Providoli, Isabelle; Sonderegger, Gabi; Hett, Cornelia (2023). Advancing the design of private sector-led landscape initiatives: An analysis of scientific design principles and their application in practice Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)
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Private-sector strategies for sustainable development (PSSD) are booming globally. Examples include innovations in inclusive business, sustainability standards and charters, landscape initiatives, and solidarity-economy strategies. However, many strategies fail to contribute to sustainability due to misaligned interests, institutional barriers, insufficient implementation, and scale mismatches between value-chain interventions and production landscapes. Our Transformation Stream created a platform in order to bring people and 19 projects together in a transformative research programme on PSSD; to enable experimental co-design and testing of innovative PSSD; and to inspire new projects and collaborations capable of fostering and scaling the most effective strategies.
The Transformation Stream was divided into four levers for change: (1) governance innovation within the private sector; (2) methodological innovation for landscape initiatives; (3) targeted policy engagement; (4) CDE integration.
The present report was developed by the second lever team working on “methodological innovation for landscape initiatives”. The team conducted an exploratory analysis aimed at finding ways to improve landscape initiatives involving the private sector. First, CDE researchers conducted a review and synthesis of the scientific literature on science-based design principles for integrated landscape approaches. Second, they selected ten exemplary strategic documents from private-sector actors focusing on their engagement in landscape initiatives (five led by businesses or business coalitions; five led by NGOs). They then carefully assessed whether these strategic documents incorporated the design elements recommended by experts. Due to the small sample size, the results of this desk-based analysis are only indicative.
The present report presents the main results of this analysis. In addition, a shorter summary of key findings and main policy recommendations may be found in CDE Policy Brief issue 21, titled “Sustainable landscapes: How can the private sector contribute?” (Sonderegger et al. 2024).
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Report (Report) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Providoli, Isabelle, Sonderegger, Gabi, Hett, Cornelia |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
Publisher: |
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP) |
Projects: |
[805] Sustainability Governance |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Melchior Peter Nussbaumer |
Date Deposited: |
25 Jan 2024 13:49 |
Last Modified: |
26 Jan 2024 07:24 |
Additional Information: |
CDE Transformation Stream Report: Enabling Private Sector Strategies for Sustainable Development |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/190273 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190273 |
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