Research for IFC Corporate Citizenship Facility and WWF-US: Better Management Practices and Agribusiness Commodities Phase Two Report: Commodity Guides

Document begins: Research for IFC Corporate Citizenship Facility and WWF-US: Better Management Practices and Agribusiness Commodities Phase Two Report: Commodity Guides IIED, ProForest and Rabobank International March 2004 International Institute for Environment and Development, 3 Endsleigh Street, London, UK. Tel: +44 20 7388 2117 Fax: +44 20 7388 2826 Email: info@iied.org Website: www.iied.org Contents Preface .3 1. Common Themes and Approaches.4 1.1 Common themes.4 1.2 Common approaches.6 2 Cotton .8 2.1 The cotton sector .8 2.2 Key sustainability impacts .17 2.3 Prospects for taking a BMP approach .19 2.4 Obstacles to the adoption of BMPs .22 2.5 Preconditions for the successful adoption of BMPs.23 2.6 Risks of adopting a BMP approach .24 2.7 Strategic Choices.24 3 Palm Oil .26 3.1 The palm oil sector.26 3.2 Key sustainability impacts .36 3.3 Prospects for taking a BMP approach .38 3.4 Obstacles to the adoption of BMPs .43 3.5 Preconditions for the successful adoption of BMPs.45 3.6 Risks of adopting a BMP approach .46 3.7 Strategic Choices.47 4 Soy .50 4.1 The soy sector .50 4.2 Key sustainability impacts .58 4.3 Prospects for taking a BMP approach .60 4.4 Obstacles to the adoption of BMPs .62 4.5 Preconditions for the successful adoption of ...