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'''Bonsucro''' is an international not for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 2008 to promote [[sustainable development|sustainable]] [[sugar cane]].<ref name="JohnsonSeebaluck2013">{{cite book|author1=R.A. Diaz-Chavez|author2=A. Lerrner|editor=Francis X. Johnson|others=Vikram Seebaluck|title=Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness: The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=D6MQ65TaFgAC&pg=PA298|date=3 July 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-52955-9|page=287|chapter=Certification and Standards for Sugar Cane and Bioenergy}}</ref> Its stated aim is to reduce 'the environmental and social impacts of sugarcane production while recognising the need for economic viability' |
'''Bonsucro''' is an international not for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 2008 to promote [[sustainable development|sustainable]] [[sugar cane]].<ref name="JohnsonSeebaluck2013">{{cite book|author1=R.A. Diaz-Chavez|author2=A. Lerrner|editor=Francis X. Johnson|others=Vikram Seebaluck|title=Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness: The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=D6MQ65TaFgAC&pg=PA298|date=3 July 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-52955-9|page=287|chapter=Certification and Standards for Sugar Cane and Bioenergy}}</ref> Its stated aim is to reduce 'the environmental and social impacts of sugarcane production while recognising the need for economic viability' |
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.<ref name="BonsucroGuide">{{cite web|url=http://bonsucro.com/site/a-guide-to-bonsucro/ |title=A guide to Bonsucro |publisher=Bonsucro | accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> It does this through [[Standards organisation|setting sustainability standards]] and [[Environmental certification|certifying]] sugar cane products including [[Ethanol fuel|ethanol]], [[sugar]] and [[molasses]]. As of August 2014, 3.66% of global land under sugar cane was Bonsucro certified.<ref name="BonsucroNumbers">{{cite web|url=http://bonsucro.com/site/in-numbers/ |title=Bonsucro in numbers |publisher=Bonsucro | accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> Bonsucro is one of few certifications to have developed measures for [[greenhouse gas]] emissions,<ref>{{cite book | author1 = Steering Committee of the State-of-Knowledge Assessment of Standards and Certification | title = Toward Sustainability: The Roles and Limits of Certification | url = http://www.resolv.org/site-assessment/files/2012/06/Report-Only.pdf | publisher = Resolve | page = 98}}</ref> and consequently the [[European Commission]] has stated that the Bonsucro standard can be used to demonstrate compliance with the [[EU]] [[Renewables Directive]] (EU RED) when importing ethanol fuel |
.<ref name="BonsucroGuide">{{cite web|url=http://bonsucro.com/site/a-guide-to-bonsucro/ |title=A guide to Bonsucro |publisher=Bonsucro | accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> It does this through [[Standards organisation|setting sustainability standards]] and [[Environmental certification|certifying]] sugar cane products including [[Ethanol fuel|ethanol]], [[sugar]] and [[molasses]]. As of August 2014, 3.66% of global land under sugar cane was Bonsucro certified.<ref name="BonsucroNumbers">{{cite web|url=http://bonsucro.com/site/in-numbers/ |title=Bonsucro in numbers |publisher=Bonsucro | accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref> Bonsucro is one of few certifications to have developed measures for [[greenhouse gas]] emissions,<ref>{{cite book | author1 = Steering Committee of the State-of-Knowledge Assessment of Standards and Certification | title = Toward Sustainability: The Roles and Limits of Certification | url = http://www.resolv.org/site-assessment/files/2012/06/Report-Only.pdf | publisher = Resolve | page = 98}}</ref> and consequently the [[European Commission]] has stated that the Bonsucro standard can be used to demonstrate compliance with the [[EU]] [[Renewables Directive]] (EU RED) when importing ethanol fuel,<ref name="EUJournal">{{cite journal| url = http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2011:190:TOC|title=Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2011 on the recognition of the ‘Bonsucro EU’ scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 2009/28/EC and 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |journal=Official Journal of the European Union |date=2011-07-19 |last=European Communities |accessdate=2014-08-24 }}</ref> although the standard had to be altered to comply fully.<ref name="SolomonBailis2013">{{cite book|author1=Christine Moser|author2=Tine Hildebrandt|author3=Robert Bailis|editor=Barry D. Solomon|others=Robert Bailis|title=Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TzcdnwEACAAJ|date=14 November 2013|publisher=Springer New York|isbn=978-1-4614-9274-0|chapter=International Sustainability Standards and Certification}}</ref> Both Bonsucro and the standards set by the [[Sustainable biofuels#Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels|Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials]] have been noted as in practise expanding the EU RED guidelines to include other factors, such as land tenure issues as prescribed by national law.<ref name="FortinRichardson2013">{{cite journal|last1=Fortin|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Richardson|first2=Ben|title=Certification Schemes and the Governance of Land: Enforcing Standards or Enabling Scrutiny?|journal=Globalizations|volume=10|issue=1|year=2013|pages=141–159|issn=1474-7731|doi=10.1080/14747731.2013.760910}}</ref> EU market access has been labeled as important by [[Colombia|Colombian]] policy-makers, and described as driving the country's national policy aiming for 40% Bonsucro sugarcane.<ref name="MedicinePractice2014">{{cite book|author1=Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine|author2=Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice|author3=Institute of Medicine|title=The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health:: Workshop Summary|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CM2nAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT119|date=2 April 2014|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-29244-3|pages=119–}}</ref> However, this use of certification in the context of biofuels has caused concern regarding the consequences of intensification in Colombia.<ref name="SelfaBain2014">{{cite journal|last1=Selfa|first1=Theresa|last2=Bain|first2=Carmen|last3=Moreno|first3=Renata|title=Depoliticizing land and water “grabs” in Colombia: the limits of Bonsucro certification for enhancing sustainable biofuel practices|journal=Agriculture and Human Values|volume=31|issue=3|year=2014|pages=455–468|issn=0889-048X|doi=10.1007/s10460-014-9509-3}}</ref> The first Bonsucro certified ethanol fuel, from [[Brazil]], was first imported into Europe through the [[Port of Rotterdam]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title = “In the future all sugarcane ethanol will be Bonsucro certified” | website = Solidaridadnetwork.org | publisher = Solidaridad | date = 2012| url = http://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/%E2%80%9C-future-all-sugarcane-ethanol-will-be-bonsucro-certified%E2%80%9D | accessdate = 2014-08-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Port of Rotterdam Authority - Argos Energies buys first Bonsucro certified ethanol for the European consumer market | url = http://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/News/pressreleases-news/Pages/argos-energies-buys-bonsucro-certified-ethanol-european-consumer-market.aspx | publisher = Port of Rotterdam | date = 2012 | accessdate = 2014-08-25 }}</ref> |
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| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Focus | Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable biofuels, Sugar cane |
| Headquarters | London |
| Website | bonsucro |
Formerly called | The Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) |
Bonsucro is an international not for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 2008 to promote sustainable sugar cane.[1] Its stated aim is to reduce 'the environmental and social impacts of sugarcane production while recognising the need for economic viability' .[2] It does this through setting sustainability standards and certifying sugar cane products including ethanol, sugar and molasses. As of August 2014, 3.66% of global land under sugar cane was Bonsucro certified.[3] Bonsucro is one of few certifications to have developed measures for greenhouse gas emissions,[4] and consequently the European Commission has stated that the Bonsucro standard can be used to demonstrate compliance with the EU Renewables Directive (EU RED) when importing ethanol fuel,[5] although the standard had to be altered to comply fully.[6] Both Bonsucro and the standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials have been noted as in practise expanding the EU RED guidelines to include other factors, such as land tenure issues as prescribed by national law.[7] EU market access has been labeled as important by Colombian policy-makers, and described as driving the country's national policy aiming for 40% Bonsucro sugarcane.[8] However, this use of certification in the context of biofuels has caused concern regarding the consequences of intensification in Colombia.[9] The first Bonsucro certified ethanol fuel, from Brazil, was first imported into Europe through the Port of Rotterdam in 2012.[10][11]
References
- ^ R.A. Diaz-Chavez; A. Lerrner (3 July 2013). "Certification and Standards for Sugar Cane and Bioenergy". In Francis X. Johnson (ed.). Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness: The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa. Vikram Seebaluck. Routledge. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-136-52955-9.
- ^ "A guide to Bonsucro". Bonsucro. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Bonsucro in numbers". Bonsucro. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Steering Committee of the State-of-Knowledge Assessment of Standards and Certification. Toward Sustainability: The Roles and Limits of Certification (PDF). Resolve. p. 98.
- ^ European Communities (2011-07-19). "Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2011 on the recognition of the 'Bonsucro EU' scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 2009/28/EC and 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Christine Moser; Tine Hildebrandt; Robert Bailis (14 November 2013). "International Sustainability Standards and Certification". In Barry D. Solomon (ed.). Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean. Robert Bailis. Springer New York. ISBN 978-1-4614-9274-0.
- ^ Fortin, Elizabeth; Richardson, Ben (2013). "Certification Schemes and the Governance of Land: Enforcing Standards or Enabling Scrutiny?". Globalizations. 10 (1): 141–159. doi:10.1080/14747731.2013.760910. ISSN 1474-7731.
- ^ Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine (2 April 2014). The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health:: Workshop Summary. National Academies Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-309-29244-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Selfa, Theresa; Bain, Carmen; Moreno, Renata (2014). "Depoliticizing land and water "grabs" in Colombia: the limits of Bonsucro certification for enhancing sustainable biofuel practices". Agriculture and Human Values. 31 (3): 455–468. doi:10.1007/s10460-014-9509-3. ISSN 0889-048X.
- ^ ""In the future all sugarcane ethanol will be Bonsucro certified"". Solidaridadnetwork.org. Solidaridad. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ "Port of Rotterdam Authority - Argos Energies buys first Bonsucro certified ethanol for the European consumer market". Port of Rotterdam. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-25.