First Oiconomy Pricing Lab – NWA ORC Consortium meeting

On the 12th of October 2022, the first Consortium of the Oiconomy Pricing Lab and NWA-ORC was held at the Utrecht University Hall (Academiegebouw Universiteit Utrecht). The event started with a warm welcome by Walter J.V. Vermeulen, one of the co-founders of the Oiconomy Pricing, followed by a round of introduction of the Consortium members. Among the many institutions present were: Rainforest Alliance, Arte Groep, Tradin Organic, Sustainability University Foundation, Radboud University, TU Delft, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht and Utrecht University.

Thereafter, an overview of the further NWA grant proposal process was outlined. This was followed by a plenary discussion on the project’s Theory of Change. Participants were divided in groups to reflect on the problem and context in which the Oiconomy Pricing project takes place, the desired outcomes and impacts.

Lastly, two group working sessions, moderated by the Oiconomy Pricing team, was held in the afternoon. The discussions revolved around identifying and detailing the key inputs, activities and  outputs concerning the desired outcomes for the project. The activities, referred to as work packages, were divided into 3 main research lines. These were concerned with deepening the scientific foundations (research line 1), method application and validation/testing (research line 2) and expert capacity building (research line 3).

These reflections and inputs will be used by the Oiconomy Pricing team to further the NWA grant application.