Bonsucro
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Established in 2008, Bonsucro is a global non-profit, multi-stakeholder governance group promoting sustainable sugar cane,[1][2] including production, processing and trade around the world.
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Formation | 2008 |
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Type | Multi-stakeholder initiative |
Focus | Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable biofuels, Sugar cane |
Headquarters | London |
Website | bonsucro |
Formerly called | Better Sugar Cane Initiative (BSI) |
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Bonsucro has a strong local presence in the countries that produce, use and consume the most sugarcane and its products. Offices can be found in the United Kingdom (London) and Brazil (Ribeirão Preto), with staff also based in India and Mexico.
Both Bonsucro and the standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials have been noted as in practise expanding the EU RED guidelines to include other factors, such as land tenure issues as prescribed by national law.[3]