55. How we can Create a New Economy With Rex Raimond — Part 1
In October 2021, Kimberly Griego-Kiel took part in the ESG For Impact! conference in Colorado Springs.
During this two-day conference, Kim attended sessions focused on SRI investments, strategies, and concepts while connecting with like-minded professionals and industry leaders.
One of those leaders was Rex Raimond, the director of The Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) Initiative.
In the first part of the ESG for Impact! miniseries, Rex joins Kim to explain everything around investing in global food systems. They explore how food growth can impact our health and the environment and outline ways we can get into a new sustainable economy.
Kim and Rex discuss:
- How food systems fit within the ESG arena
- The destructiveness of the agricultural system
- The financial component of growing food system operations
- Consequences of not managing our land properly
- And more!
Resources:
- ESG For Impact!
- The Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) Initiative
- The Global Alliance For The Future of Food
- AgroEcology Fund
- LinkedIn: David Bennell
- Episode 53 – Fishy Fish: What You Should Really Know About Sustainable Seafood
Connect with Rex Raimond
Connect with Kimberly Griego-Kiel
- kim@horizonssfs.com
- LinkedIn: Kimberly Griego-Kiel
- (505) 982-9661
- Horizons Sustainable Financial Services
- info@horizonssfs.com
- Twitter: @HorizonsSustFin
- Facebook: Horizons Sustainable Financial Services
About Rex Raimond:
Rex Raimond has more than 20 years of experience developing strategies and building effective partnerships for sustainable and equitable food systems. He applies his partnership-building skills to help build a movement among concessional, impact, and commercial investors, companies, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to increase investment in principles-aligned food system businesses that are economically viable and deliver sustainable impact. Rex has worked on many aspects of food and agricultural systems transformation, including sustainable finance, crop insurance, and agricultural policy, market incentives for soil health practices, sustainable supply chains, food safety, science and emerging technologies, sustainable landscape planning, and climate change.
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