What are the future market trends in relation to sustainable soy products? What should Danish producers and importers be prepared for in a world with rising demands for sustainability? What tools are available to ensure responsible sourcing and how do you tell the good story to your customers?
The topics were presented in English and Danish.
Agenda and materials
The Amsterdam declarations in relation to responsible soy // Amsterdam-erklæringerne i relation til ansvarligt soja by Lasse Juul-Olsen, Chief Consultant, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (download the presentation - Danish) An introduction to the Amsterdam declarations and the authorities role in regards to promoting the sourcing of responsible soy // Introduktion til Amsterdam-erklæringerne, og myndighedernes rolle i forhold til at fremme ansvarlig sourcing af soja. |
The economy in RTRS certification // Økonomien i RTRS certificering by Aske Skovmand Bosselmann, Copenhagen University (download the presentation - Danish) Omkostninger ved brug af certificeret soja som foderprotein. Muligheder, udfordringer og økonomi ved GMO-fri og RTRS certificeret soja, fra kreditter til fysisk-segregeret. |
Multi stakeholder perspective on sourcing responsible soy // Multistakeholderperspektiv på sourcing af ansvarlig soja by Mette Boye, The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (download the presentation in Danish) |
New knowledge and tools: responsible sourcing of soy – a risk based approach to supply chain management // Ny viden og tools: Ansvarlig sourcing af soja – en risikobaseret tilgang til leverandørkædekontrol by Christian Sloth and Alexandra Banks, NEPCon (download the presentation - English) 1.What are the problems in relation to environment and people: risk results from soy production in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and China. 2. What is the solution: the mechanics of due diligence and working with risk in the supply chain. 3. Hands on tools and exercises to minimize the risks. |
Linking Producers with markets to mitigate deforestation in the supply chain by Nienke Sleurink, IDH - the sustainable trade initiative ( download the presentation - English) Supporting farmers towards becoming legally compliant and empowering them to become responsible producers |
Speakers
Lasse Juul-Olsen, Chief Consultant, Danish Environmental Protection AgencyLasse works to promote responsible and repsonsible imports of |
Aske Skovmand Bosselmann, Lecturer, Copenhagen UniversityEmployed as a postdoc fellow at Copenhagen University, Institute of Food and Resource Economics. Currently working with certification schemes and standards in Danish and global food production systems, geographical indications in to add value to African agriculture and teaching in agricultural value chains in developing countries. |
Nienke Sleurink - The Sustainable Trade InitiativeFor the past three years, Nienke has worked with IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, a public-private partnership organization that prototypes sustainable business models for scale. She is currently working on the market side of the so-called deforestation commodities, being soy, palm oil & tropical timber. Her strong involvement in the Mato Grosso, Brazil, landscape means she also has an extensive knowledge on the production side of beef and soy. . |
Mette Boye, Director, The Danish Ethical Trading InitiativeMette Boye has been the Director for DIEH, The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative, since 2015. DIEH currently has 83 members, which consist of a range of companies, organisations, trade unions, industry associations and public authorities. Mette previously worked for Forbrugerrådet Tænk. |
Christian Sloth, Forest Legality Programme Manager, NEPConChristian has more than 10 years’ experience in wood products, timber legality and natural resource project management. He has expert knowledge and experience in management of legality verification programs, development of standards and procedures, forest legality verification, and risk assessments. He has participated extensively in the EU stakeholder process on the development of EUTR Due Diligence Requirements. He has global working experience in many countries, especially in Europe and Asia. Christian has MSc in Land Use in Developing Countries and MSc in Agroforestry. |
Alexandra Banks, Senior Forest Legality Specialist, NEPConAlexandra has several years of experience on international forest policy and international trade regulation. Over the last 3.5 years Alexandra has worked with NEPCon LegalSource clients and legality projects. Alexandra has extensive project experience in the Asia-Pacific, in particular Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Working in particular on projects related to legality, Alexandra applies her legal and technical background to a number of NEPCon areas. |