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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Don't miss the next True Cost Accounting Community of Practice convening, online on 15 September! 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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🧵 “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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

💡 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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Alongside five key action areas, the Action Agenda introduces new shared guiding principles for the TCA community. These principles will support clarity, consistency, and impact - essential for #FoodSystemsTransformation. Get involved: actionagenda.tcaaccelerator.org

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📢 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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🧵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 👇

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

⏰ 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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

⏩ 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 🧵

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

✉️ 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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🗞️ 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...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Human and planetary health are two sides of the same coin. Investors can work to restore & improve both by embracing strategies aligned with sustainable, long term value creation: 🥗 Enhancing the affordability of healthier options ❌ Eliminating routine use of antibiotics 🍬 Reduce reliance on UPFs

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Global Farm Metric have released their updated framework - GFM 2.0. GFM helps farmers adopt whole-farm sustainability through holistic measurement and tracking. You can read more about the trials and framework in three short reports from Global Farm Metric: www.globalfarmmetric.org/framework/

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"Our global food system is not nourishing us. The good news is we now know why, and we know enough to turn things around." Dr Stuart Gillespie describes how our current food system is driving malnutrition and environmental degradation, and highlights countries already taking action.

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Voices from the #TCAGlobalSummit2025 🍔 "When I wrote Fast Food Nation, 25 years ago, I didn't realize I was doing a True Cost Accounting of the fast food industry and its impact, not only on my country, but the world." 🌍 - Eric Schlosser, Writer

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Voices from #TCAGlobalSummit2025 - Hauwa'u Hamisu Haruna ⚠️ True Cost Accounting is not just about uncovering hidden costs. 💡 TCA also illuminates hidden benefits, and in the world of finance, this can mean telling the story of investments' positive impacts beyond financial returns.

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Voices from the #TCAGlobalSummit2025 Wondering how True Cost Accounting might be relevant to you? We are sharing videos from our diverse community, with members explaining why TCA is important to their work. 💡Next up, Marta Echavarria, from Ecodecision!

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

📺 J. Robin Moon tells us why she's excited to attend the #TCAGlobalSummit2025, and about the Summit dinner, organised by World Farmers Markets Coalition and Fondazione Campagna Amica. We will be posting more videos from our TCA Global Summit, hosted by @fao.org. Stay tuned!

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Voices from #TCAGlobalSummit2025 Rayan Kassem from @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social tells us: 💡 Why he's excited to be at the Summit 🏙️ How to make the business case for True Cost Accounting To find out more, watch the video 👇

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We are so grateful to World Farmers Markets Coalition and Fondazione Campagna Amica for providing our wonderful dinner for the TCA Global Summit.

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Brooke Gentile from Organic Association of Kentucky and Janet Maro from Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania in discussion! Brooke and Janet reminded us of the importance of supporting and including farmers, and potential to transform degraded landscapes through farming. #TCAGlobalSummit2025

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

"TCA studies aren't an end in themselves - they should be used to advocate for change." Swati Renduchintala speaking at #TCAGlobalSummit2025, hosted by @fao.org #scalingtca

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

@jennxer.bsky.social opens the True Cost Accounting Global Summit, hosted by @fao.org! As Jenn said in her opening remarks: "This is our moment to align, commit, and act. The future of food systems depends on it." #TCAGlobalSummit2025 #scalingtca

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The TCA Accelerator team has landed in Rome! We are excited to see attendees at our #TCAGlobalSummit2025 tomorrow, hosted by @fao.org We will be taking stock of TCA achievements so far, and exploring opportunities and solutions to dramatically scale TCA by 2030. Stay tuned for highlights!

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🚨Tomorrow (April 1) is the deadline for registrations for our TCA Global Summit! At the Summit, you will: 🤝 Connect with the global TCA community 🔉 Hear from inspiring TCA leaders 🎯 Take part in interactive workshops on TCA scaling opportunities ...and more! 🔗 summit.tcaaccelerator.org

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

⏰ Registration for our TCA Global Summit closes tomorrow! This gathering of global leaders will serve as a watershed moment for efforts to transform agrifood systems. Space is filling up quickly! Head to our website to express interest in attending: summit.tcaaccelerator.org

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

“We need to be like mycelia - making underground networks, making action happen despite policy, not thanks to policy” How can we work together to mainstream True Cost Accounting? Read our latest blog post on our Aligning Forces Dialogue. tcaaccelerator.org/strengthenin...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

TCA is gaining traction as a robust tool to guide food system decision-making. It’s time to take this approach mainstream. Scaling Implementation: A True Cost Accounting Global Summit 📅 April 15-16, 2025 📍Hosted by UN Food and Agriculture Organization Learn more: summit.tcaaccelerator.org

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

"We need to project an image of abundance and possibility" Thank you to everyone who attended our Communications and Advocacy Dialogue! Expressions of interest in our True Cost Accounting Global Summit are now open! It will take place on 15-16 April 2025 in Rome, Italy 👉 lnkd.in/eH7Wc4ZD

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

How can we ensure that our mission to upscale TCA empowers all stakeholders: farmers, researchers, and decision makers, from grassroots organizers to national policymakers? Read our latest blog post, summarizing the discussion from our TCA Evaluations workshop: tcaaccelerator.org/true-cost-ac...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Thank you to the participants of our Scaling Implementation: Finance & Investment workshop! It was a fascinating discussion on how to encourage uptake of True Cost Accounting in finance and investment, in order to deliver outcomes that go beyond purely financial returns.

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

🗞️ Read our newsletter to explore the top #TrueCostAccounting stories of 2024! Read/Subscribe: mailchi.mp/tcaaccelerat... AND later this month we will share details of three interactive events, part of our TCA Dialogue Series. We want to hear from you on how to scale implementation of TCA by 2030!

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

“If we are able to show at the board and the company level, basically, the financial materiality of doing all of this, then we're good to go” Read our latest blog post summarizing our workshop on #TrueCostAccounting and the private sector. 🔗 tcaaccelerator.org/voices-from-...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thank you to the participants of our latest Scaling Implementation workshop! Key discussion points: 🌿 Collecting farm level data 🔎 What do we need to measure in TCA? 😵‍💫 Overcoming methods madness! 💰 Limits of monetary valuation We will be publishing a blog summarizing the workshop soon!

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Interested in learning more about #TrueCostAccounting? TMG think tank have published three blogs, each focused on a different challenge facing #TCA. 🗄️ Open access data challenges 🔎 Vested interests affecting governance ✊ The need for rights-based approaches to TCA Links in comments below👇

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

#COP29 has finished. Countries must submit NDC updates by Feb 25. This a crucial moment to build #TrueCostAccounting into existing policies/commitments. According to #SOFA2024, TCA can: 📋 Leverage familiar methodologies 🪢 Enhance policy coherence ✅ Minimize disruption to institutional structures

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Interested in finding out about #TrueCostAccounting? Amanda Jekums from @futureoffood.bsky.social is giving a Sustainable Agriculture Network Talk on 26 Nov. She will provide a comprehensive TCA explainer, including guidance & practical examples. Register 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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TCA Accelerator @tcaaccelerator.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Today is Food, Agriculture and Water day at #COP29Baku. FAO’s #SOFA2024 report revealed that our agrifood system costs us almost $12 trillion each year. 🧵 incoming

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