Production Standard Revision Second Public Consultation now closed

As a multi-stakeholder organisation, Bonsucro seeks to engage stakeholders when changes are proposed and made to our standards.

The Bonsucro Production Standard is at the heart of everything Bonsucro does. It sets out a definition of what sustainable cane production should look like, providing a comprehensive metric tool for sustainable farming and milling. Bonsucro wants to maximise the impact the Standard has on the future of the sugarcane sector and enhance the value added for the producers who implement, use and comply with it.

The Bonsucro Standard development and revision procedure is based on the ISEAL Standard Setting Code. It requires a multi-stakeholder consultation and decision-making process to ensure clear and auditable conditions in the standard itself. The process is driven by stakeholder led Standard Revision Working Group and supported by the Technical Advisory Board and the Members’ Council.
Standard Development and Revision Procedure.

Draft Production Standard Documents

Webinars:

During the first week of the consultation, there was a series of introductory webinars in English, Spanish and Portuguese, summarising the main comments received and how they have been addressed in the latest draft. Please see below for the recordings:

14th of June (English) on YouTube

15th of June (English) on YouTube

16th of June (Portuguese)

17th of June (Español)

Providing Feedback:

All stakeholders were invited to provide comments on the second draft via the completion of the consultation survey. The survey was available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The standard consultation documents were available throughout the consultation period. The survey received over 100 respondents.

Comments from the survey will be shared with the Standard Revision working group who will analyse them to produce the final version of the revised Production Standard. An anonymised summary of the comments will be made available on the Bonsucro website in due course.

If you have any questions about the Standard revision or the public consultation, please contact Nahuel Tuñón, Standards Manager.

A summary of the first consultation and all relevant documents can be found here.