Fork The System
Fork The System
Podcast Description
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world. Each episode will feature a professional from the growing fields of alternative proteins and animal advocacy, working to build sustainable and ethical food systems. New episodes every other Tuesday with your host, Sherry Shu, an incoming fourth-year student at Western University’s Ivey Business School.Feedback on the episodes is always appreciated at https://bit.ly/forkthesystemfeedback.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding alternative proteins and animal welfare, featuring episodes that discuss sustainable food systems and ethical practices, such as the role of plant-based innovations in reducing environmental impact and the philosophy of animal ethics.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world. Each episode will feature a professional working to build sustainable and ethical food systems.
New episodes monthly (every second Tuesday) with your host, Sherry Shu, a fourth-year student at Western University’s Ivey Business School.
Feedback on the episodes is always appreciated at https://bit.ly/forkthesystemfeedback.
Our thirteenth guest is Tina Owens, the lead of the Resilience and Agriculture Lending and Insurance Coalition (RALIC) for the Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS), an organization aiming to bridge capital markets with the strategies, tools, and financial innovations to direct financing towards regenerative and agro-ecological food systems.
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Resources:
- Website:https://www.tifsinitiative.org/ralic/
- White paper on RALIC:https://www.tifsinitiative.org/resilience-in-agriculture-lending-insurance-coalition-ralic/
- JP Morgan report on transitional investing: https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/cib/documents/Agriculture_Soil_and_Trade_The_Fates_of_Food_in_a_Warming_World.pdf
- Tina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-owens/
Feedback Form: bit.ly/forkthesystemfeedback
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rXjg_BuimU1vO_2d9cHfzNFJ7A0j0n34yrhLRlfzh1o/edit?usp=sharing

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