Exposing corporate capture of the UN Food Systems Summit through multistakeholderism

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) facilitates 'corporate capture' by shifting from state-led multilateralism to a multistakeholder governance model.

• The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) represents a shift from multilateralism, where States lead decision-making, to multistakeholderism, which incorporates corporations, business associations, donors, academics, and civil society into the formulation and implementation of responses to food system problems.
• Multistakeholderism enables transnational corporations and their associated platforms and associations to influence national and international governance, financing, and policy-making, while advocating for 'false solutions' to food system crises that favor corporate interests.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., Guttal, S., Kumar, M., Langner, L., & Manahan, M. A. (n.d.). Exposing corporate capture of the UN Food Systems Summit through multistakeholderism. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/publication/corporate-capture-un-food-systems-summit-multistakeholderism/

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, Shalmali Guttal, Madhuresh Kumar, Laura Langner, and Mary Ann Manahan. Exposing corporate capture of the UN Food Systems Summit through multistakeholderism. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/corporate-capture-un-food-systems-summit-multistakeholderism/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chandrasekaranndexposing, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Guttal, Shalmali and Kumar, Madhuresh and Langner, Laura and Manahan, Mary Ann}, title = {{Exposing corporate capture of the UN Food Systems Summit through multistakeholderism}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/corporate-capture-un-food-systems-summit-multistakeholderism/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }