1. The project will consist of the following seven activities. The work will be guided by EcoAgriculture Partners and by a Strategic Advisory Committee (SAC) of business leaders and experts consisting of Initiative co-organizers and partners. SAC members will be asked to provide written feedback and guidance on draft documents, and to assist the consultant in attaining access to key stakeholders and information to inform the preparation of the documents. 
2. Conduct initial scoping of private sector engagement in integrated landscape initiatives and in sustainability initiatives that have a high potential to be built upon or scaled up to landscape level. Conduct key informant interviews to identify relevant initiatives and companies, and prepare an inventory and brief analysis of these, identifying the modes and rationale for business engagement in each instance. Associated deliverable: a draft report (approx. 8-12 pages) of scoping results.
3. Work with EcoAgriculture Partners and the SAC to select from the candidate examples a set of three cases for which to develop full case studies. It is expected that the selected set of cases will represent examples involving both international and national companies; will span a range of sustainability issues such as biodiversity, water, and climate change; will represent diversity in geographic and cultural contexts; and will include a range of core business rationale including ensuring continued raw material supplies, mitigating risk, enhancing brand reputation, and addressing regulatory requirements. 
4. Work with EcoAgriculture Partners and the SAC to develop an analytical framework for the case studies. This framework will specify the topics on which information will be collected, as well as the methods for information collection and analysis. Preliminarily, we expect that the framework will include assessment of the financial and economic rationale for business engagement; characterization of the ways in which ecosystem services and other landscape functions were assessed, valued, or incorporated into decision-making; interviews to understand stakeholder motivations, roles and actions; an analysis of the underlying enabling environment for each case (e.g., policy and structural conditions); and an assessment of the ways in which participation in an integrated landscape approach contributed to sustainability and supply chain management objectives.
5. Conduct data collection (interviews, document review, etc.) for each of the cases according to the agreed upon analytical framework. To facilitate data collection on case examples located far from the consultant’s place of work, the consultant should plan to work with a local research partner or key informant for up to two of the three cases. Funding for such work, if needed, would be provided separately by EcoAgriculture Partners; however, the consultant should anticipate managing such work. 
6. Prepare one written case study for each of the three case examples. The case studies should include introductory material explaining the challenge or issue faced by the company; enumerate the company’s engagement in the landscape initiative; discuss key outcomes, successes, and challenges; and derive key principles and conclusions for broader consideration for businesses to engage in landscape-scale action. Associated deliverable: three draft business cases of approximately 8-12 pages each, with supporting graphics as appropriate.
7. Prepare a synthesis document that incorporates findings from the scoping review and the case studies to describe principles, lessons, and opportunities for effective business engagement in landscape-scale action. The document should address questions such as: When are landscapes approaches beneficial for business objectives? How can landscape approaches complement and build on existing sustainability initiatives to achieve greater impact? What is needed from the landscape management process to make it easier and more attractive for private companies to become and stay engaged? What are the appropriate roles for private, public and civic sectors in establishing a successful partnership? And, how can stakeholders work together to strengthen and scale up existing landscape initiatives and create new partnerships at scales that are meaningful? Associated deliverable: draft synthesis document of approximately 12-16 pages, with supporting graphics as appropriate.
8. Revise and finalize all of the above draft documents based on feedback from EcoAgriculture Partners, the SAC, and possibly external reviewers. Associated deliverable: final versions of all above documents.

• A brief statement of project approach and concurrence with the Scope of Work and timeline stated above
• A summary of team qualifications, including prior experience conducting assessments of business sustainability initiatives and/or preparing business case studies
• Budget, indicating the total fixed-fee price to complete the Scope of Work, as well as a budget breakdown indicating the anticipated level of effort (person-days) per task, daily rates for all personnel, total personnel costs, and any expenses itemized by category
• CVs of team members, up to 3 pages each
• Two work samples relevant to this assignment

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