Politicians make the policy. But it’s often left to business to implement it. For this reason RIoPlus Business is featuring submissions from business across the globe in the lead up to Rio+20.
The aim is to demonstrate how Sustainable Development is becoming a reality on every continent, country and city.
In this article, Joanne Sonenshine, Director Food, Agriculture and Freshwater at Conservation International takes a look at the next greatest challenge for sustainable development; securing agriculture input necessary to feed a growing population.
Combined with carbon sequestration programs and forest preservation, the approach of integrating climate resilient investments within farming is part of a growing suite of policies and practices known as Climate Smart Agriculture.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has defined Climate Smart Agriculture as “agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes greenhouse gases (mitigation) while enhancing the achievement of national food security and development goals.”
At Conservation International (CI), we believe the most effective solutions to these and other complex environmental issues are found through collaboration.
One company that has developed a response to this challenge is CI’s longstanding partner, the Starbucks Coffee Company.
Starbucks has an extensive history working to address environmental, social and economic issues in the regions where they source coffee not only because is it the right thing to do for our planet, but also because they see the business benefit in doing so.
In 2007 Starbucks and CI renewed our collaboration to consider how investments in environmental and social guidelines known as Coffee and [...]
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