DemonstratingtheImpactofSustainabilityLabelsandCertification
Etienne White, Possible Lara Koritzke, ISEAL Alliance @ISEALalliance
Brad Kahn, Forest Stewardship Council @hbkahnBrian Perkins, Marine Stewardship Council
Nancy De Lemos, Sustainable Agriculture Network @SAN_Standards
Besuretoengageintheapp:sb16app.com
1)Checkintothesessionbyselectingsession fromtheprogramandselecting'checkin'
2)Poseand'up-vote' questions tobeposedduringQ&A:Insession description, select'submitaquestion'
2009Fairtradestudy,onbananacertification inColombia
FairtradeBanana:increaseinAveragehouseholdincome
34%
Dueto:• reducedpesticideandfertilizeruse• jointfarmerprocessingandmarketing• collectiveinvestmentsinprocessing
andtransport
COSAstudyoncoffeeinseveralcountries (Fairtrade,UTZ,RA)NRIstudyoncotton inIndia(BetterCottonandFairtrade)UTZevaluationstudiesoncocoainIndonesiaandGhana
Lowercostsforsmallproducers
2016RainforestAlliancestudy,oncertification inNicaragua
$2,025
$4,256
noncertified certified
Averageincomeperhectare
2016UTZImpactReport,onCoted’Ivoire
€ 2,013.00
€ 2,343.00
noncertified certified
IncreasedincomeonCocoafarms
2016UTZImpactReport,onIndia
84%ofcertifiedestatesreportedimprovedsoil
quality
95%ofnon-certifiedfarmersstatedsoilqualityremainedthesame
2016MarineStewardshipCouncil GlobalImpactsReport
In2010,200-vesselhaddockfisheryinScotlandreceivescertificationwith
stipulationitmustreducebycatch
Atthesecondinspection,thefisheryshowedit
reducedbycatch,keepingitscertification
Through bettergear, catchquotas,andelectronicmonitoring
Conservingmarinebiodiversity
Onaverage,companiesearnedanextra$1.80foreverycubicmetreofwood
Ittookcompanies,onaverage,sixyearstobreakevenon
theirFSCinvestment
2015WWFReport:“ProfitabilityandSustainability inResponsibleForestry”
FSC:11forestcompaniesincreasedfinancialgainsovertime
Greaterbiodiversity,training,yields,soilandwaterconservation,and
income
2014COSAReportoncoffeeandcocoain12countries
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