Overview

Coalition for Responsible Sourcing and Trade of Commodities was launched in 2021 by FOLU India. The action coalition brings together four organisations – Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative India, WWF India, and World Resource Institute India (WRI India).

It aims to advance efforts on responsible sourcing and sustainable food production, leveraging India’s pivotal position in global agricultural and forest commodities trade. On one hand, the coalition works on building the uptake of responsibly sourced commodities, and on the other, it seeks to strengthen sustainable agricultural production and supply of responsibly sourced agricultural resources to the domestic and international markets. Its key objectives are as follows –

• Strengthen India’s position as a steward of responsible sourcing and trade – across agriculture and forestry linked value chains associated with deforestation in international cooperation forums.
• Support policymakers in promoting sustainability in global value chains through improved understanding of the linkages between conservation and trade linkages.

Learn how FOLU India balances both top-down and bottom-up strategies as it collaborates with grassroots stakeholders and the government to support whole systems transition towards sustainable food security.