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Agile Data Approaches and Innovations in Monitoring (ADAIM) project team, funded by Bill & Melinda Gates and implemented by COSA, in partnership with ICED, and GDI, convenes as it makes progress towards the development and testing of agile monitoring systems – blending technology and rigorous metrics – that make quick, low-cost, evidence-based decisions possible for agriculture development program investments.

Agile Data Approaches and Innovations in Monitoring (ADAIM) project team, funded by Bill & Melinda Gates and implemented by COSA, in partnership with ICED, and GDI, convenes as it makes progress towards the development and testing of agile monitoring systems – blending technology and rigorous metrics – that make quick, low-cost, evidence-based decisions possible for agriculture development program investments.

“New tools and approaches are changing the game from always looking backward through the rear-view mirror to giving everyday tea professionals a new crystal ball that allows us to look around the corner and predict what’s coming,” observes Liam Brody, the new Committee on Sustainability Assessment CEO.

Longtime agriculture sustainability professional Liam Brody is the new chief executive officer of the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA). Brody succeeds Daniele Giovannucci in the globally focused consortium’s top executive position.

COSA President Daniele Giovannucci will lead the Sustainability track at the the fifth edition of the   World Cocoa Conference to be held on 23-26 May 2021,

Agile Data Approaches and Innovations in Monitoring (ADAIM) project team, funded by Bill & Melinda Gates and implemented by COSA, in partnership with ICED, and GDI, convenes as it makes progress towards the development and testing of agile monitoring systems – blending technology and rigorous metrics – that make quick, low-cost, evidence-based decisions possible for agriculture development program investments.

Governments of Mexico and Rwanda, partnering with ICO and COSA, are lifting their farming sectors with an innovative approach to costs and efficiencies using science-based directives. By establishing a replicable process for use throughout coffee-growing regions, they will lead the way for many other countries to improve on the most pragmatic aspects and help the industry to systemically address barriers to sustainability.

COSA joins the conversation exploring issues of data interoperability, its impact, and potential and discusses possible pathways to digital traceability for a more productive and resilient coffee future.

Daniele Giovannucci joined the Ready for Take Off ! panel discussion at the 2022 ITC Forum on 30th September 2022. The event, themed Corporate Sustainability: Shooting for the moon? convened a wide range of speakers to share their expertise on the growing movement to make corporations more responsible and accountable for their impact on people and the planet.

The coming EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will require better corporate data on business risks to sustainability.. “nothing short of a revolution,” some are saying. Standardizing how we measure the realities of supply chains to the farm level is sorely needed.

The herd is moving to ESG but results or impacts are emerging as a competitive factor that appeals much more to the smart money. For multinational businesses, ESG are increasingly requirements imposed by insurance or financial markets and regulators. But what about leaders who go beyond to verifiably gauge their sustainability in terms that affect their business? Business and government are desperate for tools to navigate Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous (VUCA) conditions and leaders can turn that into a clear competitive advantage. Not surprisingly, understanding your sustainability risks is critical.

Our understanding of resilience is much less evolved than our understanding of sustainability issues like climate change or deforestation. We need to change that. And we need to change that fast.

New tools and approaches are changing the game from always looking backward through the rear-view mirror to giving everyday tea professionals a new crystal ball that allows us to look around the corner.

In their efforts to develop and commercialize coffee made without actual coffee beans, some scientists and businesses think it will help to solve climate and environmental challenges.

The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) and the British Standards Institution (BSI) are partnering with Westrock Coffee Company on their global supplier assurance framework for responsible sourcing. “Westrock Coffee exemplifies how business, with a strong commitment and the right tools, can be a significant agent of positive change,” says COSA President Daniele Giovannucci.

For market-based sustainability initiatives to be effective and provide lasting results, organizations must ensure their integration into operations and procurement practice. We offer five key elements of a successful sustainable sourcing program that have consistently worked for companies large and small.

COSA President Daniele Giovannucci joins Nobel Laureate and Heads of State to discuss food security. Hosted by the World Academy of Art and Science, the event brings eminent world leaders to consider global scale solutions, catalytic initiatives and transformative strategies for solving this pressing world problem.

How are companies being held accountable when it comes to their sustainability protocols? What big-name coffee brands are ‘doing right’ by farmers? What can individual consumers do to help support coffee farmers? This 7 minute interview with COSA president Daniele Giovannucci on Cheddar Inc. / CuriosityStream gives some answers. 

Daniele Giovannucci is the Keynote speaker for the Middle East Coffee Virtual Conference.

Measuring and understanding Technical Efficiency can make any effort more effective, accelerate productivity goals, and provide an understanding of the intrinsic return on their investment or ROI.

COSA President Daniele Giovannucci will lead the Sustainability track at the the fifth edition of the World Cocoa Conference, looking at key sustainability insights in the cocoa sector

Responses to problems in supply chains such as child labor need companies to go beyond ‘yes-no’ checklists and stop penalizing farmers. A more holistic approach is required that actually addresses the problem.

Responses to problems in supply chains such as child labor need companies to go beyond ‘yes-no’ checklists and stop penalizing farmers. A more holistic approach is required that actually addresses the problem. 

The best sustainability solutions integrate the valuable perspective and cooperation of business and local producer communities. A Landscape approach can effectively transform policy and practice into sustainable growth.

La gastronomía sostenible promueva el desarrollo agrícola, la seguridad alimentaria, la nutrición, la producción sostenible de alimentos y la conservación de la biodiversidad. En este artículo publicado en la revista de la IPADE, Agustin Escobar y Jessica Mullan de COSA, explican la relevancia de este nuevo concepto para las empresas de alimentos y bebidas en Mexico, simbolizando el reconocimiento a los valores tradicionales en la cultura gastronómica mexicana y las implicaciones sociales, ambientales y económicas.

Technology is driving data democracy at a fast pace. Used wisely, it will give voice – and access – to small farmers and the poor around the world. 

Suggestions such as a pre-competitive Global Coffee Fund to solve sustainability issues are laudable in principle but history shows us that agricultural funds of this type proposed at the recent World Coffee Producers Forum don’t work for long. 

One of the most explosive growth areas of the last 5 years is the multi-stakeholder platform. That’s not surprising considering that the magnitude of sustainability challenges.

How do we prevent tick-box compliance culture and safeguard honest reporting in the supply chain? COSA President Daniele Giovannucci will share insights on emerging trends in sustainability metrics at this annual event for global food and drink industry members of the pre-competitive SAI Platform collaboration.

“After the Harvest: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands” is a film that brings the day-to-day challenges of the thin months to life in the voices of coffee farmers themselves, and shares the successes of creative projects that have been established to eliminate this annual period of food insecurity.