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The GLOBAL MARKETS PROGRAMME

A pathway to certification and market access

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1. What is the Global Markets Programme?

2. What it means for you? 3. The Tools for change 4. Global Markets Programme

in action

The Global Markets Programme

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

4 Key Points

Four key points:

1. For small businesses and because of their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources

or the nature of their work, certification would be unattainable.

2. GFSI has developed a solution for them : The Global Markets Programme as ‘The pathway to

market access and certification’.

3. The GFSI Global Markets Programme is a voluntary, free access system designed as an

unaccredited, noncertification assessment process.

4. It considers both primary production in the field and manufacturing in the factory and

concentrates on building capacity.

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

4 Key Points

Aim:

▸ Develop effective food safety management systems through a systematic

continuous improvement process

Objectives:

▸ Provide a route for small and less developed businesses to achieve

accredited certification

▸ Support capacity building efforts and improve market access opportunities

Local Sourcing Local Produce Local Manufacturing Local

Selling

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

The scope

Manufacturing

Primary Production

▸ Manufacturing of processed foods

▸ Planned: Preparation of primary products

▸ Farming of plants

▸ Planned: Farming of grains, animals, fish and

production of feed

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

A response to business needs: a local sourcing strategy

▸ A new unaccredited entry point for small or less developed businesses that

aspire to achieve certification.

▸ Considering both primary production and manufacturing.

▸ A system for mutual acceptance at this “entrance level.”

▸ Unaccredited, so not a scheme or a standard.

▸ Capacity building in food safety is achieved.

▸ Access to local markets is facilitated.

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

A voluntary step-by-step tool for continuous improvement

Step 1: Self-

assessment to

determine point of entry

Step 2: Unaccredited

assessment against

Basic level

Step 3: Unaccredited

assessment against

Basic and Intermediate

level

Step 4: Accredited

certification against a

GFSI recognised

scheme If ready

When ready

When ready

How the levels match the key

elements of the GFSI Guidance

Document

Basic: 35%

Intermediate: 65%

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What is the Global Markets Programme?

Public-Private Partnership

Suppliers can be mandated by buying

companies to progress through the

programme.

GFSI Design, develop and manage all documentation Review and improve the

process

Buying companies can

mandate their suppliers and support

them as they progress through the

programme.

Service providers can partner with buying

companies or suppliers to carry

out assessments and training

against the programme

checklists.

International

organisations can use

the programme as a basis for

capacity building projects, using

local experts to ensure relevance.

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What it means for you?

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What it means for you?

For Retailers, Brand Manufacturers & Food Service ▸ The GFSI recognised standards provide effective shared risk

management tools for brand protection.

▸ Convergence across shared supply chains saves money, improves market

linkages and enables simpler buying.

For small and less developed companies in your supply chains,

anywhere in the world, there is now a tried and tested ‘pathway

to market access and certification.’

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What it means for you?

For Governments and Regulators

▸ Business is collaboratively promoting compliance with legislation

throughout their shared supply chains.

▸ Credible good practice in the private sector can provide regulatory

efficiencies by prioritisation of compliance resources.

▸ The Global Markets Programme provides an opportunity to align both

public and private approaches.

▸ It is a total supply chain food safety management system.

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What it means for you?

For Suppliers

▸ Certificated companies are more disciplined, efficient and profitable.

▸ Working within the programme will drive continuous improvement and

provide a framework for a legal defence.

▸ Many buying companies support the Programme: engagement develops

business and enables local, regional and international trade.

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The Tools for Change

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What it means for you?

The Document Plan

Global Markets Programme Protocol Programme structure applicable for both Primary and Manufacturing.

Training and competency framework Guidance on training to companies, training providers and learners. Includes

a framework of competencies mapped against the checklists.

Checklist: Manufacturing Basic

and Intermediate levels for manufacturing.

Checklist: Primary production Basic and Intermediate levels for primary

production

User guidance Supplementary

information: What does it mean?

What do I need to do?

What will the Assessor check for?

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What it means for you?

The assessment checklist: Manufacturing (1/2)

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What it means for you?

The assessment checklist: Manufacturing (2/2)

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Global Markets Programme in Action

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In Action

A programme developed by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)

Vision Safe food for consumers everywhere

Mission Provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

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In Action

A programme developed by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)

GFSI GFSI four objectives: ● Reduce food safety risks ● Manage cost in the supply chain ● Develop competencies and capacity building Facilitate

knowledge exchange and networking

What GFSI does: ● Specify for the recognition of food safety management

schemes to defined requirements in its Guidance Document. ● Bring together food safety experts within a global network. ● Drive global change through multi-stakeholder projects on

strategic issues.

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In Action

Global Markets Programme: What is Happening?

● Public/private partnerships have formed

that combine funding for capacity building with company support and commitment.

● International organisations have engaged

with the development and implementation of change.

Selected:

Metro: Egypt, Japan, China, India, Ukraine,

Romania Aeon: Japan, Malaysia Cargill,

Mondelez, General Mills/Yoki, Kellogg's,

Coca-Cola,

Mars: Brazil

Walmart: Mexico, Honduras, Chile, USA,

Canada

UNIDO: (with Metro, Aeon and CGCSA South

Africa) Russia, Zambia, Malaysia IFC:

Ukraine, Kazakhstan

SSAFE: India

GFSI Japan Local Group (public/private):

Japan

Mexican government with MCS

(public/private)

COLEACP: Dominican Republic, East Africa

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In Action

How to Get Involved?

Technical Working and Local Groups ● Open call for participation, selection by GFSI Board

GFSI Conference ● Every February or March, alternates

USA/Europe/Asia ● Attend the Stakeholders meeting

Focus Days ● Held regularly around the world, supported by

business ● Local context, global process

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In Action

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Thank You!