The goal of this end line study was to understand the contribution that certification systems can make to poverty alleviation and pro-poor development. ISEAL Alliance engaged the Committee on Sustainability Assessment to rigorously assess the early impacts of the Fairtrade and UTZ certification processes on small coffee farmers in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya.
COSA’s Resilience Measurement Tool is useful and adaptable for projects of varying aims and scales.
Impact assessments are not for the faint of heart! COSA’s research team shared their recent impact evaluation experiences while focusing on the particular challenges inherent to measuring sustainability impacts.