“Hidden costs are hidden, but this doesn’t mean they aren’t real. We are already paying for them, or future generations will pay for them”. 💬 Olivia Riemer reflects on @truecostaccounting.bsky.social's work as part of the PLAN'EAT project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0it... #TrueCostAccounting

What True Cost Accounting Brought to PLAN’EAT | Podcast with Olivia Riemer, TMG

In this PLAN’EAT podcast episode, we speak with Olivia Riemer from @tmgthinktankforsustainabil509 about the role of True Cost Accounting in the PLAN’EAT project. TMG brought this key concept into…

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The next True Cost Accounting Community of Practice convening will take place online on 15 Sept! Join us as we launch the next chapter of the TCA Community of Practice & advance its ambitious roadmap to scale True Cost Accounting, the TCA Action Agenda. Registration: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🧵 “Food systems sit at the intersection of virtually every major challenge philanthropic capital is trying to solve. True cost accounting makes that intersection legible and actionable.” – @annalappe.bsky.social and @jennxer.bsky.social

Our July newsletter is out! In this edition: 💡 An op-ed by Anna Lappé and Jenn Yates on the the importance of true cost accounting (TCA) for resilient food systems. 🇬🇧 TCA Accelerator reflections on London Climate Action Week 2026. 🍲 The latest TCA news from around the world. 🔗 lnkd.in/euc4YZ6H

This month's newsletter is out! Dive into the latest TCA news: 🏆 A prize for a pioneering natural farming project 💡 A TCA study on Nigeria's emerging avocado value chain 🇪🇺 A new TCA position paper Plus an interview with the EU-funded FOODCoST project! 🔗 mailchi.mp/tcaaccelerat...

The TCA Action Agenda was developed by the community, and for the community. Rosinah Mbenya from PELUM Kenya reflects on this milestone and what it means for her work. tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

Our March newsletter is out! Featuring: 💡An interview with co-founder of Brazilian initiative TRUE FOOD 🇺🇬 A TCA workshop for Ugandan policymakers - read the report 🔍 New TCA research on Kenya's green bean value chain, the economic burden of unsustainable malnutrition, & a new review of TCA methods

The TCA Action Agenda was developed by the community, and for the community. PhD researcher Henri Contor reflects on how the Action Agenda can enable better decision-making across diverse sectors. tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

💡 With the right investment, we can unlock healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems in the next four years. The TCA Action Agenda sets out how the TCA community can articulate the business case to change food systems for the better. Learn more: actionagenda.tcaaccelerator.org

The TCA Action Agenda was developed by the community, and for the community. Mika’il Haruna Daya reflects on this milestone moment for #TrueCostAccounting. tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

How communication and advocacy can accelerate our path to a better food system 🚀 🍽️ With the right communications and advocacy strategies, we can unlock the full potential of True Cost Accounting and accelerate food systems transformation. Learn more: tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

Did you miss our TCA Action Agenda launch webinar? Three food systems leaders reflected on this milestone moment for #TrueCostAccounting 🚀 📺 Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yllA... Explore the Action Agenda and find out how to get involved: actionagenda.tcaaccelerator.org

⚠️ We are at a tipping point. UN agencies, governments and more already recognize the potential of #TrueCostAccounting. Now with the new Action Agenda, momentum is building to mainstream this approach and transform how global food systems are valued. Find out more 👇

📢 It’s time for a paradigm shift in decision making. Saskia Sanders explains why the new TCA Action Agenda matters in her work. Explore the Action Agenda and find out how you can get involved: tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda #TrueCostAccounting

Momentum is building to mainstream #TrueCostAccounting. TCA Accelerator Steering Committee Chair Adele Jones explains why the Action Agenda is so important (with the help of an assistant). Learn more and get involved: tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

🧵This is TCA’s moment. Today, we are launching the TCA Action Agenda: a roadmap to reimagine food systems by 2030 through the concerted and coherent application of #TrueCostAccounting. Learn how the Action Agenda can kickstart action on food systems transformation 👇

Join us for the True Cost Accounting Action Agenda Launch Webinar! 📅 Thursday, Feb 26 ⏰ 11am EST | 5pm CET To mark this milestone, we are hosting a conversation with food systems leaders and exploring how the Agenda will create new collaboration opportunities. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⏰ Tomorrow, November 21, is the last day to respond to the stakeholder consultation on the #TrueCostAccounting Action Agenda! Join other contributors and shape the future of TCA. Visit our website to access the consultation: www.tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

⏩ DEADLINE EXTENDED ⏩ We have extended the deadline to respond to the #TrueCostAccounting Action Agenda consultation to November 21. Visit our website to take part: www.tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda More information in the 🧵

Announcement! Today, the TCA Accelerator released “The True Cost Accounting Action Agenda: A Roadmap to Healthier, More Equitable, and Sustainable Agrifood Systems” for stakeholder consultation. Consultation running to Nov 17. Visit our website to take part: www.tcaaccelerator.org/actionagenda

Did you catch our newsletter this month? It showcased the latest #TrueCostAccounting updates. 🇧🇷 New TCA initiative in Brazil: TRUE FOOD 🔍 Latest academic papers exploring different TCA applications 🌐 FAO's latest TCA analyses, spanning different countries & commodities mailchi.mp/tcaaccelerat...

"We decide on choices thinking about today, and not accounting for tomorrow." - @maximotorero.bsky.social talking about #TrueCostAccounting at New York Climate Week Watch the conversation, hosted by @foodtank.bsky.social 📺 www.youtube.com/live/t9QNtTy...

Nourishing People, Planet, and our Future

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💬 For #WickedLeeks' ‘WL Meets’ series, journalist, David Burrows, sat down with SFT CEO and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, to discuss financing the agricultural transition, transparency in our food and farming systems and the future of organic. ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-...

✉️ Our September newsletter is live! Catch up on top True Cost Accounting stories: 🌐 TCA at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake 🔜 TABLE's series on change-making in the food systems community ⚖️ Capitals Coalition's holistic framework for business decision-making mailchi.mp/tcaaccelerat...

Tune into NOW Partners Foundation and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha's webinar on their agroecology pilots in Zambia on 18 Sept. They will present results from their first growing season: 💰 Reduced costs 🥣 Increased food security 🌿 Improved climate resilience events.futureeconomy.forum/natural-farm...

NOW + RySS Webinar: Scaling Natural Farming in Zambia

Thursday September 18, 7.00-8.00 San Francisco 10.00-11.00 New York 16.00-17.00 Rome 19.30-20.30 Delhi

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📢 Why are investors in some of the UK's biggest companies demanding the urgent introduction of mandatory reporting of healthy food sales? Garance Boullenger of @shareaction.bsky.social goes behind the scenes for our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3HyUcMX

Balancing trade-offs and maximizing coherence in policymaking is often discussed in theory, but rarely explained in practice. @‪gainhealth.org‬ Diagnostic Toolkit allows users to explore coherence across health, environmental, social, and economic categories. www.gainhealth.org/policy-coher...

🗞️ Our latest newsletter is live! In this edition, you will find: 📺 Recordings from the True Cost Accounting Global Summit 💡 An article from Lauren Baker & Amanda Jekums reflecting on 10 years of TCA progress 💬 A Summit dispatch from award winning journalist Tom Philpott mailchi.mp/tcaaccelerat...

Textile Exchange is urging fashion brands to adopt #TrueCostAccounting! 💰 Better materials often come at a premium. ⚠️ "Brands must stop externalizing those costs onto producers and instead build supportive sourcing models." Read the article: fashionunited.uk/news/fashion...

Textile Exchange recalibrates for 2030 with a sharper focus on systems change

Textile Exchange recalibrates its 2030 strategy, focusing on systems change and accountability to reduce fashion's environmental impact.

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⏰“GDP is fake news.” It’s time for a more accurate picture of growth & progress. Our Managing Director @alexandermueller.bsky.social gave opening remarks at the True Cost Accounting Global Summit in April. Watch his speech here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-F4... Highlights below 🧵👇

Alexander Müller: Opening Remarks

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