To perform an introduction of new standard updates, your collaborators need to have a broad view of the previous Bonsucro Production Standard aiming at the 5.1. In that first moment, the Bonsucro, presents how the update process and its changes were developed and how the certification protocol was designed in the version 6. In addition to mentioning instructions for using the Bonsucro calculator.
The reasons that culminated in the revisions of the versions, were due to the achievements made by sugarcane producers, aiming at the continuous improvement of good practices. In this way ensuring that the Bonsucro standard, be a tool that aims to plan a more conscious and sustainable five-year future regarding labor and environmental issues in the production of the genre Sccharum.
Still thinking about the reasons why such improvement was claimed, stand out:
- Improve the work situation and well-being
- To develop a management system
- Expand to diligence
- Streamline the audit process
- Promoting climate resilience
- Update of European Directive I REDD
In this way, the Production Standard version 5.1 becomes effective from September 2022, and after this date all audits must be carried out to comply with this new version.
Therefore, about the Certification Protocol, also updated to version 6, and the same applies to certification bodies. from july 2022 auditors will lead the audit process / certification based on this new version.
Still about the dates, but now about the calculator, in day 30/03/2022, a new calculator version has been published 5.1.2 (SCH_Bonsucro V5.1.2_ENG) which replaces the version 5.1.1 anterior. The new file is available for free in the QMS library at https://bonsucro.com/public-qms-library/. The new version of the calculator must be completed for audits against Bonsucro Production Standard V5.1, for audits of Bonsucro Production Standard V4.2, the applicable calculator version is V4.1.4.
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