The COSA

COSA offers: Global Partnerships operating with a strong local context in each country Experience with thousands of surveys, electronic data collection systems, and customizable indicators to meet diverse needs Practical and strategic management data that is necessary for successful investment in sustainability A participatory process integrating expert input from scientists, producer groups, private firms, NGOs, and development agencies Experience with the world's largest collection of agricultural sustainability data to improve project design, analysis, and policy dialogue www.theCOSA.org What is COSA used for? The COSA measurement tools analyze the social, environmental, and economic effects on producers and their communities. By providing a scientifically-based understanding of what is sustainable COSA tools serve as an effective means of: • Determining policymaking and donor investment priorities • Structuring and conducting the monitoring and evaluation efforts for initiatives and projects • Managing suppliers/supply chains for firms wanting to affect their sustainability efforts or to benchmark them • Providing producers with practical business-decision tools to assess the costs and benefits of various sustainability practices, especially those associated with the implementation of any standards or certification programs.