3. Sustainability
“Meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs.”
(Brundtland Report, 1987)
4.
5. - More on-farm data collection
- More expensive
- Government financial
support
- 3rd
party verification
- Governance through large
corporations (Walmart)
- Built on trust (little 3rd
party
verification)
- Low cost
- Low robustness/market
acceptance
- Pioneers of sustainability
(RSPO, Bonsucro, RTRS)
- Widely accepted and
approved
- Focus on multistakeholder
approach
- “continuous improvement”
Geographic Trends
8. 1. Legal Compliance/Good Business Practices
2. Responsible Labour Conditions
3. Responsible Community Relations
4. Environmental Responsibility
5. Good Agricultural Practices
Roundtable on Responsible Soy
9. Expanding Sustainable Marketing
Through RTRS Pilot
Objectives
-Retain markets that are transitioning to RTRS-certification
-Organize a system to minimize burden on growers
-Set stage to build consensus nationally on sustainable agriculture
-Pilot model that can expand to whole-farm
-Expand market potential through sustainable reputation
12. • Minimize burden on producer through funding,
innovative development and management techniques
• Encouraging on-farm sustainable development
• Facilitate access to all global markets to our producers,
not be limited by “sustainability”
• Communicate through Canadian embassies the
innovation of Canadian producers
GFO Involvement
13. GFO & Sustainable Development
Since July 2013…
•Developed RTRS National Interpretation
•Fieldprint Calculator Project (with Pulse Canada group & Serecon)
•Ontario Sustainability Working Group (member)
•Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (member)
•Roundtable for Responsible Soy (member)
•Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (contributor)
•International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (contributor)
14. Challenges• Management of increased
assurance (“trust”)
• Little/no premium, but, costs
likely absorbed by processor
• More Retailers-Farmer
relationships
• Unification of corporate
strategies
Opportunities