 3 reduction programs and a candid discussion with a participating rancher and corporate sustainability leaders about the hurdles, partnerships, and opportunities shaping the future of beef’s role in climate strategies. Attendees will leave with practical insights, and a clear understanding of how beef can strengthen their sustainability roadmaps.

• Growing Partnerships: How Food & Ag Companies and Ag Finance Can Co-Invest in Sustainable Agriculture
  Thursday, November 20 | Sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund

  How can we make sustainability dollars go further and meet farmers’ needs most effectively? Food and agriculture companies and ag lenders have complementary business drivers and strengths that should motivate collaboration to advance sustainable agriculture. However, co-investment is limited due to a lack of understanding between these types of entities and underdeveloped models for collaboration. This breakfast session will fill this gap by building a common knowledge base including the business case for co-investment for companies and lenders, innovative financing models that can unlock additional dollars to scale the sustainable agriculture transition, and networking opportunities to build bridges in person.

• Addressing the Gap Between Farmers and Sustainability Efforts 
  Thursday, November 20 | Sponsored by U.S. Soy

  Sustainable progress will require the entire value chain. Farmers and brands must innovate together with an eye toward scalability that enables widespread adoption. U.S. Soy, in partnership with USDA, market insights leader DTN and other U.S. commodity groups, have developed the Farmers for Soil Health Marketplace. It directly connects consumer packaged goods companies with farmers practicing sustainable agriculture. Unlike any other program, these transparent transactions occur in real-time without an intermediary, reducing costs and establishing new grower relationships. The Marketplace platform includes supply shed mapping to help you find farmers who provide resilient commodities to your source regions and supports your company to meet its sustainability goals. This is the first direct-to-grower marketplace that offers incentives to farmers while also driving economic benefits and sourcing simplicity to businesses.

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