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ABOUT LANDESA

Landesa is a global nonprofit organization working to develop sustainable and gender-sensitive laws, policies, and programs that strengthen land rights for millions of the world’s poorest men and women. Critically, Landesa helps implement these laws, policies, and best practices across countries, companies, and communities, translating intentions into pragmatic actions. These efforts have contributed to poverty reduction, food security, empowerment, and conflict resolution for more than 400 million people in more than 50 countries.

Companies and investors increasingly recognize the risks associated with land conflicts and the importance of responsible land-based investments. Moreover, strong land rights create a more stable, resilient, and productive environment for business. Recognizing that the private sector is part of the solution to land-related problems, Landesa supports companies in working with government, civil society, and communities to empower rural women and men by clarifying and establishing their rights to land, strengthening their voices in decisions about land use in their communities, and supporting a more sustainable future.

Landesa’s cross-disciplinary team of corporate social responsibility experts, land tenure and gender specialists, economists, social scientists, and attorneys work with leading, forward-thinking multina-tional corporations and industry associations that are committed to global standards of responsible investment and value chain management — standards we help shape.

We work directly with companies to build capacity to undertake land-based investments that are legally and socially sound, to navigate land risks and issues in their value chain, and to facilitate relationships built on trust and transparency with other stakeholders.

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Ready to work with Landesa on your next project? Contact Scott Schang, scotts@landesa.org, or Laura Eshbach, laurae@landesa.org.

At Landesa, we:Advise companies on policies and practicesCoca-Cola: Provided extensive assistance on its corporate policies, supplier guidelines, and social auditing regarding land rights

Unilever: Helped operationalize the company’s land rights commitments through tiered guidance across the corporation

Identify land tenure risks and assess progress toward meeting investment commitments Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa: Conducted land access and tenure security assessment and provided mitigation strategies to enhance women’s land rights and participation in local governance

Create and shepherd grievance and dispute resolution mechanismsGROW Africa: Developed guidance for Grow Africa participating companies on how to design and implement grievance mechanisms to support responsible land-based investment

Train stakeholders to understand and meet best practicesDFID: Through our Commitment to Practice and Responsible Investment in Property and Land projects, we trained corporate, government, and civil society on best practices, including working with specific investments and supply relationships around land governance issues

Provide training, planning, and technical advice on policy implementationIllovo Sugar: Evaluated policies and practices with respect to government, smallholder, and civil society stakeholders, provided ongoing recommendations regarding existing land disputes, and built the capacity of company staff to implement policies

Shape a better environment for land-based investments and value chain growth DFID: Created guides and primers for corporations, governments, and civil society through our Responsible Investment in Property and Land project

Rockefeller Foundation: Analyzed land access and tenure issues in the mango value chain in Kenya and developed land tenure tools and training to support Rockefeller’s YieldWise project

Costco: Identified the effects of land tenure, women’s land rights, and other key factors on the cashew value chain in Ghana

Stora Enso: In response to our investigation of the world’s largest pulp and paper manufacturer’s acquisition of large tracts of land in China, worked with corporate and government officials to draft the Practical Guide for Corporate Acquisition of Rights to Collectively Owned Forestland and strengthened both corporate and government land acquisition policies and practices

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