Demystifying Impact Investing: Definition, Barriers, and Opportunities for Actors in the Coffee Sector | Green Coffee Summit 2022

Impact investments that aim at generating measurable financial and sustainability returns are increasingly popular.

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In recent years, impact investment allocation increased exponentially also in agricultural commodities such as coffee and cocoa. Yet, few had the chance to understand what hides behind the hype surrounding the phenomenon. Is impact investing just a buzzword, or are there concrete opportunities for operators in the coffee value chain? What approaches and synergies are best suited to access new sources of financing for sustainable coffee trade and production?

About the Presenter

Tommaso Ferretti
Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Tommaso Ferretti is Assistant Professor of International Business at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. His research lies at the nexus of sustainability, innovation, and financialization in global value chains, with an emphasis on impact investing in the coffee sector. Tommaso holds an LLM from Universitá di Pisa, an MPA from LUISS University, and is completing a Ph.D. from McGill University. Before his Ph.D., Tommaso was a consultant at the International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of UNCTAD and WTO in Geneva, Switzerland. He still collaborates with ITC on SMEs’ financing, and he co-authored the ITC Coffee Guide.

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