Projects
Below you can find a selection of the projects NewForesight is currently working on.
Currently Bonsucro´s traceability system mass balance is operational and is being used by Bonsucro´s members to trace Bonsucro certified sugarcane. In light of Bonsucro´s broader traceability strategy, the next step is to develop a certificate trading system. NewForesight is facilitating and supporting Bonsucro through the process of the development of a certificate trading system. more...
Coffee is the 2nd largest commodity (in value) traded after oil; many developing countries' GDPs depend heavily on the cultivation of coffee. At the same time, global coffee consumption continues to grow at a steady pace, particularly in emerging markets. At the same time production has suffered from under-investment, poor production practices and adverse climatic conditions. As a result more...
NewForesight was hired by The Netherlands Embassy in Colombia to conduct a five sector analysis on promoting sustainable trade between The Netherlands and Colombia. The five sectors were bananas, coffee, flowers, palm oil and sugar. NewForesight was asked to develop a program that would bring together the important stakeholders in these five sectors to collectively address sustainability more...
The cut flower business is an important industry for both Northern and Southern producing countries. The Netherlands is an important hub for global cut flower production and trade.
In the past years, various attempts have been made to make the European flower sector with its National and International value chains more sustainable. The questions that are adressed now are " more...