Standardising Procedures for Environmental & Social Impacts to Stimulate Sustainable Land-Use Finance - Land Use Finance Programme Brief No. 1

Financial institutions, including institutional investors, banks and impact investors, as well as companies across the agricultural value chain, all play a vital role in making the transi- tion to more sustainable food and commodity supply chains. Financing deforestation-free commodity production, forest and landscape restoration and other forms of sustainable land use require a shift from business as usual towards best practices in the finance sector to ensure that land-use finance delivers positive environmental and social (E&S) impacts.