All files classified under: Sustainable Development

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production system in the world, and the trend is projected to continue. Although the industry provides an important opportunity to supplement the oceans’ food supply, it can also cause significant social and environmental impacts if managed improperly.

In 2008, WWF asked CBI to help coordinate a global consensus-based standard setting process that will result in scientific and credible social and environmental performance measures at the farm-site level. Subsequently, CBI has worked with WWF’s coordinators to improve the quality of decision-making among stakeholders worldwide—including scientists, producers, civil society groups, and NGOs. By providing planning and facilitation services for numerous stakeholder meetings around the globe, CBI has supported six global aquaculture dialogues related to shrimp, salmon, pangasius, tilapia, shellfish, and trout.

The Governor of Delaware determined the need for identifying predictable sources of funding for both wastewater and stormwater and, within that statewide need, addressing regional differences in both needs and resources. With the assistance of Lt. Governor John Carney, Chair of the Livable Delaware Advisory Council, the Governor’s Office, and DNREC staff, DPPI organized and convened a policy dialogue of stakeholders from across the state.

CBI initiated the Global Forum on Trade, Environment and Development (GFTED) in early 2001 in response to the difficulties experienced by the international community in setting and implementing a negotiating agenda on the evermore-pressing issues lying at the intersection of trade, environment and development.

CBI completed a Consensus Building / Conflict Resolution Toolkit on forest management standards for the IKEA-WWF Cooperation on Forest Projects. The toolkit was launched at a meeting of FSC national certification groups in China, and received very positive feedback.