Certification Tools
Below are the key tools you need to achieve Bonsucro certification.
| Name of document | Description | English | Español | Português | ไทย |
| Bonsucro Production Standard v5.2 | |||||
| Bonsucro Production Standard v5.2 | The Bonsucro Production Standard applies worldwide to any sugarcane mill and their supplying area wishing to sell sugarcane derived products as Bonsucro certified and make related claims. This version of the BPS V5.2 was published on 31st July 2023. It supersedes all previous versions and is binding from 2nd December 2023. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | เมื่อต้องการดาวน์โหลด |
| Summary of changes | Summary of changes from v5.1 to v5.2 | Download | |||
| Bonsucro Calculator 5.2.1 | Supporting evaluation against Bonsucro Production Standard V5.2 | Access | |||
| Implementation Guidance for v5.2 | This document provides operators with guidance to implement the Bonsucro Production Standard V5.2 at the mill and farm level. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Implementation Policy for v5.2 | This document contains the rules to start implementing the BPS v5.2. | Download | |||
| Agrochemical Prohibited List v1.1 | List of agrochemicals prohibited for use in the Bonsucro Production Standard certification (including Smallholder Standard) | Download | |||
| Carbon Accounting in Sugarcane: Bonsucro Calculator User guide | This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the GHG emissions methodology used in the Bonsucro Calculator, as well as an overview of the Calculators. | Coming soon | |||
| HCV Guidance - Bonsucro guidance for operators – Supply base mapping V2 | A guidance for mill operators to map and compile information on biodiversity, natural ecosystems and high conservation value indicators across the unit of certification, to support developing biodiversity management plans. | Coming soon | |||
| HCV Guidance - Bonsucro guidance for operators – Developing a biodiversity management plan V2 | This guidance is designed to support operators on indicator 4.1.2 using outputs generated in supply base mapping of biodiversity and natural ecosystems under indicator 4.1.1. | Coming soon | |||
| HCV Guidance - Bonsucro guidance for operators – Expansion of cultivation V2 | A guidance to help growers implement Bonsucro’s requirements related to expansion of sugar cane cultivation, as set out in indicator 1.2.2. | Coming soon | |||
| HCV Guidance - Bonsucro guidance for experts – Expansion of cultivation V2 | This document is designed for experts to help growers implement Bonsucro’s requirements related to expansion of sugar cane cultivation, as set out in indicator 1.2.2. | Coming soon | |||
| Bonsucro Production Standard v5.1 | |||||
| Bonsucro Production Standard v5.1 | This version is valid until 1st December 2023. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Production Standard Transition Policy v2.0 | Supports Operators and Certification Bodies in their transition from BPS v4.2 to BPS v5.1 and outlines the rules/criteria supporting the decision to extend the Transition Period until 1st December 2023, after which BPS v5.2 will be binding. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Summary of Changes | Summary of changes from v4.2 to v5.1 | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Implementation Guidance v1 | Bonsucro Guidance to implement the Production Standard V5.1 | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Certification and Auditing Guidance v1 | Aims to support and guide auditors and staff in the delivery of audits and certification decisions. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Calculator v5.1.4 | Supporting evaluation against Bonsucro Production Standard V5.1 | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Guidance for Operators – Supply Base Mapping v1 | Guidance for mill operators to map and compile information on biodiversity, natural ecosystems and high conservation value indicators across the supply base, to support developing biodiversity management plans. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Guidance for Operators – Developing a Biodiversity Management Plan v1 | This guidance is designed to support operators on indicator 4.1.2 using outputs generated in supply base mapping of biodiversity and natural ecosystems under 4.1.1 (see Operational Guidance for 4.1.1). | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Guidance for Operators – Expansion of Cultivation v1 | This document is designed to help growers implement Bonsucro’s requirements related to expansion of sugar cane cultivation, as set out in Indicators 4.1.4. and 4.1.5. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Guidance for Experts – Expansion of Cultivation v1 | This document is designed to help growers implement Bonsucro’s requirements related to expansion of sugar cane cultivation, as set out in Indicators 4.1.4. and 4.1.5. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Production Standard v4.2 | |||||
| Bonsucro Production Standard v4.2 | This version is valid until 1st December 2023. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Guidance v4.2 | Bonsucro Guidance to implement the Production Standard | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Calculator v4.1.6 | Supporting evaluation against Bonsucro Production Standard V4.2 | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers | |||||
| Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers v1.0 | This document adapts the set of principles, criteria and indicators of the Bonsucro Production Standard - which defines sustainable performance of sugarcane producers and processors - for the smallholder farmer context. | Download | Descargar | ||
| Bonsucro Calculator for Smallholder Farmers v1.1 | Supporting evaluation against Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers V1 | Download | Descargar | ||
| Bonsucro Farm Diary | This tool has been developed for Smallholder Framers to capture data towards completion of the Bonsucro Calculator. | Download | Descargar | ||
| Chain of Custody Standard | |||||
| Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard (including Guidance) | The objective is to provide assurance that claims of compliance can be tracked along the supply chain. Organisations undergoing the Bonsucro certification process must comply with Bonsucro ChoC Standard. The Bonsucro ChoC standard applies to any organisation purchasing, handling and/or trading physical Bonsucro-compliant material who wishes to make any claim about the status of the material or representation of the material. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro EU RED Standard | |||||
| Bonsucro EU RED Standard v1 | This standard has been designed as a voluntary add-on to the Bonsucro Standards and shall always be used in conjunction with the applicable Bonsucro Standards. | Download | |||
| Assurance | |||||
| Bonsucro Certification Protocol v6 | Bonsucro has developed a Certification Protocol that presents the process and procedures for certification against the Bonsucro standards. | Download | Descargar | Baixar | |
| Bonsucro Certification Protocol v5.1 | *Part A still valid - Parts B onwards no longer applicable* Bonsucro has developed a Certification Protocol that presents the process and procedures for certification against the Bonsucro standards. | Download | |||
| Bonsucro Exemption Procedure | This document defines the process followed by Certification Bodies to request an exemption against the Bonsucro Standards, Certification Protocol, and related policies and guidelines. | Download | |||
| General Documents | |||||
| Bonsucro Climate Zone Map | Open | ||||
| FAQs | Frequently asked questions around our Standards and Assurance system. | Download | |||
| Errata document | The corrections listed in this errata sheet apply to the document listed on column A – Reference Document and can refer to typographical errors, misprints, misspellings, grammatical errors or omission of material or content or the erroneous inclusion of material/content. This errata is valid while a new version of the reference documents is being prepared for publication. | Download | |||
| QMS library | This library holds all Standards and Assurance documents. | Open | |||
For all inquiries and feedback on any of the Bonsucro standards, revision processes or to request a hard copy of public summaries, standards or other related materials, please contact standards@bonsucro.com
