“Sustainability Standards”

Morag Webb, Policy Advisor, Coleacp

2nd Pacific Agribusiness ForumAugust 2016, Apia

Sustainability Standards

COLEACP

Private Sector Not-for-Profit Association ACP/EU

Established 1973

“Contribute to poverty alleviation and food and nutrition security through

sustainable agricultural value chains”

The Layers of Standards

RegulatoryPrivate

(Pre-competitive)

Private(Differentiation)

National, International

GLOBALGAP RainforestFair Trade

 

SUSTAINABILITY: Development that meets the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland, 1987)

From: The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI)

Fifteen Years of Standards

Good Agricultural

Practice

Globalgap

Good Manufacturing

Practice

BRC

SQF

IFS

ISO 22000

IntegrityBusiness to Business

Social & Ethical

ETISA8000

Environmental

ISO 14001CarbonWaterEnergy

Business Equity

Fair Trade

2003 2008

ProvenanceBusiness to Consumer

From: Steve Homer

www.caretrace.com

SUSTAINABILITY

GLOBALG.A.P GRASP: Risk Assessment on Social Practices water footprint

Complex ethical landscape

From: Steve Homer

ILO conventions

GSCP Benchmarking

ETIETI BSCIBSCI SA8000SA8000

Fair TradeFair

Trade UtzUtz Rain ForestRain

Forest

4C4C

SEDEXSEDEX SMETASMETA

Ruggie Principals

GlobalGap Social

GlobalGap Social

Roundtable Standards

Roundtable Standards

ISO 14000ISO

14000

ISO 22000ISO

22000

ISO 18000ISO

18000

ISEAL ImpactISEAL

Impact

ISO 26000ISO

26000Global

CompactGlobal

Compact

GRI Reporting

GRI Reporting

ISO 9000ISO

9000

BonsucroBSCI

BonsucroBSCISQF SocialSQF Social

Muddying the waters

Diagram From: Steve Homer

Environmental

Environmental

Fair TradeFair

TradeLabour Rights

Labour Rights

Private Food Safety Standards1999 2015

Pesticides Gender Food Miles Food SecurityDRIVERS>

SUB-BRAND >

It doesn’t have to be like this!

• The challenge: access markets while avoiding higher costs, increased complexity & new market access barriers

• The opportunity: increase efficiency, profitability & resilience; done in the right way, with the right tools, there is a strong business case for sustainability

• Capitalise on advantages: Pacific producers at an advantage - favourable climate & low-input practices; (ahead of the game compared to large-scale intensive)

How it could be…

“Fit for Markets” Programme

Company ambition Sustainability Drivers Sustainability Drivers

COLEACP training and self-assessment systemCOLEACP training and self-assessment system

Support Programme

Key indicators:

map progress; identify business

case

Key indicators:

map progress; identify business

case

COLEACP Sustainability

Charter:frame and

communicate

COLEACP Sustainability

Charter:frame and

communicate

Sustainable production based on

business case

Sustainable production based on

business case