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SustBO2

Bolivia's second sustainability attempt targeting the one sector with EU buyer requirements

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Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Second Bolivia sustainability attempt targeting quinoa and organic exporters; buyer ESG requirements from European importers existed but processed through Rainforest Alliance who didn't recognize SustBO2 data

Founded	2021
Closed	2023
Country	Bolivia
Sector	Sustainability

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Key Events Timeline

2021

FOUNDING

2021

FUNDING

2022

MILESTONE

2023

SHUTDOWN

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Documented cause

SustBO2 targeted quinoa exporters with European buyer ESG requirements. Naturland certification for organic products didn't integrate with SustBO2. Same certifier integration barrier as other LatAm sustainabili...

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“Bolivia organic ESG must become a Naturland implementation partner before building data infrastructure — the certificati...”

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SustBO2 raised €0.6M before second bolivia sustainability attempt targeting quinoa and organic exporters; buyer esg requirements from european importers existed but processed through rainforest alliance who didn't recognize sustbo2 data ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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