Public Consultation | P&C National Interpretation Guides | Until December 17th

To download the RTRS Principles and Criteria document that resulted from the National Technical Group in India, please click here. To participate with your opinion/comments, please download this template.

Biomass Standards and Certification Workshop - November 20, 2009. London

Biomass Standards and Certification WorkshopWhen: November 20, 2009Location: London, venue to be determinedModerator and host:  ISEALSponsor: Rainforest AllianceInvitees:  Standard setters and certifiers -- RSB, RSPO, BSI, FSC, ISCC, Roundtable for Sustainable Soy.Setting: A number of standards and certification programs for biomass are emerging at the same time.  Some are crop specific, others have evolved out of farmed food standards and ...

OPEN CALL TO JOIN THE RTRS

‘TRACEABILITY AND MARKET CLAIM’ WORKING GROUP TO SUPPORT RTRS WITH DEVELOPING ITS TRACEABILITY STRATEGY TO SUPPORT RTRS WITH DEVELOPING ITS TRACEABILITY STRATEGYAs that the draft RTRS Principles and Criteria have been approved and are being field tested, the RTRS certification system is ready to design the supply chain, traceability and labelling mechanisms. To support the RTRS in this, the RTRS ...

September 1st, 2009

Chivilcoy, Argentina Sustainable development of rural space - Organized by Los Grobo View More

2nd EU Workshop on the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)

23 June 2009 13.30 - 17.30 hrs Brussels, Belgium 2nd EU Workshop on the RTRS - PDF

RTRS Principles and Criteria for Field Testing Version

PDF - RTRS Principles and Criteria for Field Testing Version

Biofuels fail to meet sustainability criteria

The New Scientist magazine published an article about a survey commissioned by the British government that founds that four out of 5 liters supplied at UK pumps failed to meet basic industry standards for sustainability. Manufacturers could not prove that their biofuel feedstock had not been grown by trashing rainforests or harming the livelihoods of poor farmers. Nor did they ...

Brazilian non-GMO grain producers launch association

The Brazilian Association of Non-GMO Grain Producers (Abrange) was created in mid-August by grain and seed producers, cooperatives, crushing industries, transport and warehousing companies, certification organizations and research laboratories, among others. Some members of RTRS take part on this initiative, such as AMaggi and Imcopa. For additional information, please contact Ricardo Tatesuzi de Sousa, Executive Secretary of Abrange (phone +55 ...