Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain Transparency in Soy

Transitioning from an unsustainable soy agriculture to a sustainable one requires market pressures that favor the latter. But how do you know whether soy is sustainably sourced, without contributing to tropical deforestation, or to climate change? Transparency is the key: without knowing where each bushel of soy comes from it’s impossible to measure impact, or to shift industry practices. Despite its ubiquity, soy is a latecomer to the transparency space. This is a brief overview of the barriers to adoption and how they’re being overcome.