Innovations Fund project portfolio
The Innovations Fund supports projects that explore and test innovative approaches to strengthening the impact and effectiveness of sustainability systems. Explore these projects below, and access available outputs and learnings.
Connecting sustainability performance to the global goals for coffee and cotton
Better Cotton (February 2019 - June 2022) led a project to create and test The Delta Framework, a common sustainability reporting framework for the agriculture sector.
Good Practice, Better Finance - Improving access to finance for sustainable producers
Bonsucro led a project project (May 2019 – June 2022) to create the blueprint for a rating system that can support decision-making within FSPs and de-risk producers that invest in...
Designing a blueprint for sustainable landscapes
SAN led a project (May 2019 - June 2022) to develop a participatory measuring system for the Zona Bananera in Colombia, the toolset from which may be applied to coffee-producing...
Modelling a path to more sustainable landscapes
Bonsucro led a project (May 2020 – May 2023) to explore how standards can take a science-based approach and adapt to different environments by using locally informed metrics.
Finding common ground in the mining, minerals, and metals sector
ResponsibleSteel led a project (April 2019 - June 2022) to improve connections and consistency in the creation of more responsible mining and metals production.
Streamlining the path towards sustainability in the aquaculture industry
Aquaculture Stewardship Council led a project (July 2019 - June 2022) to reduce costs for aquaculture producers, and remove confusion among buyers, governments, producers, and consumers.
Developing common indicators for farm-level coffee sustainability
Global Coffee Platform led a project (February 2018 - April 2019) to unleash the power of data in the coffee sector, by co-developing a set of common indicators for coffee...
Leveraging audit data to demonstrate outcomes and improve audit integrity
Rainforest Alliance led a project (June 2017 - November 2018) to develop a supporting evidence framework to revolutionise data-driven assurance and Monitoring and Evaluation.
Moving towards outcome-based standards
Project details Project title: Outcome-based hybrid approach to environmental assurance Lead organisation: Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) Partners: NewForesight Duration: May to November 2018
Reducing the use of highly hazardous pesticides
Global Coffee Platform and the Sustainable Agriculture Network came together to form a coalition (December 2016 - February 2019) to reduce and eliminate the use of highly hazardous pesticides and...
