ProTerra

What is it?

The Aquaculture Dialogue on Sustainable Soy Sourcing from Brazil consists of the feed companies Skretting, Cargill Aqua Nutrition, Biomar and Mowi, together with the certification organization ProTerra and the Brazilian soy protein concentrate (SPC) producers Caramaru, Imcopa and CJ Selecta to ensure that all direct soy purchases for the salmon industry in Europe originate only from Brazilian suppliers whose soybean value chains are 100 percent deforestation- and conversion-free. 

The dialogue will strengthen the partner’s commitment to conduct business with integrity, and credibility, and support and promote alignment of their sourcing, production, use, and trading policies in agreement with the corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability concepts outlined in The ProTerra Standard. 

It will also work to develop and implement a supplier code of conduct to ensure that soybean farmers put into place safe working conditions and their employees are treated with respect.

What is it?

A standard that applies to any agricultural product, globally.

The ProTerra Standard applies to distinct levels of operation across the food and feed production chains:

• Level I: Agricultural production;
• Level II: Transport, Storage, Traders and Dealers; and,
• Level III: Industrial Processing

The ProTerra Standard is organized under principles, criteria, and indicators. The ten principles are: 

1. Compliance with law, international conventions, and the ProTerra Standard; 
2. Human rights and responsible labor policies and practices;
3. Responsible relations with workers and community; 
4. Biodiversity conservation, effective environmental management, and environmental services;
5. No use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); 
6. Pollution and waste management; 
7. Water Management;
8. Greenhouse gasses and energy management; 
9. Adoption of good agricultural practices; and 
10. Traceability and Chain of Custody.

Organizations become ProTerra certified by demonstrating adherence to each principle, criteria, and indicators of the Standard that is relevant to their business. Principle 10: Traceability and Chain of Custody applies to the three levels of operations considered part of the scope of the ProTerra Standard.

What is it?

A regional interpretation of the above ProTerra Standard to help businesses engage and ultimately implement over time a sustainable approach to their activities or to help stakeholders gain confidence in the practices associated with products coming from regions with a diverse reality than theirs.

What is it?

An interpretation of the ProTerra standard aimed at smallholders, based on the concept of continuous improvement and aimed at supporting the improvement over time of their agricultural activity.

The interpretation recognizes that in many parts of the world, especially amongst smallholders (including family farms), there is a significant gap between the reality and sustainable agricultural practices and food/feed production.

Therefore specific interpretations are necessary to help these producers engage and ultimately implement over time a sustainable approach to their activities.

What is it?

The ProTerra Standard for Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability for Producers of Insects as Food and Feed, ProTerra Insecta, has four core aims: 

1. Foster good production practices associated with the insect industry;
2. Secure the supply of sustainably produced that are fully traceable;
3. Protect the environment; and,
4. Promote that workers and communities be treated with dignity and respect. 

ProTerra Insecta should be used together with the valid version of the Certification Protocol available at the ProTerra Foundation website.

ProTerra Insecta is organized at different levels that may be certified independently or as part of a supply chain. The certification levels are: 

• Level I: Insect Production; 
• Level II: Transport, Storage, Traders and Dealers; and,
• Level III: Industrial Processing.

The ProTerra Insecta Standard is organized under principles, criteria, and indicators. The ten principles are: 

1. Compliance with law and the ProTerra Insecta Standard and Improvement;
2. Human rights and responsible labor policies and practices;
3. Responsible relations with workers and community;
4. Effective environmental management;
5. No use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs);
6. Pollution and waste management; 
7. Water Management; 
8. Greenhouse gasses and energy management;
9. Adoption of good production practices; and,
10. Traceability and Chain of Custody.

What is it?

The ProTerra MRV Standard provides a systematic approach to assessing and verifying an organization’s due diligence practices and supports reporting on supply chain due diligence and deforestation-free aspects.

It is based on the verification of a company’s management system compliance with sustainability requirements associated with its supply chain through independent third-party audits.

What is it?

A study conducted by Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk to analyze the environmental footprint
of soy products certified to the ProTerra Standard.

This report is an update of previous studies. With these updates, ProTerra aims to refine data collection to more accurately reflect the reality of its certified soy products and to evaluate its environmental reduction strategies over time.