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GFAR COSA GLF webinar on "Effective Tools for Understanding, Managing and Accelerating Impact"
The document outlines a webinar discussing tools for understanding and accelerating sustainability in agriculture, featuring key panelists and partnerships. It highlights collaborative initiatives among various organizations to harmonize metrics and assess impacts on smallholders and sustainability practices. The session aimed to provide insights on developing effective measurement systems and indicators for sustainable practices across agricultural sectors.
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GFAR COSA GLF webinar on "Effective Tools for Understanding, Managing and Accelerating Impact"
- 1. Effective Tools for Understanding, Managingand Accelerating Impact 26 October 2017 Webinar
- 3. Welcome and Introductions Chair DanieleGiovannucci President, COSA Organizer Peter Casier GFAR Community Coordinator
- 4. Chair Daniele Giovannucci President, COSA Panelist JessicaMullan Measurement Systems Manager Panelist Keith Child Senior Research Advisor Presenting the tools Panelist in absentia Audra Wilson-Max Communications Manager
- 5. for the publicgood Working together to foster secure and resilient farm communities, feed a hungry planet, and sustain the environment.
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- 7. Who defines sustainability? 454 labels ? Harmonization ?
- 8. Sampling of collaborationsto harmonize FAO SAFA (for Smallholders) – global metrics with FAO, Grameen, Soils&More, etc Shared Approach for Smallholder Performance Measurement - Sustainable Food Lab, ISEAL, Rainforest Alliance, Wageningen (CDI), Nestlé, Root Capital, IDH, Mars, Ford Foundation. United Nations Division for Sustainable Development and Rio+20 Earth Summit – led four global teams & 72 contributors formulating the strategic input on Food and Agriculture InterAmerican Development Bank SAFE Platform – dozens of firms and institutions using common metrics and reporting into one knowledge base Measuring Smallholder Incomes: Towards Better Alignment & Reporting of Farm Economic Metrics - joint initiative with ISEAL Alliance and Sustainable Food Lab United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards – Advisory Board Sustainability Assessment Tools - Textile Exchange, Ford Foundation & a variety of organizations
- 9. COSA Scientific Committee TanguyBernard – Int’l Food Policy Research Institute Lawrence Busch – Michigan State University Alain DeJanvry – University of California Berkeley Michael Hiscox – Harvard University Jeremy Haggar – University of Greenwich (NRI-CATIE) Steven Jaffee – World Bank Jaya Krishnakumar – University of Geneva Dagmar Mithöfer – U- Rhein-Waal University Bob Picciotto – Kings College & World Bank Director General Evaluation ret.) Krislert Samphantharak – University of California San Diego
- 10. Scientific solutions that acceleratesustainability When you are Serious About Sustainability … nice, but not enough
- 11. new era insustainability: Effectiveness, Impact, ROI
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- 16. Sustainability is Big,Complex and Slow World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural … -- Louis MacNeice, “Snow”
- 17. Applied Scientific Solutions •Hybrid-Evaluation Designs and Mixed Methods • Data Linking • Shared Measurement
- 18. COSA Indicators Jessica Mullan MeasurementSystems Manager
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- 20. Aligned with Internationaland Normative References • OECD Agri-Environmental Indicators • OECD Economic Guidelines • Ramsar Convention on Wetlands • Rio Declaration • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants • UN Convention to Combat Desertification • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Winnipeg Principles • WHO Guidelines for Water Quality • CITES Convention • Convention on Biological Diversity • FAO Rome Declaration on World Food Security • FAO GAP • Global Compact - UN • IFC Social and Environmental Policies & Performance Standards • ILO Core 8 Conventions • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights • International Plant Protection Convention • Millennium Development Goals
- 21. SMART Principles • Specific •Measurable • Actionable • Realistic • Trackable
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- 25. In depthIn depth Impact Assessment Year3 Strategic Decisions Baseline Assessment Start Year 1 Year 2 Performance Monitoring
- 26. Choices to ManageData Accuracy + Credibility Quality-veracity vary based on factors such as where you source data, who collects it, etc.
- 27. Performance Monitoring Steps Setup 1 Work Plan 2 Survey 3 Training 4 Gather Data 5 Report & Learn 6
- 28. COSA Solutions Advisory Services Knowledge Mgmt SMART Indicators • Best practicesM&E design • Map realities and goals • Define strategic impact paths Advisory Services Integrated Systems
- 29. Advisory Services Knowledge Mgmt Integrated Systems • Advancedanalytics • Data into strategic knowledge • Dashboards & Scorecards • ROI Knowledge Mgmt SMART Indicators COSA Solutions
- 30. Trader NGOs Mill Buyers Export Consumers Investors multi-sided platform tooptimize value & flow of data Producer Community Landscape Co-op R & D Donors
- 31. Seamless Sustainability IntelligenceSystem Collect Connect Transform How COSA creates and delivers value?
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- 36. Knowledge Mgmt SMART Indicators • Farms • Workers •Resilience • Gender • Producer Organizations • Supply Chains • Landscapes & Sector Advisory Services Integrated Systems COSA Solutions COSA Solutions
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- 38. Purpose Understanding the keyroles of POs • Target: managers, members, orgs that interface • Diagnostic, Learning, Benchmarking (pointing to prescriptive) • Multi-dimensional perspective & Actionable framing
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- 40. Social • Membership andOrganizational Structure • PO Services to Community • Management and Systems • Democratic Governance & Policies
- 41. Environmental • Environmental practicesby the PO • Certification • Services that promote farmer-level enviro benefits • Dissemination of key conservation practices
- 42. Economic • Business Systems(eg. quality control) • Production Support to Farmers (eg. training and TA) • Commercial Performance (eg. volume sold) • Financial Sustainability Indicators
- 43. Take the Survey Onebillion people are members of the 2.6 million cooperatives and producer organizations world-wide. Rapidly diagnose the effectiveness and viability of a producer organization or agricultural enterprise with this state-of-the-art assessment
- 44. What community empowermentactivity does the Organization support? SaveSave Human Rights None Food Security Youth Empowerment Community Projects Labour Rights Producer organizations can play an important role to empower members and the community, catalysing positive change that can include women’s participation in leadership, respecting worker rights, and ensuring that members can meet their basic needs. Did you know X Gender Equity
- 45. Number of Cropsthe PO works with? 2 1-3Hectares Cotton Fruit & Veg Tea Coffee Cocoa Which Crops does the PO focus on primarily? Other Grains Livestock Oils & Seeds Honey Save Crop diversification decreases the dependence of farmers on only one source of income. Caveat: taking on too many crops, or being unprepared for new crops, can dilute focus and increase risk Did you know X Considering most PO members, what is their average farm size? 1-1ha 1-3ha 3-9ha 10+ha
- 46. Producer Organization DiagnosticScorecard Benchmark your organization to others (Compare across 6 themes)
- 48. Advisory Services Knowledge Mgmt Integrated Systems • Compliance &Verification • Traceability & Transparency • Tracking Performance • Managing Risk • Assessing Impact Integrated Systems SMART Indicators Partner Solutions
- 49. Panelist Vera Espindola Rafael Directorfor Sustainability and Shared Value, Mexico Agriculture Secretariat -SAGARPA Panelist David Piza Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, S&D Coffee & Tea Panelist Ruth Martínez Manager, Climate Change Adaptation in Farming Systems Conservation International Panelist in absentia Celia Harvey Vice President, Global Change and Ecosystem Services, Conservation International Panelist in absentia Molly Laverty Director of Sustainability, Farmer Brothers Q&A Moderator David Thomas Lead Facilitator, Global Landscapes Forum
- 50. Panelist Vera Espindola Rafael Directorfor Sustainability and Shared Value, Mexico Agriculture Secretariat -SAGARPA
- 51. Panelist David Piza Director ofCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, S&D Coffee & Tea
- 52. Panelist Ruth Martínez Manager, ClimateChange Adaptation in Farming Systems Conservation International
- 53. Q&A Moderator David Thomas LeadFacilitator, Global Landscapes Forum Live Q+A
- 55. Thank you. the recordingwill be sent to you COSA is not for profit and supported in part by leading agencies including the Swiss Government (SECO), Ford Foundation, and InterAmerican Development Bank (MIF). More questions: info@theCOSA.org