Food is Solvable Executive Summary 2023 (Gullspång Re:Food)

Summary

• Re:food has partnered with sixteen companies that directly and indirectly support five out of six required shifts identified in Food in the Anthropocene.p.6
• The investment approach has been honed over the past nine years.p.6
• The EAT-Lancet Commission identified powerful shifts to reduce and reverse food system planetary boundary pressures by 2050.p.3
• Re:food defined four investment themes: Healthy Soils, Sustainable Proteins & Fats, Healthy Diets, and Sustainable Supply Chains.p.3
• The approach is built on the ABCD Method, an iterative 4-step process created as part of the Framework for Strategic & Sustainable Development.p.4
• The portfolio is global, with companies headquartered across Israel, Europe, and North America.p.6

Key insights

1. Re:food aims to steer the global economy towards sustainability, beyond generating robust financial returns.p.2
2. The theory of transformation rests on five conceptual research-backed building blocks.p.3
3. Each of the four themes is broken down into segments that are regularly reviewed and reprioritized.p.4
4. Post-investment, Re:food helps portfolio companies mainly with financing, governance, high-stakes operational decisions, and impact and sustainability initiatives.p.4
5. The portfolio covers the food value chain from upstream financial services for growers to consumer-facing platforms.p.6