Landscapes Blog

December 19, 2014

Getting everyone to invest in integrated landscape initiatives

Gabrielle KissingerLexeme Consulting

In the Lake Naivasha, Kenya region, lake water levels reached an all-time low in 2009, stirring a crisis and motivating a range of stakeholders to take action. The stress on local ecosystem services was nothing new—water scarcity, deforestation, degraded pastures, and pollution from poor agricultural practices was increasingly apparent, due in part to the population [… ...
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December 6, 2013

Risky Business: A Landscape Approach to Sustainable Supply Chains

Gabrielle KissingerLexeme Consulting

By Gabrielle Kissinger, Lexeme Consulting On Wednesday, we saw how partnership and collaboration can facilitate the move towards sustainable agricultural production at a landscape scale. Yet risk is still a constant concern within supply chain management. In today’s post, author Gabrielle Kissinger examines the experiences of businesses taking more integrated approaches t ...
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April 29, 2013

C.A.F.E. Ole: Starbucks and Sustainable Sourcing at the Landscape Level

Rachel FriedmanUniversity of Queensland Gabrielle KissingerLexeme Consulting

Editor’s note: The following is the last case study featured in the Landscapes Initiative’s Reducing Risk: Landscapes Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing report. These case studies are meant to demonstrate how a landscape approach can benefit businesses and supply chains by managing environmental and social risks at the landscape level. Even as Starbucks dominates the c ...
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