For many of us, it was a startling claim.[…]

With our partners, we further the measurement and understanding of the impact of women in agricultural development. This year, International Women’s Day focuses on the changing world of work, and […]

COSA’s very own Measurement Systems Manager Jessica Mullan attended the Sustainable Food Lab’s annual Performance Monitoring Practitioners Workshop in Vevey, Switzerland, in early March. The event brought together some 75 […]

Keith Child,  Senior Research Advisor, Committee on Sustainability Assessment. The debate around appropriate criteria for measuring research quality has taken a new turn as development donors apply collective pressure on […]

Over the years, the Committee on Sustainable Assessment (COSA) has conducted dozens of experimental and quasi-experiment impact assessments in countries around the world.  COSA employs the most rigorous methodologies available […]

Sustainability is defined and achieved in many ways. For two decades, standards and certifications have been the backbone of the discussion […]

Reducing poverty starts with good measurement.

Sustainability is defined and achieved in many ways. For two decades, standards and certifications have been a part of the discussion and have been put forward as a potential solution. […]

As the field of sustainability matures and we better understand which activities are actually making the most impact, the conversation is starting to take a new turn. […]

Good data + great partners = strong supply chains and better livelihoods for farmers. April 6, 2016 Working closely with JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS in a combined partnership with IDH, the […]