News and commentary on COSA’s work, partnerships, and ideas.
April 2016:
Resilience
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. I wanted to […]
December 2015:
Learning Across Crops: What Coffee Can Learn from Cotton
Did you know that cotton uses more insecticides than any other commodity? Or that there are over 100 million individual cotton farmers in 75 countries? In light of recent efforts […]
September 2015:
Realizing the SDGs – One Measurement at a Time
As you read this, a historic moment is underway as nearly two hundred heads of state are gathered in New York for the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations. […]
December 2014:
Group Genius
The partnerships that comprise COSA are a timely example of a shifting trend. Our culture of collaboration bridges diverse points of view to ignite dialogue and cooperation to address such […]
October 2014:
What Sustainability Leaders Say …
Tough questions are timely given a current trend that is perplexing to many. Just as there was a cyclical move to standards-oriented solutions that buoyed certifications in the first decade […]
May 2014:
COSA at the Global Sustainability Standards Conference
As part of the 2014 Global Sustainability Standards Conference (May 20-21), ISEAL and COSA convened a pre-conference discussion on new trends and recent findings in measuring sustainability impacts. In addition […]
March 2014:
Launch of COSA Measuring Sustainability Report
The COSA Measuring Sustainability Report is a result of our seven year collaboration with many organisations and experts to evolve a common set of practical indicators and metrics to improve […]
June 2013:
COSA addresses UN General Assembly plenary gathering at inaugural workshop
Participants explored the science and technology options for poverty eradication and sustainable development, with a focus on the cases of agriculture and energy. COSA President Daniele Giovannucci stressed the importance […]
March 2013:
Annual Science Meetings in Senegal
It was the first such event to take place in Africa and featured a select group of experts and researchers gathered to further COSA’s spirit of mutual learning. Scientists reviewed […]
June 2012:
COSA unwraps at Rio
The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA), using state-of-the-art methods in a number of countries, shared an overview of the sometimes surprising results being collected in a number of countries. The […]