On 30 July 2024, the New York Times (NYT) published an article that highlights serious human rights issues affecting agriculture and sugar production in a Bonsucro member’s operations in India. It is deeply concerning and upsetting to hear the stories from the women affected and underscores that we all need to increase our efforts to […]
Overview Bonsucro is looking for an experienced consultant to conduct a human rights and decent work scoping study on the sugarcane sector. This scoping study is expected to be conducted between September and October 2024, with a final report due by 15 November 2024. The current Bonsucro Strategic Plan (2019-2025) has set ambitious targets for advancing […]
Accurately detecting human rights violations or showing the farmers and mills are not contributing to deforestation can be a huge challenge. To remain credible, voluntary sustainability schemes need to regularly review and improve their processes and rules and stress-test their rigour and accuracy. Bonsucro is no exception, so we have started a review of our […]
To support producers to improve recruitment practices in the Mexican sugarcane sector, we have signed a memorandum of understanding with Stronger Together. The agreement commits us to share knowledge, collaborate to identify and overcome challenges around forced and bonded labour, and influence the Mexican sugarcane sector to take proactive measures to implement responsible recruitment. A […]
Written by Rafael Seixas, Senior Membership Manager By 2019, Bonsucro had established itself as the leading global sustainability platform for sugarcane. We had producer members in 28 countries and representation from rum producers, global packaging manufacturers, biofuel companies, and some of the world’s biggest food and drinks brands. All Bonsucro members commit to working towards […]
To support the strategic expansion of our work in Brazil, we have signed a technical cooperation agreement with the National Bioenergy Union (UDOP) in Brazil. Through the agreement we commit to working together to prioritise and boost sustainability in the sugarcane sector. The agreement covers collaborating on sustainability tools and technical cooperation programmes. The […]
