Exponer la captura corporativa de la Cumbre de la ONU sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios mediante el enfoque de múltiples partes interesadas

The report argues that the UN Food Systems Summit has been 'captured' by corporate interests through the use of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), which shift governance from state-led multilateralism to a model dominated by transnational corporations and philanthropic foundations. An analysis of 26 MSIs reveals that the private sector holds the most influence, often occupying leadership roles. The document highlights the roles of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in promoting industrial agriculture and 'nature-positive' solutions that the authors claim are 'false solutions' designed to maintain corporate dominance. It specifically criticizes the appointment of AGRA's president as the UN Special Envoy for the Summit as a conflict of interest and details how companies like Nestlé and Shell use nature-based solutions to offset emissions without reducing production.

• The UN Food Systems Summit represents a shift from state-led multilateralism to a 'multi-stakeholder' governance model, which allows transnational corporations to lead international policy, financing, and governance while promoting corporate-friendly solutions.
• An examination of 26 multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) in food and agriculture shows that the corporate private sector is the most influential group, frequently serving as chairs or vice-chairs of decision-making bodies, while UN agencies rank only fourth in influence.
• The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are primary corporate drivers of the Summit, with the WEF having signed a strategic agreement with the UN in June 2019 to expand multi-stakeholder governance into food and climate sectors.
• The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), founded by the Gates and Rockefeller foundations, promotes industrial agriculture and seed patenting in Africa; its president, Agnes Kalibata, serves as the UN Special Envoy for the Summit, which the report identifies as a conflict of interest.
• Corporate 'nature-based solutions' are criticized as fraudulent offsets; for example, Nestlé plans to increase production of industrial dairy and livestock by 68% by 2030 while using carbon offsets, and Shell plans to offset 120 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030 through extensive tree planting.
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) exerts significant influence over food governance financing, with 50% of its grants distributed among CGIAR, AGRA, AATF, the World Bank, and UN agencies.
• In the Summit's 'Action Track 3' (Boost Nature-Positive Food Production at Scale), there is a stark imbalance of representation: 29 private sector corporations and 26 MSI leadership teams are present, compared to only one indigenous group.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., Guttal, S., Kumar, M., Langner, L., & Manahan, M. A. (2021). Exponer la captura corporativa de la Cumbre de la ONU sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios mediante el enfoque de múltiples partes interesadas. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Exponer-la-captura-corporativa-de-la-Cumbre-de-la-ONU-sobre-los-Sistemas-Alimentarios-mediante-el-enfoque-de-multiples-partes-interesadas.pdf

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, Shalmali Guttal, Madhuresh Kumar, Laura Langner, and Mary Ann Manahan. Exponer la captura corporativa de la Cumbre de la ONU sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios mediante el enfoque de múltiples partes interesadas. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Exponer-la-captura-corporativa-de-la-Cumbre-de-la-ONU-sobre-los-Sistemas-Alimentarios-mediante-el-enfoque-de-multiples-partes-interesadas.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chandrasekaran2021exponer, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Guttal, Shalmali and Kumar, Madhuresh and Langner, Laura and Manahan, Mary Ann}, title = {{Exponer la captura corporativa de la Cumbre de la ONU sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios mediante el enfoque de múltiples partes interesadas}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Exponer-la-captura-corporativa-de-la-Cumbre-de-la-ONU-sobre-los-Sistemas-Alimentarios-mediante-el-enfoque-de-multiples-partes-interesadas.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }