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A timber market in Yaoundé
New director for IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
… on business engagement. This involved engaging with business on the Sustainable Development Goals, developing programmes promoting inclusive … to working with her as we strengthen our engagement on sustainable markets in the coming years." Kelly added: "I'm very excited to be … for development. IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group  drives IIED's efforts to ensure that markets contribute to …
News, 11 October 2018
Women racing while carrying baskets full of sweet potatoes on their backs.
Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity
… from the spectacular Imugan waterfalls. It is in this region that a group of Indigenous people, the Ikalahan (meaning ‘people of the … since overseen a transformation. They have championed traditional sustainable farming practices, the restoration of natural forests and … a tough sell for farmers in the upland valleys, who live far from the markets. Nurturing nature It was against this backdrop that the question …
Insight, 05 December 2024
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Promoting agroecological productivity through smallholder management in northern Tanzania
… socioeconomic network of empowered farmers and pastoralists achieving sustainable livelihoods from agriculture and animal crops. An earlier …
Publication, 18 December 2025
Community members during a meeting, sitting down, writing notes and discussing.
Why we need strong farmer organisations to achieve the world’s big environmental goals
… giving them a collective voice and the means to access services, markets and policy processes. This makes FFPOs essential partners for … organisations to ensure interventions are locally owned and sustainable in the long term.  The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme (DSL-IP) aims to avoid, reduce …
Insight, 01 September 2025
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… at how businesses and investors are increasingly connecting with the sustainable development agenda. It explores the challenges and … a discussion  between the head of IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, Laura Kelly , and Chris West , director of financial management … Sustainable markets …
News, 18 November 2019
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Philanthropy’s role in sustaining fisheries for people and nature
… communities, numbering about half a billion people, are the largest group of ocean users and are central to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 (life below water). Their … knowledge and stewardship experience are critical for sustainable fisheries management, biodiversity conservation and climate …
Publication, 21 November 2023
A shoal of fish
IIED launches new 'Insights' series linking business and sustainability
… together business, investors and civil society to work on effective sustainable development solutions. The Insights will explore a variety … positive change Laura Kelly , director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group , says IIED aims to support business to deliver positive change. … Sustainable markets …
News, 02 October 2019
In the distance across a large field of plants, a farmer tends to his crop.
Revisiting smallholder inclusion in modern value chains as a path to sustainable development
… opportunities and capacities of smallholders in an environmentally sustainable way is critical for achieving multiple Sustainable … has the potential to give small-scale farmers access to higher-value markets and better prices than traditional – often informal – markets … report and convene a series of roundtable discussions with a diverse group to identify opportunities to rethink smallholder inclusion, and to …
Project, 16 August 2022
Man moves charcoal with a shovel
How innovative shared labels are promoting diversity, biocultural heritage and sustainable production
… Growing demand for quality products – that are local, fair, and sustainable Consumer demand in the global North for sustainability … marketability.  ‘Shared’ or ‘collective’ labels work by a producer group collectively agreeing to carry a label on their products that … own trademark on the packaging. And it is the members of the group itself who define the rules and the quality standards their label …
Insight, 20 March 2023
Two farmers wearing traditional dress, walking through their crops in Ghana.
One million voices, one vision: strengthening governance for grassroots producer organisations
… give members a collective voice and the means to access services, markets and policy processes. FFPOs have three core purposes (PDF) : To …
Insight, 02 October 2025