PORTLAND, Ore. (Mai 12, 2021)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII) has assembled a council of global business and environmental leaders to advise the non-profit on its efforts to serve the needs of agricultural producers facing climate risk and technology adoption. The new Strategic Advisory Council–composed of senior leaders from business, investment, government and philanthropic communities–will shape RII’s strategic plan, which will be announced this fall.
“Agriculture is changing. Many producers are shifting toward various forms of ‘indoor’ cultivation, which is driving a need to holistically quantify resource impacts and support farmers of all kinds,” said Derek Smith, Executive Director of Resource Innovation Institute. “Governments, utilities, investors and producers need data-driven solutions to identify the most efficient, productive and profitable cultivation approaches. Our role as a trusted non-profit organization with five years of expertise on these issues is to lead the measurement, adoption and celebration of the most efficient agricultural ideas. We are appreciative of the commitment of our Strategic Advisory Council to help guide our planning.”
RII recently began work on a three-year USDA Conservation Innovation Grant designed to advance a data-driven market transformation strategy that targets greater resource efficiency in emerging ‘controlled environment’ horticultural sectors, including greenhouses and vertical farms growing a range of crops, from microgreens to tomatoes to berries. RII is developing the strategy in partnership with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
Since its founding as a non-profit organization in 2016, RII has established:[unordered_list style=”circle” animate=”no”]
- Le plus grand cadre de données confidentielles au monde contenant des données normalisées et comparables sur les performances environnementales des installations de culture.
- Un modèle de financement multisectoriel, incluant les gouvernements, les fondations, les services publics et les leaders de l'industrie
- Un réseau d'experts en la matière, qui fournit des conseils techniques évalués par des pairs sur les pratiques culturales économes en ressources.
[Aujourd'hui, avec des partenariats mondiaux en cours de développement, RII est prête à jouer un rôle de premier plan dans l'élaboration de normes internationales destinées à guider les décideurs vers un avenir agricole résilient.
Le Conseil consultatif stratégique apporte sa contribution sur des questions stratégiques clés, notamment
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- Au service des producteurs Mise au point d'un modèle visant à soutenir les producteurs grâce à des services d'analyse comparative des ressources sécurisés sur le plan des données et de la confidentialité, afin d'accélérer l'efficacité, la productivité et la rentabilité.
- Aligner les financements Tirer parti des fonds publics, privés et philanthropiques mondiaux pour amplifier les retours sur les investissements d'impact allant de la résilience climatique à la promotion de l'équité raciale et sociale.
- Engager la chaîne de valeur Mettre en place des mécanismes de marché transparents afin de fournir une évaluation crédible des actifs, une reconnaissance du leadership et une éducation des consommateurs.
[/unordered_list]The organizations represented by RII’s Strategic Advisory Council members include:
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- Solutions pour les jeunes
- Capital d'équilibre
- Alliance des agriculteurs pour la conservation
- Cinquième saison
- Fluence par OSRAM
- Fondation Ford
- Groupe LegacyWorks
- Lomo Plateado
- Greenwich Biosciences
- Grodan
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- HortAmericas
- MAPS
- Université McGill
- Partenaires Poséidon
- Schneider Electric
- La société de financement durable
- Tress Capital
- Conseil mondial des entreprises pour le développement durable
- Fonds mondial pour la nature
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For a complete roster, see www.ResourceInnovation.org/AdvisoryCouncil.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Emily Meshell at 318-564-8195 or emily@themaverickpr.com.
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Resource Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization committed to cultivating a better future for all of humanity. Our consortium of members brings perspectives from across the field—uniting architects and engineers, growers and operators, researchers and analysts. Together, we lead the measurement, adoption and celebration of the world’s most efficient agricultural ideas. Founded in 2016 to advise governments, utilities and industry leaders on the resource impacts of cannabis cultivation, an under-studied and resource-intensive market, we have since extended our research to other sectors in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture. To take on the challenges of our changing world, we believe that food, medicine and other vital crops demand data-driven insights, shared with integrity. By nurturing the human connections in our complex and dynamic industry, we can build radically restorative systems for people and planet. Visit our website at ResourceInnovation.org. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
