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OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

True Prize: Integrating social and environmental cost transparency into economic decision-making

Category: Finance; Food Systems Governance; Investment Planning; Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Development

Key feature of this offer: Uncovering the true, hidden costs of food products

Supporting organization: True Prize

  • Type of organization: Social Enterprise
  • Geographic scope of work of the organization: International

 

Overview

This offer provides technical assistance to help national convenors and policymakers address the hidden social and environmental costs of products and services. True Price delivers tailored analyses to determine true costs across key sectors, identifying critical areas like carbon emissions, water use, and fair labor practices. The service provides training and workshops for government officials and stakeholders, equipping them with tools and methodologies to calculate and interpret true costs for informed policy decisions. True Price also supports the integration of these insights into national economic policies, helping design regulatory frameworks and incentives to encourage sustainable business practices. By fostering dialogue among governments, businesses, NGOs, and civil society, this service builds broad support for true pricing. Additionally, it establishes metrics to monitor the impact of true pricing policies and provides recommendations to optimize their effectiveness, ensuring alignment with global sustainability goals.

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What this service offers

  • Capacity building programs
  • Workshops
  • Technical assistance
  • Custom toolkits
  • Digital solutions

Where this has worked

The organization has already successfully implemented these services internationally. Case studies are available on the organization’s personal website.

Eligibility

This service is delivered to all countries belonging to the UN System.

Cost and funding

Costs are estimated on a case-by-case basis depending on the assistance needed by the requesting country.

Time period

The time period for the delivery of this offer is discussed with the requesting country and depends on the type of assistance needed.

Additional resources

 

Interested in this service?

To request this service, National Food Systems Convenors are invited to submit a request to the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (the Hub). The Hub will review each request and reach out directly to the National Convenor to connect them with the service provider.

For further details, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

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