MeasuringSustainabilityReport

Daniele GiovannucciGeneva 2014

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Committee On Sustainability Assessment

Advancing transparent and global measurement toolsto understand, manage, and accelerate

sustainability.

MISSION

Committee On Sustainability Assessment

working together with diverse & capable partners

I C R A F

State of the Art Assessment

Credible

Relevantfor conditions

Comparable

Actionablefor decision-making

Economic

1. Farmer Livelihoods2. Risk & Resilience3. Competitiveness4. Management5. Organizational

1. Farmer Livelihoods2. Risk & Resilience3. Competitiveness4. Management5. Organizational

1. Health & Safety2. Working Conditions3. Education & Training4. Basic Rights & Equity5. Inclusive Value Chains

1. Health & Safety2. Working Conditions3. Education & Training4. Basic Rights & Equity5. Inclusive Value Chains

1. Resource Use2. Waste3. Soil Conservation4. Biodiversity5. Climate Change

1. Resource Use2. Waste3. Soil Conservation4. Biodiversity5. Climate Change

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COSA basis: International & Normative References

CITES Convention Convention on Biological Diversity FAO Rome Declaration on World Food Security FAO GAP Global Compact - UN IFC Social and Environmental Policies & Performance Standards ILO Core 8 Conventions International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Plant Protection Convention Millennium Development Goals OECD Agri-Environmental Indicators OECD Economic Guidelines Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Rio Declaration Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants UN Convention to Combat Desertification UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Universal Declaration of Human Rights Winnipeg Principles WHO Guidelines for Water Quality Etc…

COSA Scientific Committee

Tanguy Bernard – IFPRI

Lawrence Busch - Lancaster Univ. & MSU

Alain DeJanvry - Univ. California Berkeley

Michael Hiscox - Harvard Univ.

Jeremy Haggar - University of Greenwich (NRI-CATIE)

Steven Jaffee - World Bank

Jaya Krishnakumar – Univ. of Geneva

Dagmar Mithöfer – Rhein-Waal Univ.

Bob Picciotto – Kings College (World Bank Dir.-General Evaluation ret.)

Krislert Samphantharak - Univ. Cal San Diego

COSA: unique in 4 ways

1. Partner with local institutions

2. Aligned with Global Norms

3. Flexible solutions

4. State-of-the-art science

Management dashboards

COSA MeasuringSustainabilityReport:Coffee & Cocoa in 12 Countries

Samples of outcomes…

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Figure 7.9 Labor Productivity in Peru

Is Just Training Enough?

What Types of Training?

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Map of Farm Sizeand Yield in PNG

Potential Income Gains from Technical Efficiency in Mexico

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Environmental Index and Productivity

Assess Sustainabilityof

Producer Organizations

+ 18 expert partners

Sales to Producer Organization

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Sample: Each data point = 5,200 to 16,000 coffee and cocoa farm surveys with control groupsin 5-11 countries

Multi-country “Certified vs. Uncertified” Outcomes

YOUR Shared Platform

1. Globally comparable indicators and tested field surveys

2. Electronic data gathering with COSATouchTM

3. Data management via dedicated + searchable database

4. Impact analytics provide credible neutral assessments

5. Managerial tools to monitor and evaluate performance

With support from…

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