Agricultural commodities

Work in relation to oil palm and soy management. Includes standard development, compliancy audits and convening discussion.

Development of an international standard for sustainable oil palm production

For RSPO | 2002 to ongoing

Ongoing project since 2002, working with the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in relation to the development of standards. This work also includes technical support.  

Development of verification requirements for oil palm certification

For RSPO | 2006 to ongoing

Technical support and facilitating the process of developing verification requirements for certification of Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) oil palm production.

Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS): supporting Principles and Criteria development

For RTRS | 2007 to ongoing

Coordination of a process to develop a set of Principles, Criteria and Indicators on Responsible Soy, and a mechanism for verification of compliance by soy producers with this standard. This includes the facilitation of international multistakeholder working groups, and public consultation phases.

Development of supply chain controls for RSPO

For DOEN Foundation | 2006 to 2006

Research and production of the paper "Developing a mechanism for palm oil traceability from plantation to end user" for discussion within RSPO. 

International Rubber Study Group: Rubber Eco-Project Study

For LMC | 2004 to 2005

Undertook study to define recommendations for ensuring sustainable incomes for rubber planters and adequate supply for end-users. The study also proposed a scheme to accentuate positive ecological and social benefits of natural rubber production.

Traceability systems for agricultural commodities, and their application in the coffee sector

For LMC | 2005 to 2005

Produced report comparing approaches to traceability in different agricultural and natural resource-based commodities, with particular emphasis on applications in the coffee sector.

Oil palm audit: Agropalma

For Agropalma Grupo | BR | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2004 to 2004

Baseline audit of Agropalma’s compliance with the MIGROS criteria for sustainable production of oil palm.

Development of the Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production

For Coop Switzerland | CH | Europe | 2004 to 2004

Development of the Basel Criteria for Soy production.

Development of the Brazilian interpretation of the Basel criteria

For Coop Switzerland | BR | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2004 to 2004

Working with a team of Brazilian experts to adapt the Basel Criteria for national use.

ISIS Asset Management publication on oil palm

For ISIS Asset Management | 2003 to 2003

An analysis of responses from 27 Isis Asset Management companies about their involvement with oil palm in order to produce a ‘Booklet’ setting out the background to the Oil Palm issue and providing a summary and analysis of the responses received. Prodcued the ISIS booklet "New Risk in old supply chains: where does your oil come from?"

Development of the MIGROS criteria for oil palm

For MIGROS | 2002 to 2003

Development of the MIGROS oil palm criteria for sustainable production. This project also included 2^nd party verification audits against the developed criteria.

Oil palm audit: SA Grupo Daabon

For Grupo Daabon | CO | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2003 to 2003

Baseline audit of the compliance of Daabon with the MIGROS criteria for oil palm sustainability.

Oil palm audit: United Plantations

For United Plantations Berhad | MY | Asia: Southern and South-Eastern | 2003 to 2003

Baseline audit of the compliance of United Plantations Berhad, Jenderata Estate with the MIGROS standards for Oil Palm Plantation Management in Peninsular Malaysia.

FEDEPALMA Review of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of the Vegetable Oil Industry

For LMC | 2002 to 2003

A major comparative review of the environmental and social impact of the oil palm, soybean, rapeseed and tropical timber sectors in leading producing countries for FEDEPALMA, the Colombian Oil Palm Organisation.