How can the transition to a regenerative cotton system in the US equitably and effectively support cotton growers and contribute to ecosystem regeneration and just outcomes for producers and their communities? Through this on-farm, producer-centric pilot project in the Southeastern US, we worked with Forum for the Future to test how best to finance the transition in the cotton sector to regenerative production practices. This marked the first-ever application of regenerative cotton protocols in the US, along with the development of a specific monitoring and verification system to track, quantify, and verify carbon outcomes on farms using state-of-the-art Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) and bio-geochemical modeling. Download the report to learn more and find out how we're taking these learnings into future growing seasons. https://lnkd.in/gjvusTuR #RegenerativeCotton #Ecosystemservicesmarkets #GrowingourFuture #foodandfiber
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)
Environmental Services
Falls Church, VA 4,977 followers
Ecosystem Markets. Built for Producers. Backed by Science.
About us
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)/Ecosystem Services Market Research Consortium (ESMRC) is a non-profit public-private partnership that is transforming decarbonization along the agricultural supply chain through collective action. Our 70+ member organizations spanning the agricultural supply and value chains have collaboratively invested, tested, and launched a harmonized, standardized ecosystem services market for agricultural supply chains. Eco-Harvest, ESMC’s voluntary market program, is an accredited end-to-end digitized solution to decarbonize agriculture and to meet additional natural resource needs of corporates who are making significant investments and operational changes to achieve standards-based, reportable outcomes documenting their progress annually. The program incentivizes, quantifies, and verifies (through independent third-party experts) carbon, greenhouse gas and water outcomes annually, paying farmers from the sale of Scope 3 outcomes (impact units) to corporates.
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External link for Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)
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- Environmental Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- Falls Church, VA
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- Nonprofit
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- 2019
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Employees at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)
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Thayer Tomlinson
Director Of Communications at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
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Samantha DeLonge
MBA Candidate | Sustainability Studies
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Travis Breihan
Innovations and Operations in Food, Fiber, Climate and Culture.
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Isidora Jimenez, MBA, CTP
Finance Director at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
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We're excited to announce a release today with AGI - Ag Growth International on how AGI's passive uplink connection (PUC) tools on farm machinery reduce data collection burdens and increase profitability for farmers participating in an #EcoHarvest project on more than 60,000 acres in south central and southwestern Kansas. https://lnkd.in/gi746rxa These farmers are on the front lines of #regenerative agriculture and innovative technology. By participating in #EcoHarvest and implementing #conservation practices such as #reducedtillage and #covercrops, farmers earn income for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased soil carbon. In addition to AGI - Ag Growth International, project partners include General Mills and the The National Association of Conservation Districts supported by the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts and Understanding Ag, LLC - Experts in Regenerative Ag. All participating farmers are within General Mills’ wheat supply shed. Debbie Reed, ESMC's Executive Director, noted, “We know certain practice changes improve the environmental footprint of agriculture and increase resiliency on farm, but they take time and effort to implement. Eco-Harvest measures and uses 3rd party verification of outcomes so agribusinesses can credibly reduce their Scope 3 emissions. Measurement and verification requires data inputs from farmers, which takes time and effort. AGI’s on-the-ground technology significantly increases project efficiency to reduce data collection burdens and increase profitability for farmers. Through our partnership with AGI, we will continue to innovate to make Scope 3 work for agriculture.”
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Thank you K-State Regenerative Agriculture and Sailesh Menon for attending!
Grateful to have one of our own, Sailesh Menon, participate in the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) 6th annual meeting—held in Washington, DC! Looking forward to many fruitful collaborations with ESMC #KSURA #EcosystemServices #SustainableAgriculture #RegenerativeAg
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Thank you to all ESMC’s Board Members, members and stakeholders for a great meeting WWF Headquarters in Washington, DC last Thursday. The discussions were productive as we tackled #scope3 supply chain issues, #equity and #justice in agriculture, and discussed forging new paths to scale successes in achieving resilient, productive, ecologically beneficial agroecosystems. Taking stock of and applying our shared collaborative learnings to innovate and leapfrog the current state was the thematic underpinning of our discussions. Thanks especially to ESMC’s team for a well-organized and executed meeting, and to Suzy Friedman and Jason Clay of WWF for hosting and contributing to our discussions. Special thanks to ESMC's Board of Directors https://lnkd.in/g6PGRQhb for joining the team on Wednesday for working sessions, and for their contributions and support on Thursday as well. We are so grateful to everyone for their continued support and participation in ESMC https://lnkd.in/e3GN2mu9
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Thank you Conservation Innovation Fund for including us in this program. It's great to see enrollment opening for the second round.
We announced today the second round of farm enrollment for our Climate-Smart Commodities Market Program is open through December 13. This Program, seeded by a $25 million investment from the USDA, helps small farms implement climate-smart practices and generate Scope 3 supply chain outcomes. Resulting greenhouse gas reductions from the first round of farm enrollment will be verified and available for purchase in early 2025. #climatesmart #regenerativeagriculture #sustainability #pressrelease
Conservation Innovation Fund Announces Second Round of Farm Enrollment For Climate-Smart Commodities Market Program
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Continuing our new incoming board member introductions, we welcome two additional board members - Elizabeth Walls, US Sustainability Manager, at Fulton Market Group (FMG) & Delane Atcitty, Executive Director of Indian Nations Conservation Alliance. FMG is the consolidated purchasing group for McDonald's beef, focusing on beef climate solutions to help McDonald's achieve their public climate commitments. Working collaboratively with the McDonald's sustainability team and incorporating the beef industry knowledge at FMG, Elizabeth is helping connect FMG and McDonald's to projects in the beef supply chain that benefit the industry and help drive progress towards a more sustainable future. Delane has thirty plus years of firsthand experience in agriculture, farming, and conservation management as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Agri-Business and a Master of Science Degree in Ranch Management/Agri-Business. He's worked in all segments of the cattle industry from cow-calf, stocker and finishing cattle at the feedlots. At the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance, his major projects include starting the Indigenous Grazing Lands Coalition as a hub for the 55 million acres of tribal rangeland. Welcome Elizabeth and Delane! 🎉 🎉🎉
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We're thrilled to announce that Debbie Reed will be moderating a roundtable discussion at Reuters Events: Transform Food & Agriculture 2024 next week in Minneapolis ➡ https://lnkd.in/dPBi2dBM Last year's #TransformFood event brought together major thought leaders and change makers in a room to discuss ideas and solutions to greater agricultural sustainability. This year's agenda looks even more impressive -- take a look at the speaker lineup https://lnkd.in/eek8dXWK
Transform Food & Agriculture USA 2024
events.reutersevents.com
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Thank you Forum for the Future for highlighting the work of changemaker Doug Adams. We are very fortunate to have him as a part of our team! And pleased to see the the work of Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research through LaKisha Odom also highlighted in this publication.
At Forum, we're working with incredible partners to drive urgent, transformative change in the food system. 🌍 We asked them how our collaboration has impacted their efforts—and here’s what they had to say. Swipe to hear from the changemakers shaping a just and regenerative future for food. Find out more about our work on scaling just and regenerative food supply: https://lnkd.in/gERa3qAN #ForumFoodSpotlight LaKisha Odom Doug Adams Peter Wortsman
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We are pleased to welcome Ashley Barber to ESMC as the Director of Research & Development! In this role, Ashley oversees the strategic development and growth of ESMRC’s innovation and R&D programs, as well as partnerships. Prior to ESMC, Ashley worked in the agricultural technology start-up space focusing on commercialization, scaling efforts, and building customer engagement programs and systems. She specializes in designing business processes intended to pivot products and programs from R&D to market-ready. Ashley received her degree from the University of California, Davis in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Welcome Ashley - we are so excited to have you join our team!
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🎉 Introducing our next new board member Shelly Mayer, Executive Director of Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin. We're so pleased to welcome Shelly to the board! 🎉 Read more about Shelly and our board https://lnkd.in/g6PGRQhb Shelly grew up on a dairy farm in Southwestern WI and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural journalism and dairy science. She and her family dairy near Slinger, WI and manage a herd of Holsteins and Brown Swiss. Their farm is located in a very urbanized portion of southeastern WI, just 30 miles northwest of Milwaukee. They own and manage an agri-tourism business that includes a restored 1850s events barn that has been in their family for seven generations. With the Professional Dairy Producers of WI, she helps dairy farm families across the country work proactively on issues ranging from improving business profitability, community relations, environmental management, leadership development, food safety and animal health to labor issues, industry relations, mentoring the younger generation and family business transition.