PRODUCTION STANDARD REVIEW PRE CONSULTATION LAUNCH - Bonsucro Nahuel Tuñon - Standards Manager
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
PRODUCTION STANDARD REVIEW PRE CONSULTATION LAUNCH Nicolas Viart – Director Standards & Innovation Nahuel Tuñon – Standards Manager Bonsucro
INTRODUCTION TO STANDARD UPDATES
Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody
Chain of Custody Standard - objectives • Provide a simplified, easier to implement Chain of Custody Standard. • Resolve some inconsistent interpretations • Drive the uptake of certified material
What are the changes from Version 4 & Version 5
Head Office
• Re-ordered the indicators and
reworded for clarity.
• Separated out the ChoC Standard Site A: Factory in Site B: Factory in
from the EU RED Standard Mexico Canada
Inventory check
• Expanded the principle of Mass every 3 months
Balance to allow for Group Mass Date Item Site IN OUT
Balance (only applicable to January Sugar Purchased A 200
“Generic” CHoC) February Sugar sold B 100
• New indicator on Training 1.1.4 Group 100
Balance
Implementation timeline
• Official Launch – 15th March 2019. Publication of version 5.
• April – Publication of Standard in Spanish and Portuguese
• Implementation period – Any audits scheduled between 15th March – 15th
June can be against version 4 or version 5.
• Any audit after 15th June will be audited against version 5.
• Requalification for auditors – Auditors have been trained on the latest version.
• Before an audit against version 5 can take place, the certification body must be
ready
Launch of the Production Standard Review
©
B
o
n
s
u
c
Governance structure of the Standard Revision
©
B
o
n
s
u
8 c
2 main phases for the Standard Development
April 2019 – September 2020
December 2020 – June 2021
Revision of the Bonsucro Production Standard Adaptation to the Smallholder context
©
B
o
n
s
u
9 c
Timeline of Production Standard Development
April – May June – December
2019 2019
TAB defines
Pre- scope of Standard Development Phase
Consultation revision +
forms WG
Public Final
consultation amendments
Public Consultation 2nd draft development ©
+ Standard B
Pilot audits approval o
n
Jan – March April – July July – August September – s
2020 2020 2020 December 2020 u
10 cWorking group selection criteria
• Understanding of Bonsucro and the environment in which the organization
operates;
• Experience of working directly on the ground, e.g. by implementing the Bonsucro
Production Standard.
• Proficiency in the issues related to sugarcane and sustainability, and ability to
propose innovative solutions.
• Experience in similar revision processes (desired).
• Balance between different geographies, stakeholder level (farmer, mill, NGO,
buyer), expertise (social, environmental, technical, certification)
©
• Commitment to dedicate an appropriate amount of time to the Working Group.
B
• Attendance to Working Group meetings (both physical and web-based) and o
adequate preparation for meetings and discussions; - n
s
u
11 cMake up of the Standard Revision Working Group
Responsibilities: 9 – 12 Members
• Discuss & make recommendations • 5 – 8 experts will technical proficiency
on content of the Standard and knowledge in either social,
environmental, economic issues
• Provide technical solutions & advise present in sugarcane.
on the revision and development of • 1 expert with relevant auditing
the indicators experience in sugarcane.
• Analyze and consolidates inputs • 2 members of the MC chosen to
from stakeholders represent views of membership ©
B
• 1 Representative chosen by the TAB to o
• Approves draft versions of Bonsucro represent their views n
Standard. s
u
12 cTAB members
Jean-Claude Autrey
Peter Allsopp Raoul Lionnet
TAB Chair
Expertise: Pest management Expertise: Milling,
Expertise: Global research
Organisation: ex. Sugar processing and refining
Organisation: ISSCT
Research Australia Ltd Organisation: Consultant
Manoel Régis Lima Verde Roshan Tamak Damien Sanfilippo
Leal Expertise: Smallholder Expertise: Standards
Expertise: Biofuels farmers Organisation: Better Cotton
Organisation: CTBE Organisation: DCI Shriram Initiative
Armando Ortega Derric Pennington Aurea Nardelli
Expertise: Social Expertise: Environment & Expertise: biofuels,
sustainability data management Standards, social
Organisation: The Coca-Cola Organisation: University of Organisation: Roundtable
Company Minnesota Responsible BiomaterialsDecision making process
Working • Approves the draft content of the
Group Standard
• Verifies the revision process has been
followed as required
TAB • Verifies the revision is within intended
scope
• Holds veto over content
©
B
• Approves composition of o
Working Group
Board • Approve the final draft for
n
s
publication
u
14 cPre - Consultation
• Aim is to gather input from all stakeholders on what broad changes should
be considered during the Revision.
• Scope of the Revision determined by pre-consultation & analysis of know
gaps and issues
• Avenues for Consultation
§ Today’s session
§ Online survey
• All consultations (pre & public) will be a mixture of surveys, webinars, in-
person workshops & pilot audits. ©
B
• All consultation documents will be translated to Spanish, Portuguese and o
n
Thai
s
u
15 cProduction Standard – overview The main objective of the Bonsucro Certification System is to promote measureable standards in key environmental and social impacts of sugarcane production and primary processing while recognizing the need for economic viability. The Standard set measurable performance objectives that rely on the collection of production data through the Bonsucro calculator.
Bonsucro Standard’s
Production Standard Production Standard for Chain of Custody Standard
Smallholder Farmers
A comprehensive metric standard Adaptation of the Production Ensures the traceability of sustainability
for sustainable farming and Standard applicable only to claims along the supply chain from
milling of sugarcane. smallholder farmers the farm to the end user.Who does the Production Standard apply To:
©
B
100% of activities o
0-100% of the cane supply area n
at the mill s
u
18 cWhy Bonsucro Certified Sugar?
The Standard’s principles and indicators address the three pillars of sustainability
Environmental Social Economic
Legal Compliance
Water management Efficiencies & Profitability
Land rights
• Efficiency of water use • Management tool for improved
Labour Rights
Conservation performance
• ILO conventions
• Biodiversity loss & High • Improved technical knowledge
Salary and contracts
Conservation Value (HCV) Areas • Investment in R&D
• Minimum wage
Environmental Impact • Use of Bonsucro Calculator
• Existence of contract
Agrochemicals • Recovery of sugar
Health & Safety
• Total amount and Banned • Industrial efficiency
© Bonsucro 2016
• Drinking water
agrochemicals
• Safety assessments
Impacts management
• First aid & emergency provision
• Greenfield expansion
Vocational training
19Bonsucro Production Standard
5 Principles (+1) 18 Criteria 53 Indicators
16 Core Indicators
① Obey the law
② Respect human rights and
labour standards
③ Productivity –
Manage input, production &
processing efficiencies to enhance
sustainability
④ Environmental –
Actively manage biodiversity
and ecosystem services
⑤ Continuous Improvement -
Continuously improve key
areas of the business
37 Non-Core Indicators
⑥ EU RED CompliancePrinciple 1 – Obey the law • Comply with national legislation • Right to use land and water
Principle 2 – Respect Human Rights and Labour
Standards
Based on The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• Criteria 2.1 focuses on social rights
• Criteria 2.2 focuses on health and safety for employees
• Criteria 2.3 focuses on ensuring that workers receive the minimum wage for their
labour
• Criteria 2.4 ensures that all workers receive a contractPrinciple 3 – Manage Input, Production and
Processing Efficiencies to Enhance Sustainability
• Criteria 3.1 focuses on the factors that affect the economic sustainability of
sugarcane production, namely the:
• Quality of raw material
• Quality of products produced
• Quality of process
• Criteria 3.2 aims to monitor global warming emissions with a view to minimizing
climate change impacts.
• The Bonsucro calculator includes a built-in GHG calculator that allows you to easily
measure the Green House Gas Emissions of sugarcane & derived products.Principle 4 – Actively Manage Biodiversity and Ecosystem services • Water quality • Land conversion • Environmental Impact Management Plan • Fertiliser use • Agro-chemical use
Principle 5 – Continuously Improve key areas of the business • Environmental Social Impact Assessment • Vocational training • Investment into R&D • Consultation with Stakeholders • Quality of Cane • Management of resources • Energy footprint
Pre-Consultation
2 phases of pre-consultation
• Scope of Standard
• Specific key issues to be strengthened in the StandardJoin the conversation Open browser Go to slido.com Enter event code
Join the conversation
Go to slido.com and
enter the event code:
Enter event code #BGWWarm UP
Focus of the Standard Continuous Improvement focus (Stepwise): For most companies, meeting the requirements of the Standard can take a long time & effort. In most cases this can only be completed over a period of several years of concerted effort, all of which needs to be focused and carefully directed to specific issues. Q – Should the Standard Revision look at phased Implementation of indicators (Y/N) For example: You have 2 , 3 , 5 years to become compliant on certain indicators, including most critical. Indicator Year 1 Compliance Year 3 Compliance 5.2.3 % Ground cover of tops or leaves after 15% 30% harvest
Focus of the Standard Moving past the unit of certification: Requirements set in the Bonsucro Standard are only applicable in the farms included in the unit of certification. Q – Should the Standard Revision look to apply critical indicators in the whole supply area of a certificate holder? (Y/N) Critical indicators could include: • HCV areas • Recruitment practices
Focus of the Standard Certifying Improvement: Bonsucro currently prescribes metric thresholds to be met. For example Net GHG emissions per ton of cane have to be under 40 kg CO2 eq Instead, the Standard could ask that certified operators commit to improving their performance year on year; For Example: Certified units commit to lowering GHG emissions per ton of cane by x% a year. Q – Should the Standard Revision look at incorporating improvement as a requirement. (Y/N)
Focus of the Standard Risk based system: Using risk assessment to prioritize the implementation of the Standard towards high risk elements. For example – Certified mills units would need to conduct a risk analysis to determine the most critical issues in their area, prioritizing interventions in those. Do we allow adaptability of the global standard to make it more relevant to identified high risks / priority areas in a particular area? Q – Should the Standard Revision look to incorporate risk based application of Standards?
Focus of the Standard Alignment with different guidelines: Should the Standard Revision be aligned with established guidelines for example; • OECD / FAO - Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chain • UN Guiding Principles • UN Global Compact • ILO Guidelines • FAO Policy Guidelines Q – Should the Standard Revision look to incorporate established guidelines?
Introducing or strengthening key requirements
Strengthening or Incorporating Social Indicators
1. Living Wage / Income: Workers & farmer
remuneration is sufficient for them and their
families to have a decent standard of living.
2. Local communities: Introduce requirements
to support local communities and avoid
negative impacts of certified operations.
3. Gender: Strengthen requirements against
gender discrimination and violence.
Examples include supporting equality and
empowerment of women; awareness raising
on equal rights for women, equal pay for
equal jobs and measures for mitigation of
sexual harassment.Strengthening or Incorporating Social Indicators 4. Forced Labor: Strengthen requirements on prevention, detection, remediation of cases of forced labor for example on human trafficking, recruitment fees, exploitation of workers including migrants. 5. Stakeholder views on operators: Strengthen requirements on stakeholders engagement into the operations of the certified entity.
Improving our strengthening key requirements Environmental
Strengthening or Incorporating Environmental Indicators 1. Climate resilience: operators take concrete steps to ensure they are not negatively impacted by climate change. 2. 0 deforestation: Operators pledge and take steps to remove deforestation entirely from their operations and their supply chains. 3. Integrated Pest Management combines different management strategies and practices to grow healthy crops, and minimize the use of pesticides. Monitoring and prevention of pests is the first step, and chemical control can only be used as the last resort.
Strengthening or Incorporating Environmental Indicators 4. Water: Should the revised standard incorporate local water sources and stress factors in determining the metric thresholds to be met. 5. GMO crops: In view of latest technological developments in the sugarcane sectors, should the Standard have specific provisions for the production of genetically modified cane 6. Organic production methods (reduce footprint): should the Standard encourage the use of organic production methods. 7. Protecting & managing sensitive ecosystems: should the Standard require operators to actively contribute to improvement of sensitive ecosystems (instead of reducing impact).
Supported by
You can also read
