SojaPlus workshop4 - Sustentabilidade UE_Universidade de Bologna
1. Cesare Zanasi: Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
EU-Brazil Soy
production and trade
Contribution to a
Sustainable Development
2. 1 Climate change
and clean energy
2 Sustainable
transport
3 Sustainable
consumption and
production
4 Conservation and
management of
natural resources
6 Public health5 Social inclusion,
demography and
migration 7 Global poverty and
Sustainable
Development challenges
SEVEN KEY CHALLENGES
2
EU Sustainable Development
Strategy (EU SDS)
3. GLOBAL POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
Overall objective
To actively promote sustainable development worldwide
ensure that the European Union’s internal and external policies
are consistent with
global sustainable development and its international commitments
HOW?
5. EU and Brazil sustainable
agriculture agreement - Rio+20
- Share best practice and knowledge on sustainable agriculture
- Strengthen relations and information exchange to ensure that
any issues that may arise are resolved effectively
- Encourage innovation, as well as increasing productivity
- Trade and technical working groups may be set up by the end of
the year, or early in 2013
6. • Greenhouse gas emissions
• Use of land and water resources
• Pollution
• Depletion of phosphorus
• Impact of chemical products such as herbicides and
pesticides
(EIPRO Report)
EU MAIN FOOD STAINABILITY
STRATEGY ISSUES
7. EU FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
FUTURE STRATEGY
1. Sustainable intensification of the elements of food production
systems building on existing technologies and knowledge systems
1. Developing radically new farming systems : “Systems are needed that
enhance sustainability while maintaining productivity in ways that
protect the natural resource base and ecological provisioning of
agricultural systems”
8. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE
POSITION OF THE EU FOOD INDUSTRY
ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE
EUROPEAN AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY
Source: High Level Group (HLG) on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry
8
RECOMMENDATION NO1
9. Sufficient supply of competitively priced raw-materials
Design environmental and sustainable industrial policy to
minimize costs and maximize opportunities for the European
agro-food industry
IN SHORT
SUSTAINABILITY BUT LOW COST
RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING
FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
10. Facilitate access of SMEs to global markets / food chains
Ensure optimal functioning of the entire food chain by addressing
the relationships among the food chain players
Promote clarity and coherence of information for consumers
10
IN SHORT
INCREASE COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY ALONG
THE FOOD CHAIN
RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING
FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
11. Better promote international trade standards
Enhance respect of intellectual property rights by third countries
Define position of the European agro-food industry in the global
market and improve the support given to exporting companies
IN SHORT
SUPPORT EU TRADE AND EXPORTS ALSO THROUGH
INTERNATIONAL TRADE STANDARDS PROMOTION
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RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING
FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
12. EU Food sustainability strategy consistency
with food industry competitiveness
WHAT SHOULD THE EU DO ?
BALANCING
LOWERING COSTS
EU AGRICULTURE TRADE BARRIERS & EXPORT SUPPORT
WITH
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
SEEMS A DIFFICULT EXERCISE
13. EU International Role
It is in the interest of the EU, to act in favor of a global equitable
governance of resources and of food exchanges, preserving both
global availability of food and local access to food
WHY?
because of its dependence on external mineral resources, its position
as a major player in the global food markets (both as importer and
exporter)
• identify coalitions for a better multilateral governance with all
countries, and particularly with emerging countries
• better analyze the consequences of domestic European policies
on food security and the environment in the rest of the world
HOW?
Source: SCAR EU (2010): Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource-
constrained world, p.94.
20. The approximately 400,000 hectares of soya grown in EU
only produce around 3% of EU needs
3%
46%51%
Share of Soy beans and Soy cake Supply to EU
2012/2013
EU internal supply
IMPORT from Brazil
Rest of the World
REST OF THE WORLD
EU
BRAZIL
21. THE EU COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT
PRIORITIES RELATED TO SOY IMPORT
22. Importance of soy to EU agriculture:
soy meal for animal feeding
OIL SEEDS EU BALANCHE SHEET 2013/2014 .000 T OIL SEEDS MEALS EU BALANCHE SHEET 2013/2014 .000 T
31. SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY
The food industry big players are
increasingly involved in sustainability
Due to Civil Society (NGOs) and
Investors (BANKS) pressure
32. The McDonald’s approach
McDonald’s® partnered with Greenpeace International, the
Brazilian government and others in the industry
to establish a moratorium on the purchase of soy for feed
from recently deforested regions of the Amazon.
LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIES
SOURCING TARGETS
33. LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIES
SOURCING TARGETS
CURRENTLY (2012)
Sources 30% of its agricultural raw materials sustainably
AIM
Reach : 100% sustainable sustainable soy bean by 2014
Reach100% of sustainable raw material by 2020
35. RED Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC)
Sustainability and EU energy supply
The only EU regulation specifically defining the
“Sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquid” (Art.17)
and their calculation (Annex V)
Sustainability criteria apply to biofuels/bioliquids
produced in the EU and to imported biofuels/bioliquids
36. FOLLOWS the RED Directive
Sustainability and EU energy supply
Different voluntary schemes have been created allowing
for export to the EU of certified soy for Biofuel use
Communication from the Commission on voluntary schemes and default
values in the EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme (2010/C 160/01)
For the purpose of certification, the whole production chain from the farmer growing the
feedstock up to the biofuel producer or trader is checked by independent auditors.
37. Potential for expansion of environmentally and
ethically oriented soy production and trade in EU
and Latin America
CONSEQUENCES
38. LACK OF SUSTAINABLE SOY SUPPLY
A limited supply of sustainable soy is recognized as
one of the primary impediments to the expansion
of these markets (……)
39. • comply with sustainability certifications rules is difficult
• competiveness of GM soy
• difficulty in segregating sustainable soy for export
This leads to
• higher costs of production and distribution of sustainable
soy
• less confidence on products origin and their compliance to
certification rules
Why?
The relatively low prices for sustainable soy in EU
further constrain the trade of sustainable soy
40. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
• Specific and organic legislation on sustainable food
production
• Public support to sustainable soy trade to increase the
volumes traded and improve the supply chain
efficiency (including logistics)
• Facilitate sustainability compliance implementation
• Improve dialogue between EU and Latin America
• Consumers’ awareness rising
41. How clear is the perception of sustainability problems in the
EU and LA?
How the existing environmentally and ethically oriented
food quality standards effectively increase sustainability?
How can the different EU and Latin American stakeholders
reduce the technical barriers to trade for sustainable products?
BUT……
42. The different Latin American and EU environmental,
economic and social contexts
The different dimensions of sustainability and their
relevance for the two continents
The impact on sustainability of existing standards and initiatives
related to production and trade between Latin America and EU
THROUGH
Enhancing our knowledge on
43. WHY EU AND LATIN AMERICA
NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
“Building bridges, engaging partners and building stronger
alliances at regional and international level”
Council of the European Union: “Conclusions on Rio+20: Outcome and follow-up to the UNCSD 2012 Summit”
45. Main Objectives
Sustainable development of Latin American
soya and beef supply chains
Enhance EU beef and soy related industries
competitiveness and sustainability
46. SALSA E-PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT
FOR BRAZIL
Head
quarters
Manager
QM Employee A
Regional
office
Director
Production
Unit
QM Employee B
QM Employee C
Creation of a structure of users
Assignment of functions
Perform operations
47. HOW CAN SALSA E-PLATFORM ASSIST?
1. Create users and companies
2. Create navigation menu for users and companies
3. Assign access to folder and assign permissions
4. Analyze CO2 emissions
5. Create private checklists
6. Assign checklist to sub-users
7. Perform audit
8. Record audit
9. Publish a confidential document
10.Assign “editors” rights to sub-users
11.Embed the appropriate video in the CMS
LIST OF FUNCTIONS
48. SALSA and Soja Plus
• Process and products innovations
• Positive impact on soy farms performances
• Enhancement of soy conformity to EU standards, regulations,
and industries’ needs
• SUSTAINABLE TRADE WITH EU
BY IMPROVING THE EU-BRAZIL NETWORK AND
ADAPTING THE SALSA APPROACH TO SOJA PLUS
INSTANCES WE CAN SUPPORT