Bonsucro and the Farmer
Recognition Project
Rebecca Bolt
[email protected]
17th March 2015
Bonsucro is:
A multi-stakeholder organisation
which
fosters the sustainability of the sugarcane sector
through
a metric-based certification scheme
and
by supporting continuous improvement for members.
www.bonsucro.com
4.01% land under cane globally =
Bonsucro certified
400+ Members (Famers, Mills,
Intermediaries, Civil Society & End
Users)
27 countries
Committed to sourcing 100% of our sugarcane based products from
sustainably-certified sources by 2022. Bonsucro is preferred standard
Will source all sugar sustainably by 2020. In Brazil, by 2016, 100% of
our cane sugar purchases will be certified by Bonsucro
A '100% sustainably sourced' goal for key agricultural ingredients which
we will work to attain by 2020… Bonsucro is our preferred standard
In 2010 Shell agreed an action plan to achieve Bonsucro certification of
all mills/volumes
A sustainable sourcing program in place to track the number of
suppliers who join Bonsucro and drive our engagement with suppliers
of sugarcane
100% cane sugar from sustainable sources before 2020
100 percent of General Mills’ sugar cane will be sourced from
responsible and sustainable sources
Will work with suppliers with a goal to assure sourcing 100%
sustainable cane sugar by 2020
.
Maximise farmer participation in
improvement activity linked to
Bonsucro certification.
Maximise the impact and
relevance of the Bonsucro
standard.
Bonsucro
Globally credible.
Metricated global performance framework, agnostic of management
system. Requires achievement of specific metrics rather than the
adoption of specific practices.
BMPs
Locally relevant.
Operational guidance for implementing environmentally, socially, and
economically sustainable practices.
Offer local context specificity and industry embeddedness.
Bonsucro + BMPs
Where Bonsucro sets the bar, BMPs provide the means for getting
there.
BMPs offer context-specific guidance to meeting globally recognised
performance metrics.
Bonsucro CEO Simon Usher, visit to Australia
27th April – 1st May
Stakeholder Meeting – Monday 27th, Brisbane
Contact Rebecca Bolt
[email protected]
0401707638