For food chains, whether by using soy directly in their products or indirectly through livestock feeding of their own brand products, there are potentially serious reputational risks in their supply chains. The reason is that There is no legal requirement that requires companies to document the geographical origin of soybeans, or, failing that, to provide evidence that it has been produced legally, without causing environmental or human damage. In this sense, their situation is very similar to that of palm oil, which, like this monoculture, has certification standards that in principle prove that it has been produced in a sustainable way:
- The International Association for Responsible Soy (RTRS) is an international initiative in which soy producers, traders and processors work together with banks and social organizations to ensure the sustainable cultivation of soy worldwide, as well as the social responsibility of the soy sector. the soy.
- Standards or criteria established by the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), to consider soy "sustainable" or free from deforestation
- Pro terra certification. Based on the Basel criteria, developed by WWF and COOP Switzerland, ProTerra is a certification standard that covers environmental sustainability, genetic modification, health and safety, social responsibility, human rights, traceability among others.
But like RSPO for palm oil, these standards are not without criticism and doubts regarding their traceability, rigor, and effectiveness in actually avoiding monocultures and their impacts on biodiversity. These standards have been created by the industry itself (manufacturers of food and feed products)
Even so, we value with this metric that supermarkets, as the main agents in the chain of production and distribution related to this raw material, adhere to these standards of "" sustainable soy "" or "" free from deforestation "". At the moment, in the absence of stricter elements that allow us to really know the sustainable origin of this monoculture, we consider the adoption of these certifications as the best practice for obtaining soy from the supermarket's own brand products
- The International Association for Responsible Soy (RTRS) is an international initiative in which soy producers, traders and processors work together with banks and social organizations to ensure the sustainable cultivation of soy worldwide, as well as the social responsibility of the soy sector. the soy.
- Standards or criteria established by the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), to consider soy "sustainable" or free from deforestation
- Pro terra certification. Based on the Basel criteria, developed by WWF and COOP Switzerland, ProTerra is a certification standard that covers environmental sustainability, genetic modification, health and safety, social responsibility, human rights, traceability among others.
But like RSPO for palm oil, these standards are not without criticism and doubts regarding their traceability, rigor, and effectiveness in actually avoiding monocultures and their impacts on biodiversity. These standards have been created by the industry itself (manufacturers of food and feed products)
Even so, we value with this metric that supermarkets, as the main agents in the chain of production and distribution related to this raw material, adhere to these standards of "" sustainable soy "" or "" free from deforestation "". At the moment, in the absence of stricter elements that allow us to really know the sustainable origin of this monoculture, we consider the adoption of these certifications as the best practice for obtaining soy from the supermarket's own brand products
We will "assign a" "YES" "to this question if:
- The company declares that it uses sustainable soy in animal feed for a significant number of its own brand products (in number of references, complete ranges by product or animal species).
Sustainable soy is understood to be that coming from any of the following certification standards:
- The International Association for Responsible Soy (RTRS)
- Standards or criteria established by the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC),
- Pro terra certification. Based on the Basel criteria, developed by WWF and COOP Switzerland,
- The company communicates a sustainable soy policy of general application to all its products of animal origin (in Spain or at least in one of the subsidiaries in the case of transnational companies).
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' website:
- Annual memory
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Report on Carbon Footprint
- Non-Financial Information Statement (EINF)
- The company declares that it uses sustainable soy in animal feed for a significant number of its own brand products (in number of references, complete ranges by product or animal species).
Sustainable soy is understood to be that coming from any of the following certification standards:
- The International Association for Responsible Soy (RTRS)
- Standards or criteria established by the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC),
- Pro terra certification. Based on the Basel criteria, developed by WWF and COOP Switzerland,
- The company communicates a sustainable soy policy of general application to all its products of animal origin (in Spain or at least in one of the subsidiaries in the case of transnational companies).
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' website:
- Annual memory
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Report on Carbon Footprint
- Non-Financial Information Statement (EINF)
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