The resilience of a household or community is a key factor to address poverty and inequality. And yet, work on this topic is hindered by complexity and the requirement for substantial expertise which both lead to high costs and limited accessibility. […]

“The conversation is now out in the open about the disparate economics in the coffee value chain,” writes Chad Trewick, Board member of the Specialty Coffee Association. […]

COSA is honored to be highlighted by The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) in a week-long spotlight featuring diverse COSA contributions to measuring impact and the performance of sustainability initiatives and investments. […]

COSA joined leading members of the chocolate industry as a founding member of the new Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa. The initiative, which includes Lindt & Sprüngli, Mondelēz, and Chocosuisse, envisions a more sustainable cocoa-based industry. […]

Speaking on how the Government of Peru could work with the mounting and widespread corporate push toward “deforestation-free commodities”, COSA President Daniele Giovannucci and the honorable Peruvian Minister of Environment Elsa Patricia Galarza Contreras made very aligned comments […]

Over the course of three working decades I have never heard such a statement from a Ministry of Agriculture: “My job is to really listen and to deliver public support that stimulates producers and business to thrive sustainably”. […]

We at COSA are committed to accelerating agricultural sustainability. We believe that visiting the field provides an in-depth understanding of what it takes to achieve sustainability throughout the supply chain. After […]

When the wheel was first created in Mesopotamia some 5,500 years ago, did anyone imagine how often others would claim to have re-invented the concept? […]