Global certification of sugar more slowly than anticipated
Sugar plantations grew globally from 19 million hectares in 2000 to nearly 24 million hectares in 2010 â€" the same number of palm oil and coconut together â€" and the expansion is expected to continue to grow as the demand for food and confection sugar ethanol persists.In recent years, organizations such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and IFOAM Organic have been trying to enverdecer this industry, but the efforts have been in vain. In 2008, the Bonsucro â€" former Better Sugarcane Initiative, a program developed in partnership with the WWF â€" tried to get sugar certificate to a global market, but all initial projections have been flouted.Today, approximately 3.66% of the entire global sugar is certified. However, in 2012, the former CEO of Bonsucro, Nick Goodall, promised to reach 5% in two years â€" what didn't happen. With numbers revised downwards, the prospects to reach the 20% until 2017 are nonexistent.The Bonsucro included companies such as Coca Cola, Ferrero or pertolÃferas such as BP and Shell, but there are other rocks in my shoes of the organization. The Tate Lyle & resigned from the partnership earlier this year, after allegations that they have suitable land in Cambodia."The standard of the Bonsucro takes into account the social and environmental impact. Farmers, Millers, brands, NGOs came together and said: we need to do something. They want a standard that could change the industry, "explained the CEO of Bonsucro, Natasha Schwarzbach, the Guardian.One of the founding members of the Coalition, Bacardi, pledged to buy 100% sustainable sugar until 2022. Two other brands, Ferrero and Coca-Cola want to anticipate this date in two years.However, this will not be easy. The sugar is planted in 102 countries, but the Bonsucro just got certified factories in two of them, Brazil and Australia. There are six priority countries: Thailand, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, Fiji. Central America is one of the priorities of the Coalition, according to Schwarzbach, which admits has a long road ahead of you.Foto: Jenny Mealing / Creative Commons
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