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Bonsucro’s vision is a sugarcane sector with thriving, sustainable producer communities and resilient, assured supply chains. Bonsucro works with globally recognised standards for social, environmental and economic sustainability of sugarcane production and processing which aim to ensure that products made from sugarcane are creating value to farmers and communities in sugarcane-growing countries as well as protecting the environment and upholding human and labour rights.
Bonsucro is a global multi-stakeholder non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable sugarcane production, processing and trade.
Sugarcane is an extremely efficient and flexible plant. It can be used to produce sugar, ethanol for biofuels, rum, fibre for clothing, bioplastics for packaging and more. Bonsucro’s standards and certification are often used as a business to business tool, but its logo can be found on a variety of products including as sugar packets, chocolates, and plastic packaging.

Which lifecycle phases are covered by the standard?

Raw materials extraction and production

Cultivation of basic products in fields (e.g. cereals, vegetables) in plantations (e.g. fruits, oils) as well as products of animal agriculture (e.g. meat, milk)

Manufacturing

Some food products go through complex manufacturing processes. During production, basic products are processed, preserved and food additives are added

Transportation / distribution

The transport route from one production stage to the next as well as to the end consumer

Products use and consumption

Usage by the owner

End-of-life

Disposal of food (waste) or further energetic use (biogas)