Project Management

In recognition of the sensitivity of the subject matter, organizers have established a number of "feedback loops," including a 50+ member Advisory Panel of key stakeholders, a number of producer representatives and a Scientific Committee in order to ensure that the project maintains both stakeholder relevance and scientific rigour in its development and implementation. The work is open to comments and suggestions from all sources and is unanimously endorsed by the International Coffee Organization.

The COSA project is managed and implemented by the SCI's Sustainable Coffee Partnership's ‘Committee on Sustainability Assessment', which consists of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD), INCAE - Centro de Inteligencia sobre los Mercados Sostenibles (CIMS), and Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Ensenanza (CATIE).