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The Collaborative Soy Initiative (CSI) is a collaborative framework with the vision of 100% conversion-free, sustainable soy production and market uptake, on a global scale. We are convinced that a mix of measures is needed to achieve this goal, including supply chain tools and supplier policies, legislation and landscape programmes. Mandatory and voluntary measures are both needed in combination to achieve scale and impact with conversion-free sustainable soy. The experience and tools of current voluntary soy sustainability initiatives and robust standards can support and supplement mandatory due diligence, and can have an increased effect if synergies are created among them. In return, strong legal frameworks and their compliance are important for voluntary initiatives to succeed and scale up.

The CSI informs stakeholders about ongoing actions and builds bridges among initiatives to attain genuine impact.

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  • Next month's relevant activities by others
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    NEW: In this space we selectively communicate relevant public activities of CSI board members and others. See more info below.
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  • CSI webinar: Soy and agroecology: bridging the gap to the mainstream market?
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    What is agroecology, what are current efforts to promote its principles in soy production, and what more can be done to promote agroecological practices in main…
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  • CSI webinar: On carrots and sticks: update on incentives for farmers of conversion free responsible soy in Brazil and beyond.
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    Incentives are a crucial element in moving the market and producers. Especially incentives for producers seem to be an "achilles heel" to the total set of measu…
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  • Working groups

    Between 2016 and 2019, 31 actors of the soy sector brainstormed around the key question: “What do we have to do, with all stakeholders together, to achieve 100%…
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  • "Meta Meetings" of soy initiatives

    By the organization of in-depth exchange meetings, the Collaborative Soy Initiative seeks to initiate a bridge building process between the different internatio…
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  • Information webinars

    The mission of the Collaborative Soy Initiative, within the wider pursuit of 100% deforestation and conversion free sustainable soy, is to inform on sector-wide…
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