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The new ISO / CEN standard on
sustainable and traceable cocoa
ICCO Workshop on Certification
Douala, June 25th 2013
Jack Steijn
Chair of CEN TC 415
Ambition
Drafting independently verifiable criteria for a standard that
will be
- scalable
- implementable for all
- globally recognised for
- its inclusive nature
- its ability to deliver long term sustainable impact.
A standard to which all standard schemes, new or already
existing, can align.
Not another certification scheme!
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CEN ISO are developing the criteria that define
sustainable cocoa
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Others may use these criteria to prove conformity
of a specific parcel of cocoa
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There will be no CEN or ISO label on the final
retail product.
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It will be up to the companies making claims about
sustainability to ensure that the claim can be
verified by a third party auditor.
CEN & ISO
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Vienna Agreement: CEN has the lead in
developing the standard, ISO will adopt
ISO members, most of all producing nations,
represented in the technical committee and
ad hoc groups
Joint effort of all stakeholders concerned,
whether in producing or consuming countries
Why CEN / ISO?
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Open, transparent and consensus based standardisation process
allowing all stakeholders to participate
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Separation between the definition of criteria and the conformity
assessment (certification)
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Building on a legacy of already recognized existing standards, also
for input, inspiration and integration
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The ISO global meeting infrastructure and network of standardisation
organisations throughout the world
Content of the CEN ISO standard
1.
Requirements for sustainability of cocoa
2.
Requirements for traceability of cocoa
3.
Requirements for bodies assessing conformity of
sustainability and traceability criteria of cocoa
Don’t re-invent the wheel
EN ISO 26000 Social responsibility
EN ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
ISO TS 22005 Traceability for FSMS
(Draft) Cocoa
standards of
producing
countries
CEN STANDARD
Requirements for
cocoa
sustainability and
traceability
Conformity
Assessment
standards : EN ISO
17065 (Product), EN
ISO 17021 (MS), ISO
22003 (FSMS)
Identified objectives
1. General
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Clarity and transparency for the sustainability of cocoa bean production
and for the traceability of cocoa beans and cocoa products
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Credible and transparent measure of attaining long term sustainable
cocoa production
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Broad involvement of stakeholders in producing and consuming countries
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Scalable and implementable globally recognised standard
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Liaise with ISO/TC 34 regarding quality and food safety of cocoa
Identified objectives
2. Profit
Improve farmer income and livelihoods, including:
- improving productivity of cocoa farming,
- encouraging diversification of production and income
- facilitating access to markets for farmers
Upscale the production of sustainable cocoa beans in
an efficient manner at viable costs
Identified objectives
3. Planet
Improve the impacts of productive and
sustainable cocoa production on the
environment.
Identified objectives
4. People
Support the eradication of forced labour and the
worst forms of child labour in conformity with the
applicable ILO conventions
Support the improvement of the living standards
as well as social conditions and working and
labour conditions
Identified objectives
5. Management
Support and promote transparency on all costs
and economic impact of certification
Promote farmer organisation, including
cooperatives, and empowerment
Improve communication on traceability and
sustainability of cocoa products from farmer
level up to the first point of sale from farmer
group / individual farmer
Traceability
Considering the impact and the benefits for the
cocoa farmers
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Trace the percentage of physical sustainable
cocoa in the final end product
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Define models of traceability in order to
transparently inform the consumer
Conformity Assessment
Standard
implemented by
cocoa supply
chain
organisation
Scope: Specify requirements
applicable for the audit and
certification of the sustainability
and traceability of cocoa.
Adopt
Audit
Verification
internal or
external
Stakeholder participation: Invite
ISO Conformity Assessment
Committee (CASCO) to form joint
WG with CEN/TC 415.
No new label/mark
Certify
Audit and Certification body
• Independent (3rd party)
• Accredited
Intended impact of new standard
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Sustainable cocoa is main stream instead of niche
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Transparent system for accreditation of bodies
assessing conformity
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Increased market competition on certification
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Reduced compliance costs
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Level playing field for all stakeholders
Theses
Demand for sustainable cocoa will grow and so
should supply.
Measuring the impact of certification is measuring
the extend to which the criteria in the standards
really contribute to sustainable cocoa farming.
If there is any doubt about the benefits of
certification, the challenge is to draft criteria that
really measure the desired impact for the farmer, the
community and the environment.
Why should you come on board
now?
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Apply the lessons learned of the ICCO workshop on
Certification in a new standard
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Contribute to definition of criteria for an ambitious new
standard
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Make sure your interests are taken into consideration
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Judge the arguments of other stakeholders involved
when they put forward their interests
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Use the momentum to draft a standard together with all
stakeholders in the cocoa community
Why would it work?
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Commitment of producing countries to sustainability
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Commitment of industries and consuming countries to
using sustainable cocoa only from 2020 - 2025
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Drafting criteria from the producer’s point of view, it
should be attractive for the farmer to join, so we give a
central position to the profit element
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All stakeholders are able to join in
Work is advancing
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Six ad hoc working groups, some have started
drafting
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Nothing has been set in stone, experts, especially
from producing countries, can still join in.
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Your input is more then welcome
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Next meeting 30/9 – 2/10 in Berlin
Some unsolved issues
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How to make sure the farmer livelihood is really improved
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Physical segregation and mass balance
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Low threshold and high bar
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Sustainability at farm level or throughout the entire chain
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How to share responsibility with producing nations
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How to reach out to unorganized farmers
Participating stakeholders
Govts
Labour
Industry
Farmers
CEN/TC
415
Consumers
NGOs
ISO/TC
34
Others
Organisations participating in CEN/TC 415