Tag Archives: Business

Taking Care of Business: Landscape Approaches to Reduce Risk

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

From beer brewing in Bogota to mochas in Mexico, for the past few weeks the Landscapes Blog has covered the role of landscape approaches in business operations and supply chains, in light of the Landscapes Initiative’s release of Reducing Risk: … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Matt Zonis

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 … Continue reading →

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Bringing Business Onboard

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

For the past few weeks, business has been the topic of focus on the Landscapes Blog. Centered around the Landscapes Initiative’s launch of Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing, the Blog has highlighted examples demonstrating a business case for … Continue reading →

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Now on Tap: How SABMiller is Brewing a Better Future in Bogota

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Matt Zonis

Today marks the launch of the Landscapes Initiative’s “Reducing Risk: Landscapes Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing” report. The report aims to demonstrate how a landscape approach can benefit businesses and supply chains by mitigating risks. Best practices are highlighted in three case … Continue reading →

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Businesses and the Landscape Approach: Achieving Real Sustainability

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Lee Gross, Project Manager, EcoAgriculture Partners By now most everyone is familiar with eco-certifications of some kind: USDA Organic, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM are just a few we have been living with for at least … Continue reading →

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Money Does Grow on Trees: Why Sustainability is Good for Business

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Matt Zonis

In an increasingly globalized environment, the impact that worldwide trends have on businesses has never been greater. Over the past decade, rising prices for land and energy  have cut into businesses’ bottom-line, making current business procedures unsustainable for the long term. … Continue reading →

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Does Asia Pulp & Paper’s Promise Signal a New Business Environment?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

On Monday, the Landscapes Blog highlighted one market innovation, payment for ecosystem services, that when employed at a landscape scale can yield significant benefits to people, food, and nature, particularly in the case of small-scale farmers. But what about the … Continue reading →

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The Private Sector Side of Landscapes

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

With the growing role of the private sector in agricultural sustainability and responsible supply chain management, it is increasingly important that there are resources to assist this type of development. One of the really exciting developments over the past year … Continue reading →

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The Biodiversity Risk & Opportunity Assessment (BROA) tool

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

With less than a week to go until the Convention on Biological Diversity begins, biodiversity is definitely the topic on hand, and the focus of the Landscapes Blog for the past few weeks. However, assessing risks to biodiversity and ecosystems … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Broken Food System: Power of Consumers

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As the Blog moves through aspects of the agricultural supply chain, one important stakeholder group (and a good place to conclude the week) are those at the end of the chain, the consumers. Considering the global nature of the food … Continue reading →

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