The SLAT (Sustainability Landscape Assessment Tool) was born from over 15 years of hands-on experience in tropical landscape sustainability, particularly within the coffee value chain. Our founder’s journey began with the design of the sustainability management plan for Colombia’s Coffee Cultural Landscape—later recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This formative work laid the foundation for his doctoral research at the University of Lausanne, where he explored sustainability across coffee-producing regions.

Building on this, he collaborated with global experts from IUCN to co-develop the Land Health Monitoring Framework—an innovative tool to assess how agricultural policies impact biodiversity. These experiences shaped SLAT into a participatory, data-driven approach for measuring sustainability at the landscape level.

SLAT is more than a tool—it’s a commitment to transparency, inclusion, and regenerative impact.