Assisting Communities and Companies
in Building Sustainable Value Chains
David Bledsoe, Landesa
Landesa
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Land access and tenure security
Global reach
140 staff -- 13 offices
Recent focus -- LSLBI
DFID LSLBI project -- Responsible
Investments in Property and Land (RIPL)
• Now supporting corporations in making good
on land commitments
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LSLBI Landscape
• Variety of good standards
• Governance frameworks are lacking
• Many corporations have made good land
commitments – “zero tolerance”
• Some corporations need help
• Governance gaps can make it difficult for
corporations to meet land commitments
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Challenges: Corporations,
Communities, and Supply Chains
• Complex supply chains
• Distance between communities and
corporations
• Corporate buyers lack perfect information
• Some national suppliers do not use good land
practices
• Suppliers/producers face competing demands
• Significant agency costs
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Lessons Learned
1. Corporate commitments must be
contextualized
2. Governance frameworks must be
assessed
3. Corporations must be prepared to fill
voids
4. Ongoing communications and
community engagement are critical
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Lessons Learned (cont.)
5. Outreach to women -- emphasis,
repetition, and creativity
6. Legal license vs. social license
7. Investment diversity/complexity makes
useful tools difficult
8. Meeting commitments is a process – a
journey – not a binary state
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Thank You
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