BECO Ventures | Council for Inclusive Capitalism

BECO’s purpose is to disrupt the food value chain by providing smart growing solution for small to medium farms, enabling them to achieve greater yield and profitability. With our hardware and software integrated into the farms, the system will provide a platform for farmers to receive and trade carbon credits from selling produce locally, creating a sustainable food value chain with the reduction of; food waste, carbon through logistics and deforestation Mission: “Creating a better way”

Purpose

“Bringing farming back to communities, bringing food safety back to households, and bringing taste back to the plate.”

Benjamin Swan

Founder / CEO, BECO Ventures

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We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use

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Summary

BECO’s commitment is to disrupt the food value chain by supporting small hold farmers to increase local production to create a sustainable food value chain with the reduction of; food waste, carbon through logistics and deforestation by 2024.

Activities & Initiatives

BECO will measure its success by;

Working with regulating bodies and industry to measure the impact of produce displacement with the increase of local production through;
- Carbon logistics – Total carbon offset
- Food waste - % food wasted on retail shelves
Tack the number of local famers including special working environments for employees with dissabilities/special needs
Tack and champion urban farming bring added into early education curriculum (inspiring the next gen farmers and the importance of food/nutrition)
Measure the % increase in food security and resilience
Tack the increase in local GDP through the farming sector
Tack the reduction of waste from industry collaboration (upcycling and circular economies)

Measures & Targets

BECO will measure its success by;

Working with regulating bodies and industry to measure the impact of produce displacement with the increase of local production through;
- Carbon logistics – Total carbon offset
- Food waste – % food wasted on retail shelves
Tack the number of local famers including special working environments for employees with dissabilities/special needs
Tack and champion urban farming bring added into early education curriculum (inspiring the next gen farmers and the importance of food/nutrition)
Measure the % increase in food security and resilience
Tack the increase in local GDP through the farming sector
Tack the reduction of waste from industry collaboration (upcycling and circular economies)

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