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Monthly Archives: May 2021

Renewing Bonsucro’s recognition of certified biofuel to the European Union.  

To meet our members’ needs, we have engaged in the process of renewing Bonsucro’s recognition by the EU Commission to enable the export of Bonsucro EU certified biofuel to the Union. As announced in November 2020, the EU has updated its Renewable Energy Directive (referred to as RED II) and has required all schemes to […]

Changing for good – Bonsucro launches new strategic plan

Bonsucro has published its new five-year strategic plan. It reflects our confidence in the future of sustainable sugarcane and the contribution Bonsucro will make to the UN Global Goals and climate action. Bonsucro now has over 260 members in more than 50 countries and certified mills in nine out of the top ten sugarcane producing […]

Second public consultation for the Production Standard revision

On 14 June, we will start the second public consultation on the revision of the Bonsucro Production Standard. The first public consultation provided us with a wealth of insights. Each comment was read and considered by the working group – and where possible, suggestions were integrated into the new draft. The second public consultation is […]

Over 5,000 smallholder farmers certified in India

DCM Shriram Ltd in India has achieved Bonsucro certification for three of its mills and over 5,000 smallholder farmers. This is the biggest certification of smallholder farmers Bonsucro has ever seen. India is one of the world’s biggest sugarcane producers. The crop is grown on 5 million hectares of land by more than 6 million […]