COSA pulls together our body of publications - both published by us and with us.
Transitioning towards resilient cotton farming systems in India
COSA’s Vivek Voora explains how measuring the resilience of cotton farming operations provides a starting point to take the necessary and appropriate steps for farmers to effectively adapt to change.
Are CEOs seeing sustainability goals for 2020 with 20/20 vision?
COSA’s President comments on the many 2020 sustainability goals […]
How Green is Your Tea?
Work towards a common set of indicators and metrics for tea progresses […]
Can we democratize data in the cocoa sector?
In response to the recent Berlin Declaration, COSA points to the Producer Organization Diagnostic as a way to get data back to farmers […]
“Digital POs”: A New Generation Investing in Technology
Producer organizations are powerful interveners for farmers. Producer organizations that work smarter not only understand and serve their members better, they also provide the vital traceability and transparency data that today’s responsible sourcing demands. […]
Government on the Cutting Edge of Sustainability
With greater scrutiny on every dollar spent, governments are increasingly interested in monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of their rural programs. The Mexican Agriculture Ministry’s (SAGARPA) recent implementation of SMART real-time monitoring is […]
The Art of Listening…to the Farmer
Sounds easy but it is rarely done well. “If you want results, then it is vital to have a demand-driven approach” notes COSA’s Research Coordinator for Latin America, Carlos de los Ríos […]
What Sustainable Development can Learn from Social Movements
What is the tinder that can spark widespread social movements that shift power from the few to the many? […]
Lessons from Experience: Ten Years of Measuring Sustainability
Daniele Giovannucci, President of the Committee on Sustainability Assessment, recently sat down to discuss some of the big changes he has witnessed over the past ten years while working on the measurement of sustainability.[…]
Termites, Bees, and Sustainability
In sustainability, collaboration amongst various stakeholders – businesses, communities, government, NGOs, and other nonprofits, is needed on a wide scale to usher in an era of sustainability management and governance. […]