Sifting coffee in Brazil David Dudenhoefer, Rainforest Alliance. ISEAL Alliance. Better Standards, Bigger Impacts

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1 Sifting coffee in Brazil David Dudenhoefer, Rainforest Alliance ISEAL Alliance Better Standards, Bigger Impacts

2 What is the ISEAL Alliance We are the global association of sustainability standards Membership organisation Founded 2002 Not for profit company Based in London International remit Photo Mussel Simon fishing Rawles Marine Fairtrade Stewardship International Council

3 Diverse Membership Full Members Associate Members

ISEAL s Four Goals Demonstrate and improve the impact of standards Improve the effectiveness of standards Define credibility for sustainability standards Increase adoption of

4 ISEAL s Four Goals Demonstrate and improve the impact of standards Improve the effectiveness of standards Define credibility for sustainability standards Increase adoption of credible sustainability standards Mission To strengthen sustainability standards systems for the benefit of people and the environment. Photo Forest Photo Stewardship UTZ CERTIFIED Council

5 Member Collaboration Strengthening member effectiveness in areas such as: Pesticides Smallholder Access Living Wage Joint Audits Assurance (for small holders) Poverty Impacts Photo Robin Romano, GoodWeave

Endosulfan timeline 1954 First registered 1970s Problems widely noticed 2000/2001 Serious issues recorded (e.g. top 10 pesticides issues in Central America, priority for focus by EU) 2005 Country specific bans started (EU, W.

6 Endosulfan timeline 1954 First registered 1970s Problems widely noticed 2000/2001 Serious issues recorded (e.g. top 10 pesticides issues in Central America, priority for focus by EU) 2005 Country specific bans started (EU, W. Afri CILSS, etc) Attempts to ban internationally started, blocked by minority Added to POP list 2011 Last date for permitted endosulfan use by POP signatory governments 27 Oct 2012 (some exceptions, e.g. Brazil) Photo Rainforest Alliance

7 Overview of the day Project overview Global Brazil Supply chain perspectives Discussion Raising awareness Disseminating information Uganda coffee flowers Marta Maireles for ISEAL Alliance

8 Project plan and progress Stephanie Williamson, PAN (UK) Lars Kahnert, 4C Association Pedro Malta, P&A Marketing Photo Aid by Trade Foundation

Sorting coffee beans in Rwanda 4C Association Panellists Alexandre Vieira Costa Monteiro (New Products Manager, Cooxupé, Brazil) Cornel Kuhrt (Senior Manager Food Corporate

9 Sorting coffee beans in Rwanda 4C Association Panellists Alexandre Vieira Costa Monteiro (New Products Manager, Cooxupé, Brazil) Cornel Kuhrt (Senior Manager Food Corporate Responsibility, Tchibo) Denis Seudieu (Chief Economist, ICO) Oliver Bach (Director, Standards & Policy, Rainforest Alliance/SAN) Peter Baker (Senior Scientist Commodities, CABI)

10 ISEAL Annual Conference To Register:

11 Thank You! Photo UTZ Certified

12 Endosulfan timeline 1954: endosulfan first registered for use, by Hoechst in USA. 1970s: widespread use in many countries/crops 1980s: concerns about effects on humans & wildlife grow 1980s-1990s: some countries start to ban or restrict use 2000: PAN partner in Benin reports wave of acute & fatal poisonings in 1st season after promoted to combat bollworm in W.African cotton : PAN groups document continued serious poisoning incidence across W. African cotton zones. 2001: Endosulfan in top 10 pesticides reported in accidental & occupational poisonings by Central American Min. of Health, EU lists as priority substance for pollution control in aquatic enviros 2004: India now the leading producer of endosulfan, followed by Bayer (Germany) & China. Photo Rainforest Alliance

13 Endosulfan timeline, continued : EU, then nine West African CILSS governments, Benin ban endosulfan. By end 2008, endosulfan banned in 55 countries. In 2010: Jamaica, US and Canada also ban. By 2011: banned in 80 countries 2007: EU proposes listing in Stockholm POPs Convention. Rotterdam PIC Convention expert committee recommends its inclusion on PIC List. 2008: Tiny minority of governments, led by India, blocks majority recommendation for Rotterdam PIC listing. 2011: Apr: govs agree to add to POPs List, with some potential crop/countryspecific exemptions requested. Global phase out scheduled within 12 months. June: also added to Rotterdam PIC List. 27 Oct 2012: formal date for last permitted endosulfan use by POPs Convention signatory governments, unless they have national legislation for a longer deadline (e.g. Brazil) but complicated opt-in & opt-out arrangements for different countries Photo Rainforest Alliance

How do standards collaborate in the coffee sector? What are the goals?

How do standards collaborate in the coffee sector? What are the goals? Joint presentation by Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified, Fairtrade International, Kenya Coffee Code of Practice and 4C Baseline Standard