The First Movers Coalition for Food serves as a unique leadership platform that can help turn ambition into implementation. The coalition brings together leading food companies to share strategies that can help companies develop their own playbooks to support real-world impact. FMC for Food helps members move from commitment to execution, connecting and ecosystem of actors from government, academia, farmer organizations, civil society and across the value-chain to strengthen and unlock the role of credible demand signals needed to grow resilient, sustainable procurement. The coalition’s work spans both commodity-specific and cross-cutting efforts, running working groups focused on rice (South and South East Asia), row crops (North America), beef and soy (South America and global) and dairy (developed markets). In parallel, the coalition is exploring strategies related to procurement models, financing tools, MRV and technology solutions, while embracing the potential for collaboration. Getting this right achieves more than increasing local impact – it delivers strategic advantage and business resilience. Companies that act now will secure early access to future food supplies, strengthen supplier relationships and help shape the rules of a more resilient food system. The shift from pilot to scale-up starts with clarity, builds through structure and succeeds with leadership. If your company is ready to lead on climate-smart procurement, the Forum invites you to join FMC for Food.3.1 First Movers Coalition for Food Chief Financial Officers –Build the financial architecture and ensure procurement incentives align with corporate objectives. –Engage early with external financiers, blending commercial, concessional and catalytic capital to support supplier transition. –Help manage portfolio-level risk exposure and capital efficiency across transition initiatives. –Rework internal financial governance so sustainability-linked investments are treated as part of core sourcing and risk strategy, rather than one-offs. Source: Bain & Company analysis. First Movers Coalition for Food: CEO Lessons for the Future of Food Procurement 23

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