Join us for an insightful webinar tailored for sustainability professionals in the agri-food industry. This session is co-hosted by the University of Limerick and ILSI Europe, focusing on advancing tools and instruments that support nature-positive investments. Learn more about BIOFIN-EU and how we unlock mainstream finance to protect and restore biodiversity. Discover a financial instrument that can be deployed in the dairy sector and learn how agri-food companies can collaborate with our research consortium to drive sustainable change. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore actionable strategies for integrating biodiversity into your investment decisions.
Online
17 June 2024
2pm CET
Speakers
John Garvey
Dr. Garvey’s expertise is in risk management and finance. He specializes in market systems and technology and is the founder of FarmHedge Ltd., a spinout from the University of Limerick. Dr. Garvey’s academic research includes; volatility forecasting using high-frequency financial data, risk management in policymaking systems and innovation in risk transfer and insurance. His research has been disseminated to national and international media and general audiences as well as technical audiences in the policy and academic communities.
Emilie Weynants
Emilie Weynants leads ILSI Europe’s communication strategy and outreach activities and is involved in several EU-funded projects. She holds master’s degrees in Bioengineering and Communications from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Previously, she worked as a communication officer for a Belgian nature protection organization and the European Commission’s Joint Research Center in the Directorate for Sustainable Resources.
Colas Chervier
Colas Chervier is an economist at CIRAD (the French agricultural research and international cooperation organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and Mediterranean regions). He specializes in the evaluation of policies and interventions for natural resource conservation and sustainable management. He is specifically interested in how economic, fiscal and administrative incentives (e.g. payments for environmental services) can help change the behaviour of land users (such as farmers) and bureaucrats/authorities.
Agenda
- Introduction and overview of BIOFIN-EU (Emilie Weynants, ILSI Europe)
- Nature-based solutions (NBS) and their role in food systems (Colas Chervier, UL)
- Case Study of NBS-financing in the dairy sector (John Garvey, UL)
- Examples of collaborative research topics (John Garvey, UL)
- Q&A session
