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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone,
- 0:00this
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton
- 0:03and
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:03coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04live
- 0:04once
- 0:04again
- 0:05from
- 0:05the
- 0:05Consumer
- 0:06Goods
- 0:06Forum
- 0:06in
- 0:07Vienna,
- 0:07Austria.
- 0:08And
- 0:09of
- 0:09course,
- 0:09we're
- 0:09recording
- 0:10this
- 0:10from
- 0:10the
- 0:10CGF
- 0:11Leadership
- 0:11Studio,
- 0:12which
- 0:12is
- 0:12sponsored
- 0:13by
- 0:13Vuzion.
- 0:14Now,
- 0:14joining
- 0:14me
- 0:14is
- 0:15Luisa
- 0:15Ragus.
- 0:16She's
- 0:16the
- 0:16Senior
- 0:17Manager
- 0:17of
- 0:17Sustainable
- 0:18Supply
- 0:19Chain
- 0:19Initiatives
- 0:19for
- 0:20the
- 0:20Consumer
- 0:21Goods
- 0:21Forum.
- 0:22Luisa,
- 0:22it's
- 0:22great
- 0:22to
- 0:23meet
- 0:23you.
- 0:23Thanks
- 0:23for
- 0:23joining
- 0:24us.
- 0:24Nice.
- 0:24Thanks
- 0:25for
- 0:25the
- 0:25invitation.
- 0:25So
- 0:26you
- 0:26just
- 0:26told
- 0:26me
- 0:26you
- 0:26hail
- 0:27from
- 0:27Brazil.
- 0:27What
- 0:27are
- 0:28Brazil's
- 0:28chances
- 0:28in
- 0:28the
- 0:29World
- 0:29cup
- 0:29this
- 0:29year?
- 0:308%.
- 0:30I
- 0:30read
- 0:31some.
- 0:318%.
- 0:328%.
- 0:338%.
- 0:33Okay.
- 0:34So.
- 0:34Okay,
- 0:34so
- 0:35you're
- 0:35bullish
- 0:35on
- 0:35Brazil's
- 0:36chances
- 0:36that
- 0:36or
- 0:36not.
- 0:37Let's
- 0:37see
- 0:37what
- 0:37happens.
- 0:38Yeah,
- 0:38you
- 0:39never
- 0:39know
- 0:39with
- 0:39them.
- 0:39You
- 0:39never
- 0:39know.
- 0:40They
- 0:41sometimes
- 0:41sneak
- 0:41up
- 0:41on
- 0:41you.
- 0:42Yes.
- 0:42All
- 0:42right,
- 0:43so
- 0:43tell
- 0:43us
- 0:43about
- 0:43the
- 0:44Sustainable
- 0:44Supply
- 0:45Chain
- 0:45Initiative
- 0:46at
- 0:46cgf.
- 0:47How
- 0:47does
- 0:47it
- 0:47work?
- 0:48What
- 0:48is
- 0:49it?
- 0:49Who's
- 0:49involved?
- 0:50The
- 0:50whole
- 0:50nine
- 0:50yards.
- 0:51Okay,
- 0:52so
- 0:52the
- 0:52Sustainable
- 0:53Supply
- 0:53Chain
- 0:53Initiative,
- 0:54or
- 0:54the
- 0:54ssci,
- 0:55as
- 0:55he
- 0:55used
- 0:55to
- 0:55say,
- 0:57it
- 0:57is
- 0:57a
- 0:57benchmarking
- 0:58initiative.
- 0:59It
- 0:59was
- 0:59created
- 1:00just
- 1:00because
- 1:00there
- 1:00is
- 1:01a
- 1:01lot
- 1:01of
- 1:01sustainability
- 1:02programs
- 1:02over
- 1:03there
- 1:03in
- 1:03the
- 1:03market
- 1:04covering
- 1:05different
- 1:05topics
- 1:06and
- 1:07that
- 1:07retailers
- 1:08and
- 1:08manufacturing
- 1:09are
- 1:09using
- 1:09in
- 1:09their
- 1:10supply
- 1:10chains
- 1:11to
- 1:11make
- 1:11sure
- 1:11that
- 1:12they
- 1:12are
- 1:12being
- 1:13sustainable.
- 1:14But
- 1:14it's
- 1:14super
- 1:14difficult
- 1:15for
- 1:15them
- 1:15to
- 1:15understand
- 1:16which
- 1:16program
- 1:17should
- 1:17they
- 1:17use
- 1:17because
- 1:18there's
- 1:18just
- 1:18so
- 1:18many
- 1:19covering
- 1:19different
- 1:20topics.
- 1:21That's
- 1:21why
- 1:21they
- 1:21created
- 1:22the
- 1:22Sustainable
- 1:22Supply
- 1:23Chain
- 1:23Initiative.
- 1:24It
- 1:24is
- 1:24to
- 1:24benchmark
- 1:25the
- 1:25programs,
- 1:26creating
- 1:26like
- 1:26a
- 1:27baseline
- 1:28requirements
- 1:28that
- 1:29all
- 1:29of
- 1:29them
- 1:29need
- 1:30to
- 1:30comply
- 1:30with
- 1:30in
- 1:30order
- 1:31to
- 1:31be
- 1:31recognized
- 1:32by
- 1:32the
- 1:32ssci.
- 1:33So
- 1:34we
- 1:34have
- 1:34a
- 1:34very
- 1:35thorough
- 1:35process
- 1:36with
- 1:36different
- 1:36steps,
- 1:37starting
- 1:38with
- 1:38a
- 1:38self
- 1:39assessment,
- 1:39going
- 1:39through
- 1:40an
- 1:40office
- 1:40visit
- 1:41with
- 1:41an
- 1:41expert,
- 1:42verifying
- 1:43the
- 1:43program
- 1:44if
- 1:44they
- 1:44are
- 1:44compliant
- 1:45with
- 1:45our
- 1:45requirements
- 1:46or
- 1:46not.
- 1:46And
- 1:47it
- 1:47finishes
- 1:48with
- 1:48a
- 1:48public
- 1:48consultation
- 1:49and
- 1:49the
- 1:49recognition
- 1:50or
- 1:50not.
- 1:51So
- 1:51once
- 1:51they
- 1:52are
- 1:52recognized
- 1:52and
- 1:53in
- 1:53the
- 1:53basket,
- 1:54they
- 1:54send
- 1:54a
- 1:55sign
- 1:55out
- 1:55to
- 1:55the
- 1:55market
- 1:56and
- 1:56to
- 1:56the
- 1:56retailers
- 1:56and
- 1:57manufacturers
- 1:57saying,
- 1:57look,
- 1:58I'm
- 1:58recognized
- 1:58by
- 1:59cdf,
- 1:59so
- 2:00I'm
- 2:00complying
- 2:00with
- 2:00the
- 2:01minimum
- 2:01requirements.
- 2:01You
- 2:02can
- 2:02trust
- 2:03what
- 2:03I'm
- 2:03doing
- 2:03on
- 2:04the
- 2:04ground.
- 2:04Right?
- 2:04Okay,
- 2:05so
- 2:05give
- 2:05our
- 2:06audience
- 2:06at
- 2:06home,
- 2:06like
- 2:07some
- 2:07form
- 2:08of
- 2:08perspective,
- 2:08maybe
- 2:09an
- 2:09example
- 2:09of
- 2:09like,
- 2:10just
- 2:10how
- 2:10many
- 2:10different
- 2:11compliance
- 2:12programs
- 2:12are
- 2:12there
- 2:13out
- 2:13there?
- 2:13Like,
- 2:14give
- 2:14an
- 2:14idea
- 2:14of
- 2:14just
- 2:15how
- 2:15complicated
- 2:16this
- 2:16gets.
- 2:17Well,
- 2:18that's
- 2:18super
- 2:18difficult.
- 2:18But
- 2:19when
- 2:19we
- 2:19started
- 2:19it,
- 2:20we
- 2:20said
- 2:20there
- 2:20are
- 2:20more
- 2:20than
- 2:21300
- 2:21on
- 2:21the
- 2:22market
- 2:22and
- 2:23more
- 2:23and
- 2:23more
- 2:24emerging
- 2:24every
- 2:25year
- 2:25because
- 2:26this
- 2:26is
- 2:26not
- 2:26yet
- 2:27regulated.
- 2:28So
- 2:28we
- 2:28can
- 2:28have
- 2:28private
- 2:30programs
- 2:30or
- 2:30a
- 2:31company
- 2:31code
- 2:32of
- 2:32conduct
- 2:32and
- 2:32others.
- 2:33And
- 2:33if
- 2:34I
- 2:34decide
- 2:34Today
- 2:34to
- 2:35create
- 2:35my
- 2:35Louisa
- 2:36Green
- 2:36standard,
- 2:37I
- 2:37can
- 2:37have
- 2:37my
- 2:38own
- 2:38requirements
- 2:38and
- 2:39go
- 2:39to
- 2:39there
- 2:39and
- 2:40sell
- 2:40to
- 2:40the
- 2:40companies
- 2:40and
- 2:41say,
- 2:41look,
- 2:41trust
- 2:42me,
- 2:42I'm
- 2:43verifying
- 2:44your
- 2:44processes.
- 2:44So
- 2:45it's
- 2:45all
- 2:45fine.
- 2:45So
- 2:45that's
- 2:46why
- 2:46we
- 2:46have
- 2:46so
- 2:46many
- 2:47programs
- 2:48emerging
- 2:49there.
- 2:49Right,
- 2:50Right.
- 2:50So
- 2:52compliance
- 2:52itself
- 2:53has
- 2:53also
- 2:53evolved
- 2:54too.
- 2:54Right.
- 2:54Like
- 2:55there
- 2:55were
- 2:55old
- 2:55ways
- 2:55of
- 2:56doing
- 2:56compliance,
- 2:56new
- 2:56ways
- 2:57of
- 2:57doing
- 2:57compliance.
- 2:58Explain
- 2:58for
- 2:58our
- 2:59audience
- 2:59like
- 2:59what
- 2:59was
- 3:00the
- 3:00old
- 3:00ways
- 3:00and
- 3:00what
- 3:01are
- 3:01some
- 3:01of
- 3:01the
- 3:01newer
- 3:01ways
- 3:02to
- 3:02think
- 3:02about
- 3:02compliance
- 3:03and
- 3:03ensuring
- 3:03it?
- 3:05Well,
- 3:05I'm
- 3:06not
- 3:06sure
- 3:06if
- 3:06we
- 3:07can
- 3:08say
- 3:08now
- 3:08it's
- 3:09old
- 3:09and
- 3:09new.
- 3:10I
- 3:10think
- 3:10we
- 3:10are
- 3:10moving
- 3:11towards
- 3:11a
- 3:11new
- 3:11way
- 3:12of
- 3:12doing
- 3:12compliance
- 3:13and
- 3:13understanding
- 3:14compliance.
- 3:14Okay.
- 3:15What
- 3:15is
- 3:15well
- 3:16known
- 3:16and
- 3:16what
- 3:16we
- 3:16are
- 3:17doing
- 3:17in
- 3:17the
- 3:17past
- 3:17is
- 3:18like
- 3:18the
- 3:18checkbox
- 3:19exercise.
- 3:19So
- 3:20I
- 3:20go
- 3:20to
- 3:20the
- 3:20field,
- 3:20I
- 3:21check
- 3:21are
- 3:21you
- 3:21compliant
- 3:22with
- 3:22this
- 3:22requirement
- 3:23and
- 3:23that
- 3:23one
- 3:23and
- 3:23this
- 3:24one?
- 3:24Yes,
- 3:24yes,
- 3:24yes,
- 3:25no,
- 3:25no,
- 3:25no
- 3:25report
- 3:26certified
- 3:27or
- 3:27not.
- 3:27What
- 3:28we
- 3:28are
- 3:28trying
- 3:28to
- 3:28implement
- 3:29and
- 3:29try
- 3:29to
- 3:30work
- 3:30towards
- 3:30is
- 3:30like
- 3:31have
- 3:31more
- 3:32continuous
- 3:32improvement
- 3:33checking
- 3:34the
- 3:34environment
- 3:34or
- 3:35check
- 3:35the
- 3:35real
- 3:36implications
- 3:37of
- 3:37the
- 3:38requirements
- 3:38we
- 3:38are
- 3:38talking
- 3:39about
- 3:39here
- 3:39all
- 3:40the
- 3:40time.
- 3:40Just
- 3:40yesterday
- 3:41we
- 3:41had
- 3:41a
- 3:41meeting
- 3:42with
- 3:42our
- 3:42members
- 3:42from
- 3:42the
- 3:43steering
- 3:43committee
- 3:43and
- 3:44we
- 3:44are
- 3:44discussing
- 3:44exactly
- 3:45one
- 3:45case
- 3:45where
- 3:46the
- 3:47contracts
- 3:47of
- 3:47a
- 3:48worker
- 3:48in
- 3:48a
- 3:48plant,
- 3:49in
- 3:49a
- 3:49processing
- 3:49plant
- 3:50was
- 3:50missing
- 3:51in
- 3:51the
- 3:51system.
- 3:52So
- 3:52this
- 3:52can
- 3:52be
- 3:52a
- 3:53basic
- 3:53checklist,
- 3:53non
- 3:54compliance,
- 3:54say,
- 3:54okay,
- 3:55you
- 3:55don't
- 3:55have
- 3:55the
- 3:55contract
- 3:55uploaded,
- 3:56but
- 3:57this
- 3:57can
- 3:57also
- 3:57be
- 3:57a
- 3:58sign
- 3:58of
- 3:58forced
- 3:58labor
- 3:59because
- 3:59there
- 3:59is
- 3:59no
- 4:00contract.
- 4:01So
- 4:01you
- 4:01need
- 4:01to
- 4:02be
- 4:02able
- 4:02to
- 4:02check
- 4:02beyond
- 4:03the
- 4:03compliance
- 4:04and
- 4:04verify
- 4:05the
- 4:05conditions
- 4:06over
- 4:06there.
- 4:06What
- 4:06is
- 4:07happening?
- 4:07Okay,
- 4:08is
- 4:08this
- 4:08the
- 4:08only
- 4:08issue?
- 4:09It
- 4:09is
- 4:09a
- 4:09documentary
- 4:10issue
- 4:10or
- 4:10is
- 4:10there
- 4:10something
- 4:11more?
- 4:11Right,
- 4:12so
- 4:12this
- 4:12is
- 4:12something
- 4:12also
- 4:12that
- 4:13we
- 4:13are
- 4:13trying
- 4:13to
- 4:13implement
- 4:14and
- 4:14work
- 4:14on.
- 4:14Got
- 4:15it,
- 4:15got
- 4:15it.
- 4:15Talk
- 4:15about
- 4:16the
- 4:16burdens
- 4:16on
- 4:16the
- 4:16factory
- 4:17too,
- 4:17because
- 4:17a
- 4:17lot
- 4:17of
- 4:17times
- 4:18I
- 4:18hear
- 4:18there
- 4:18are
- 4:18things
- 4:18like
- 4:18double,
- 4:19triple
- 4:19check
- 4:19compliance.
- 4:20Like
- 4:20the
- 4:20factories
- 4:21have
- 4:21to
- 4:21do
- 4:21all
- 4:22these
- 4:22different
- 4:22compliance
- 4:23procedures
- 4:23for
- 4:23all
- 4:23the
- 4:24different
- 4:24retailers
- 4:24that
- 4:25they're
- 4:25working
- 4:25with.
- 4:26So
- 4:26how
- 4:26do
- 4:26you
- 4:27create
- 4:27the
- 4:27clarity
- 4:28through
- 4:29your
- 4:29programs
- 4:29of,
- 4:30of
- 4:31how
- 4:31you
- 4:31can
- 4:31simplify
- 4:32that
- 4:32for
- 4:32everyone
- 4:33involved
- 4:33so
- 4:33that
- 4:33they
- 4:34can
- 4:34have
- 4:34the
- 4:34clarity
- 4:34of
- 4:34like
- 4:35this
- 4:35is
- 4:35the
- 4:35compliance
- 4:37mechanism
- 4:37you
- 4:38should
- 4:38be
- 4:38looking
- 4:38to
- 4:38that
- 4:39you
- 4:39can
- 4:39trust,
- 4:39that
- 4:40you
- 4:40can
- 4:40rely
- 4:40upon.
- 4:41Yeah,
- 4:41it's
- 4:42creating
- 4:42by
- 4:42this
- 4:43harmonization.
- 4:44You
- 4:44know,
- 4:44when
- 4:45we
- 4:45talk
- 4:45about
- 4:45this
- 4:45global
- 4:46baseline,
- 4:46it
- 4:47means
- 4:47that
- 4:47if
- 4:47I'm
- 4:48a
- 4:48retailer
- 4:48and
- 4:49I
- 4:49have
- 4:49three
- 4:49different
- 4:49programs
- 4:50that
- 4:50I
- 4:50know
- 4:51are
- 4:51covering
- 4:51the
- 4:52same
- 4:52baseline
- 4:52requirements,
- 4:53I
- 4:53can
- 4:54go
- 4:54beyond
- 4:54and
- 4:54understand
- 4:55the
- 4:55program
- 4:56that's
- 4:56a
- 4:56best
- 4:57fit
- 4:57for
- 4:57my
- 4:57needs,
- 4:58but
- 4:58not
- 4:58in
- 4:58terms
- 4:59of
- 4:59the
- 4:59content
- 4:59they
- 5:00are
- 5:00covering.
- 5:00Because
- 5:00this
- 5:00is.
- 5:01I'm
- 5:01assured
- 5:01on.
- 5:02Because
- 5:02you
- 5:02already
- 5:02checked
- 5:03it.
- 5:03Ssci
- 5:03thanks
- 5:04to
- 5:04SSI
- 5:04skills.
- 5:05Right.
- 5:05You
- 5:05know,
- 5:06so
- 5:06I
- 5:06think
- 5:06that
- 5:07creating
- 5:07this
- 5:07harmonized
- 5:08approach
- 5:09really
- 5:09helps
- 5:09retailers
- 5:10on
- 5:11their
- 5:11choices.
- 5:12And
- 5:12at
- 5:12the
- 5:12same
- 5:13time,
- 5:13the
- 5:13ones
- 5:14that
- 5:14are
- 5:14on
- 5:14the
- 5:14ground
- 5:15being
- 5:15audited
- 5:15by
- 5:1610,
- 5:1612
- 5:16different
- 5:17programs,
- 5:17it
- 5:18makes
- 5:18also
- 5:18their
- 5:18life
- 5:19easier.
- 5:19And
- 5:20we
- 5:20cannot
- 5:21forget
- 5:21about
- 5:21the
- 5:21auditors
- 5:22because
- 5:23this
- 5:23is
- 5:23also
- 5:23a
- 5:23burden
- 5:24for
- 5:24the
- 5:24auditors.
- 5:24I've
- 5:25been
- 5:25one
- 5:25in
- 5:25the
- 5:25past.
- 5:26And
- 5:26sometimes
- 5:27you
- 5:27are
- 5:27auditing
- 5:28for
- 5:28three
- 5:28or
- 5:28four
- 5:29different
- 5:29programs
- 5:30at
- 5:30the
- 5:30same
- 5:30time.
- 5:31Right.
- 5:31So
- 5:31you
- 5:32need
- 5:32to
- 5:32know
- 5:32all
- 5:32the
- 5:32rules
- 5:33and
- 5:33you
- 5:33need
- 5:33to
- 5:33apply
- 5:33different
- 5:34checklists.
- 5:34So
- 5:34the
- 5:35harmonization
- 5:35is
- 5:36really
- 5:36important.
- 5:37Wow.
- 5:37So,
- 5:38man,
- 5:40you
- 5:40also.
- 5:40So
- 5:41this
- 5:41gets
- 5:41really
- 5:42complicated
- 5:42really
- 5:43fast.
- 5:43So
- 5:43the
- 5:44other.
- 5:44I
- 5:44mean,
- 5:44and
- 5:44I'm
- 5:44going
- 5:44to
- 5:45add
- 5:45to
- 5:45the
- 5:45complexity
- 5:45here.
- 5:46So
- 5:46the
- 5:46other
- 5:46thing
- 5:46that
- 5:46I've
- 5:46learned
- 5:47in
- 5:47preparing
- 5:47for
- 5:48this
- 5:48interview
- 5:48is
- 5:48that
- 5:49you've
- 5:49also
- 5:49expanded
- 5:51your
- 5:51scope
- 5:51too,
- 5:52to
- 5:52include
- 5:53things
- 5:53around
- 5:54manufacturing,
- 5:55processing,
- 5:56but
- 5:56also
- 5:56forestry
- 5:57and
- 5:57primary
- 5:58source
- 5:58of
- 5:59production
- 5:59too.
- 5:59So
- 6:00what
- 6:00prompted
- 6:00the
- 6:01broadening
- 6:01of
- 6:01scope?
- 6:02I
- 6:02mean,
- 6:02is
- 6:03it
- 6:03as
- 6:03simple
- 6:03as,
- 6:03like.
- 6:03It's
- 6:04because
- 6:04it's
- 6:04really
- 6:04complicated
- 6:05and
- 6:05it
- 6:05needs
- 6:05it?
- 6:06Yeah,
- 6:07it
- 6:07is
- 6:07super
- 6:07complicated.
- 6:08And
- 6:08we
- 6:08can't
- 6:09see
- 6:09a
- 6:09social
- 6:10and
- 6:10environmental
- 6:11sustainability
- 6:12separated
- 6:12in
- 6:13silos
- 6:13anymore.
- 6:14Okay,
- 6:14got
- 6:14it.
- 6:14If
- 6:14you
- 6:14are
- 6:15checking
- 6:16practices
- 6:16on
- 6:16the
- 6:17ground,
- 6:17you
- 6:17cannot
- 6:18talk
- 6:18about
- 6:18worker
- 6:19rights
- 6:19without
- 6:19talking
- 6:20about
- 6:20water
- 6:20and
- 6:21pollution
- 6:21and
- 6:22waste
- 6:22and
- 6:22management.
- 6:23So
- 6:23it
- 6:24is
- 6:25a
- 6:25moment
- 6:25and
- 6:25we
- 6:26are
- 6:26talking
- 6:26about
- 6:26sustainability.
- 6:27It
- 6:27goes
- 6:27together,
- 6:28social
- 6:28and
- 6:28environmental.
- 6:29And
- 6:29then
- 6:30when
- 6:30it
- 6:30comes
- 6:30to
- 6:30those
- 6:31programs
- 6:31that
- 6:31we
- 6:31assess,
- 6:32they
- 6:32usually
- 6:32have
- 6:33both
- 6:33to
- 6:34offer.
- 6:34So
- 6:34both
- 6:35different
- 6:35scopes.
- 6:36That's
- 6:36why
- 6:36we
- 6:37decided
- 6:37to
- 6:37add
- 6:37it
- 6:38to
- 6:38our
- 6:38scope
- 6:38as
- 6:38well.
- 6:39And
- 6:40we
- 6:40started
- 6:40with
- 6:40social
- 6:41because
- 6:41social,
- 6:42it
- 6:42was
- 6:42such
- 6:43a
- 6:43complex
- 6:43landscape
- 6:44and
- 6:44we
- 6:44understood
- 6:45that
- 6:45we
- 6:45needed
- 6:45to
- 6:46expand
- 6:46to
- 6:47go
- 6:47towards
- 6:47like
- 6:48more
- 6:48forest
- 6:48positive
- 6:49practices
- 6:49and
- 6:49environmental
- 6:50management
- 6:50systems
- 6:51and
- 6:51see
- 6:51if
- 6:51those
- 6:51are
- 6:52also
- 6:52covering
- 6:52the
- 6:52same
- 6:53basic
- 6:55requirements
- 6:56and
- 6:56guidelines.
- 6:56Got
- 6:56it,
- 6:56got
- 6:57it.
- 6:57So
- 6:57basically
- 6:57you're
- 6:57saying
- 6:57there's
- 6:57a
- 6:57convergence
- 6:58of
- 6:58everything
- 6:58happening
- 6:59here
- 6:59where
- 6:59you
- 7:00just
- 7:00can't
- 7:00treat
- 7:00everything
- 7:00in
- 7:01isolation
- 7:01anymore.
- 7:02Everything
- 7:02is
- 7:03working
- 7:03together
- 7:03in
- 7:04concert
- 7:04in
- 7:04some
- 7:04way.
- 7:05Okay,
- 7:05that's.
- 7:06That's
- 7:06something
- 7:06I've
- 7:07never
- 7:07thought
- 7:07about.
- 7:07So
- 7:08what
- 7:08is
- 7:08the
- 7:08current
- 7:09state
- 7:09of
- 7:09the
- 7:09industry?
- 7:09Feedback
- 7:10around
- 7:10some
- 7:10of
- 7:11those
- 7:11things,
- 7:11particularly
- 7:11like
- 7:11in
- 7:12the
- 7:12regenerative
- 7:12agriculture
- 7:13side
- 7:13of
- 7:13it,
- 7:13like,
- 7:14what
- 7:14are
- 7:14you
- 7:14hearing
- 7:14from
- 7:14the
- 7:15retailers?
- 7:15Yeah,
- 7:16so
- 7:16this
- 7:16is
- 7:16a
- 7:16tricky
- 7:17one.
- 7:17Not
- 7:17an
- 7:17easy
- 7:18one
- 7:18because.
- 7:19Well,
- 7:19you
- 7:19know,
- 7:20there's
- 7:20a
- 7:20lot
- 7:20being
- 7:21talked
- 7:21about
- 7:21regenerative
- 7:22agriculture
- 7:23everywhere,
- 7:23but
- 7:24we
- 7:24still
- 7:24don't
- 7:25have
- 7:26a
- 7:26clear
- 7:26common
- 7:27definition,
- 7:27I
- 7:28would
- 7:28say.
- 7:28And
- 7:29also,
- 7:29what
- 7:29does
- 7:30that
- 7:30mean?
- 7:30Regenerative
- 7:31for
- 7:31you
- 7:31and
- 7:31for
- 7:32me
- 7:32and
- 7:32for
- 7:32the
- 7:32farmer
- 7:33that
- 7:33was
- 7:33just
- 7:33speaking
- 7:33the
- 7:34panel
- 7:34before,
- 7:34it
- 7:34can
- 7:34be
- 7:35different.
- 7:35Right.
- 7:36So
- 7:36what
- 7:36we
- 7:36try
- 7:36to
- 7:37do
- 7:37is
- 7:37not
- 7:37to
- 7:37define
- 7:38regenerative
- 7:38agriculture.
- 7:39We
- 7:39are
- 7:39not
- 7:39entering
- 7:40in
- 7:40this
- 7:40field.
- 7:40We
- 7:41are
- 7:41trying
- 7:41to
- 7:41establish
- 7:42what
- 7:43the
- 7:43programs,
- 7:44sustainability
- 7:44programs
- 7:45should
- 7:45be
- 7:45covering
- 7:46in
- 7:46terms
- 7:47of
- 7:47regenerative
- 7:47agriculture
- 7:48when
- 7:48it
- 7:48comes
- 7:49to
- 7:49that.
- 7:49Because
- 7:50we
- 7:50take
- 7:50programs
- 7:51that
- 7:51are
- 7:51over
- 7:51there
- 7:52and
- 7:52already
- 7:52cover
- 7:53agriculture,
- 7:54primary
- 7:54production
- 7:55scope
- 7:55and
- 7:55they
- 7:56are
- 7:56expanding
- 7:56to
- 7:57now
- 7:57include
- 7:57regenerative.
- 7:58But
- 7:58what
- 7:58should
- 7:59they
- 7:59cover?
- 8:00So
- 8:00in
- 8:01terms
- 8:01of
- 8:01the
- 8:01requirements.
- 8:01So
- 8:02that's
- 8:02what
- 8:02this
- 8:02is
- 8:02the
- 8:03research
- 8:03we've
- 8:03been
- 8:03doing
- 8:04and
- 8:04try
- 8:04to
- 8:05identify.
- 8:05Okay.
- 8:06At
- 8:06least
- 8:06you
- 8:06should
- 8:06cover.
- 8:07So
- 8:07soil
- 8:07health,
- 8:08biodiversity,
- 8:10livelihoods
- 8:10of
- 8:11farms
- 8:11and
- 8:12the
- 8:12basic
- 8:12needs.
- 8:13So
- 8:13that's
- 8:13what
- 8:13we
- 8:13are
- 8:14trying
- 8:14to
- 8:14understand.
- 8:14And
- 8:14we're
- 8:15not
- 8:15creating
- 8:15another
- 8:16standard.
- 8:16We
- 8:16are
- 8:16not
- 8:16saying
- 8:17what
- 8:17do
- 8:17you
- 8:17need
- 8:17to
- 8:18do?
- 8:18We
- 8:18are
- 8:18just
- 8:18saying,
- 8:18okay,
- 8:19we
- 8:19understood
- 8:20that
- 8:20regenerative
- 8:20is
- 8:21outcome
- 8:21based.
- 8:22How
- 8:22do
- 8:22you
- 8:23monitor
- 8:23it,
- 8:24how
- 8:24it's
- 8:24going
- 8:24to
- 8:25be
- 8:25in
- 8:2510
- 8:25years
- 8:26and
- 8:26how
- 8:26do
- 8:26we
- 8:26assess
- 8:27it
- 8:27today
- 8:28so
- 8:28we
- 8:28can
- 8:28make
- 8:28sure
- 8:29and
- 8:29send
- 8:29the
- 8:30sign
- 8:30on
- 8:30again
- 8:30to
- 8:30our
- 8:30retailers,
- 8:31manufacturer
- 8:32say,
- 8:32okay,
- 8:32those
- 8:32programs,
- 8:33they
- 8:33are
- 8:33covering
- 8:34regenerative
- 8:34agriculture
- 8:35in
- 8:35a
- 8:36good
- 8:36way.
- 8:36Okay.
- 8:36So
- 8:37at
- 8:37least
- 8:37with
- 8:37the
- 8:37minimum.
- 8:38Got
- 8:38it,
- 8:38got
- 8:38it.
- 8:39And
- 8:39better
- 8:39you
- 8:39than
- 8:39me
- 8:40trying
- 8:40to
- 8:40answer
- 8:40that
- 8:40question
- 8:41that
- 8:41you
- 8:41just
- 8:41posed
- 8:41rhetorically.
- 8:42Thank
- 8:42God.
- 8:43I'm
- 8:43sorry
- 8:43if
- 8:43it's
- 8:44too
- 8:44complex.
- 8:44No,
- 8:45it's
- 8:45okay.
- 8:45I'm
- 8:45like,
- 8:45oh
- 8:45my
- 8:46God.
- 8:46Yeah,
- 8:46I
- 8:46have
- 8:46no
- 8:46idea.
- 8:47But
- 8:49I'm
- 8:49curious.
- 8:50You
- 8:50actually
- 8:51raised
- 8:52a
- 8:52thought
- 8:52in
- 8:52my
- 8:52head
- 8:52though,
- 8:52which
- 8:52is
- 8:53like
- 8:55when
- 8:55people
- 8:55are
- 8:55trying
- 8:56to
- 8:56discuss
- 8:56regenerative
- 8:57agriculture
- 8:57and
- 8:58trying
- 8:58to
- 8:58align
- 8:58on
- 8:59it,
- 8:59where
- 8:59do
- 8:59some
- 8:59of
- 8:59the
- 9:00impasses
- 9:00exist?
- 9:01Like,
- 9:02what
- 9:02are
- 9:02people
- 9:02disagreeing
- 9:03on?
- 9:04Disagreeing
- 9:05on,
- 9:06I
- 9:06think,
- 9:06I
- 9:06don't
- 9:06know
- 9:07if
- 9:07it's
- 9:07disagreeing,
- 9:07but
- 9:08it's
- 9:08more
- 9:08like,
- 9:09okay,
- 9:10what
- 9:10are
- 9:10the
- 9:10common
- 9:11factors
- 9:11we
- 9:11have
- 9:11when
- 9:12it
- 9:12comes
- 9:12to
- 9:12that?
- 9:12Right.
- 9:13So
- 9:13this
- 9:13is
- 9:14what
- 9:14we
- 9:14understood
- 9:14is
- 9:15like
- 9:15outcome
- 9:16based.
- 9:16So
- 9:17it's
- 9:17not
- 9:17about
- 9:18only
- 9:18the
- 9:18practice,
- 9:19but
- 9:19the
- 9:19results
- 9:19you
- 9:19get
- 9:20with
- 9:20some
- 9:20time.
- 9:22And
- 9:22also
- 9:22something
- 9:23that
- 9:23we
- 9:23realize
- 9:23is
- 9:24like,
- 9:24okay,
- 9:24you
- 9:25don't
- 9:25see
- 9:25the
- 9:25results
- 9:25tomorrow,
- 9:27it
- 9:27is
- 9:27in
- 9:2710
- 9:28years.
- 9:28So
- 9:29it's
- 9:29all
- 9:29about
- 9:29continuous
- 9:30improvement
- 9:31as
- 9:31well.
- 9:32And
- 9:32measures.
- 9:32Because
- 9:33if
- 9:33you're
- 9:33talking
- 9:33about
- 9:34soil
- 9:34health
- 9:34and
- 9:35you
- 9:35need
- 9:35to
- 9:35have
- 9:36a
- 9:36better
- 9:36soil
- 9:36because
- 9:37you
- 9:37are
- 9:37going
- 9:37for
- 9:37regenerative
- 9:38agriculture,
- 9:39you
- 9:39are
- 9:39doing
- 9:39the
- 9:39practice.
- 9:40So
- 9:40the
- 9:40way
- 9:41we
- 9:41have
- 9:41to
- 9:41check
- 9:41it
- 9:42and
- 9:42to
- 9:42see
- 9:42it
- 9:42is
- 9:43for
- 9:43that
- 9:43you
- 9:44need
- 9:44to
- 9:44measure
- 9:44the
- 9:45soil
- 9:45quality.
- 9:45Yeah.
- 9:46You
- 9:46know,
- 9:47so
- 9:47it's
- 9:47not
- 9:47that
- 9:47simple.
- 9:48It's
- 9:48not
- 9:48just.
- 9:49Yeah,
- 9:49no,
- 9:49it's,
- 9:49it's
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:50what's
- 9:51going
- 9:51through
- 9:51my
- 9:51head,
- 9:51as
- 9:51you
- 9:51were
- 9:51saying,
- 9:52is
- 9:52like,
- 9:52yeah,
- 9:52we're
- 9:52all
- 9:52just
- 9:52learning
- 9:53this
- 9:53at
- 9:53the
- 9:53same
- 9:53time.
- 9:53We're
- 9:54learning
- 9:54like
- 9:55how
- 9:55to
- 9:55define
- 9:56the
- 9:56inputs
- 9:57and
- 9:57the
- 9:57outputs
- 9:57of
- 9:57what
- 9:58we're
- 9:58expecting,
- 9:58which
- 9:58is
- 9:58what
- 9:59makes
- 9:59this
- 9:59so
- 10:00inherently
- 10:00complicated.
- 10:01Yeah.
- 10:02And
- 10:02so
- 10:02beautiful
- 10:03at
- 10:03the
- 10:03same
- 10:03time.
- 10:03Right.
- 10:04Because
- 10:04we
- 10:04need
- 10:04to
- 10:04get
- 10:04to
- 10:05an
- 10:05agreement
- 10:05and
- 10:05understand,
- 10:06okay,
- 10:06we
- 10:06are
- 10:06going
- 10:06this
- 10:06direction
- 10:07so
- 10:07we
- 10:07can
- 10:08avoid
- 10:08greenwashing,
- 10:09we
- 10:09can
- 10:09avoid
- 10:10many
- 10:10other
- 10:10problems
- 10:11could
- 10:11happen
- 10:11if
- 10:12we
- 10:12don't
- 10:12have
- 10:12clarity
- 10:13on
- 10:13what
- 10:13we
- 10:13expect
- 10:13from
- 10:14those
- 10:14practices.
- 10:14Yeah.
- 10:15And
- 10:15it
- 10:15just
- 10:15takes
- 10:15hard
- 10:16work
- 10:16to
- 10:16figure
- 10:16that
- 10:16out.
- 10:17Okay,
- 10:17so
- 10:17my
- 10:17last
- 10:18question
- 10:18for
- 10:18you.
- 10:18I'm
- 10:18gonna
- 10:19get
- 10:19you
- 10:19out
- 10:19of
- 10:19here
- 10:19on
- 10:19this.
- 10:19You
- 10:19mentioned
- 10:20that
- 10:20you
- 10:20were
- 10:20an
- 10:20auditor
- 10:21in
- 10:21your
- 10:21past
- 10:21life
- 10:22and
- 10:22now
- 10:22you're
- 10:23leading
- 10:23the
- 10:23ssci.
- 10:26What
- 10:26perspective
- 10:27does
- 10:27that
- 10:27give
- 10:27you
- 10:28in
- 10:28terms
- 10:28of
- 10:30solving
- 10:31the
- 10:31issues
- 10:31around
- 10:32everything
- 10:32we've
- 10:32just
- 10:33talked
- 10:33about?
- 10:34Well,
- 10:34to
- 10:35be
- 10:35honest,
- 10:35I
- 10:35think
- 10:35it
- 10:35changes
- 10:36everything
- 10:37because
- 10:37I
- 10:37had
- 10:37the
- 10:38opportunity
- 10:38to
- 10:38be
- 10:38on
- 10:39the
- 10:39ground
- 10:39and
- 10:39see
- 10:39what
- 10:40was
- 10:40happening
- 10:40there
- 10:41and
- 10:41the
- 10:41burden
- 10:42that
- 10:42it
- 10:42is
- 10:43for
- 10:43the
- 10:44producers,
- 10:44the
- 10:44farmers.
- 10:45Sometimes
- 10:46I
- 10:47have
- 10:47the
- 10:47perspective
- 10:47of
- 10:48the
- 10:48auditor
- 10:48because
- 10:49we
- 10:49expect
- 10:49a
- 10:50lot
- 10:50of
- 10:50them.
- 10:50Inside
- 10:51of
- 10:51ssa,
- 10:51we're
- 10:52always
- 10:52talking
- 10:52about
- 10:52the
- 10:53audit
- 10:53integrity
- 10:54and
- 10:54auditor
- 10:55competence.
- 10:55And
- 10:56all
- 10:56the
- 10:56companies,
- 10:57everyone
- 10:57say,
- 10:57no.
- 10:57The
- 10:58auditor,
- 10:58they
- 10:58need
- 10:58to
- 10:58be
- 10:58better,
- 10:59they
- 10:59need
- 10:59to
- 10:59do
- 10:59this
- 10:59and
- 11:00that,
- 11:00but
- 11:00they
- 11:00are
- 11:01still
- 11:01human
- 11:01beings.
- 11:01And
- 11:02they
- 11:02work
- 11:02a
- 11:02lot,
- 11:02they
- 11:02travel
- 11:03a
- 11:03lot.
- 11:03Right.
- 11:04I
- 11:04spend.
- 11:05Oh
- 11:05my
- 11:05God,
- 11:05yes.
- 11:06Once
- 11:07I
- 11:07went
- 11:07to
- 11:08the
- 11:08Amazon
- 11:09forest.
- 11:09So
- 11:09I
- 11:10took
- 11:10a
- 11:1012
- 11:10hours
- 11:11flight
- 11:12plus
- 11:13two
- 11:13buses,
- 11:14plus
- 11:14one
- 11:15boat
- 11:15to
- 11:15get
- 11:15to
- 11:16the
- 11:16riverside
- 11:17communities.
- 11:18And
- 11:18when
- 11:19you
- 11:19get
- 11:19there,
- 11:20they
- 11:20collect
- 11:20assay
- 11:21berries,
- 11:21trees
- 11:21from
- 11:21the
- 11:22trees,
- 11:22the
- 11:22palm
- 11:22trees.
- 11:23Right.
- 11:23And
- 11:23you
- 11:24need
- 11:24to
- 11:24ask
- 11:24them.
- 11:25They
- 11:25barely
- 11:25speak
- 11:25Portuguese.
- 11:26Brazilian
- 11:26Portuguese.
- 11:27Right,
- 11:27right.
- 11:27And
- 11:27it's
- 11:28difficult
- 11:28to
- 11:28communicate.
- 11:29And
- 11:30still
- 11:30I
- 11:30coming
- 11:31from.
- 11:31I
- 11:31was
- 11:32coming
- 11:32with
- 11:32like
- 11:32a
- 11:32formula
- 11:33from
- 11:33the
- 11:33European
- 11:34Organic
- 11:34Commission.
- 11:35And
- 11:35the
- 11:36question
- 11:36was
- 11:37for
- 11:38the
- 11:38producer,
- 11:38what
- 11:38do
- 11:38you
- 11:38understand
- 11:39for
- 11:39sustainability?
- 11:41You
- 11:41know,
- 11:41you
- 11:41are
- 11:41in
- 11:41a
- 11:42situation
- 11:42and
- 11:42you're
- 11:42barely
- 11:43communicating.
- 11:43Yeah.
- 11:44Right.
- 11:44So
- 11:44you
- 11:44need
- 11:44to
- 11:44understand
- 11:45the
- 11:45reality
- 11:45and
- 11:46say,
- 11:46okay,
- 11:47how
- 11:47can
- 11:48I
- 11:48make
- 11:48this
- 11:48question
- 11:49understandable
- 11:50for
- 11:50them?
- 11:51How
- 11:51can
- 11:51I
- 11:51bring
- 11:52this
- 11:52reality
- 11:52in
- 11:53my
- 11:53report?
- 11:53And
- 11:54to
- 11:54those
- 11:54that
- 11:54are
- 11:55sitting
- 11:55in
- 11:55Europe
- 11:56in
- 11:56their
- 11:56offices
- 11:57and
- 11:57making
- 11:57their
- 11:57rules,
- 11:58you
- 11:58know
- 11:58where
- 11:58I
- 11:58am
- 11:58today.
- 11:59Right,
- 11:59right,
- 11:59right,
- 11:59right.
- 12:00Well,
- 12:00and
- 12:00like
- 12:00I
- 12:00said,
- 12:00thank
- 12:01God
- 12:01that
- 12:01you
- 12:01have
- 12:01that
- 12:02perspective
- 12:02to
- 12:02bring
- 12:03to
- 12:03the
- 12:03discussion,
- 12:04because
- 12:04I
- 12:04got
- 12:04to
- 12:04think
- 12:05it's
- 12:05very
- 12:05valuable.
- 12:06I
- 12:06almost
- 12:06don't
- 12:06understand
- 12:06how
- 12:07you
- 12:07would
- 12:07do
- 12:07it
- 12:07without
- 12:07it.
- 12:08Honestly,
- 12:08I
- 12:09think
- 12:09it'd
- 12:09be
- 12:09really
- 12:09tough.
- 12:10I
- 12:10mean,
- 12:10I
- 12:11think
- 12:11you
- 12:11can
- 12:11do
- 12:11it.
- 12:12It's
- 12:12just
- 12:12that
- 12:13the
- 12:13view
- 12:13you
- 12:14have
- 12:14can
- 12:14be
- 12:14different
- 12:15because
- 12:15if
- 12:15you're
- 12:16just
- 12:16like
- 12:16writing
- 12:17down
- 12:17requirements
- 12:18and
- 12:18bureaucracy
- 12:19and
- 12:19saying
- 12:19standards,
- 12:20do
- 12:20this,
- 12:20do
- 12:20that,
- 12:21you
- 12:21don't
- 12:21have
- 12:22the
- 12:22view
- 12:22of
- 12:22the
- 12:22implementation
- 12:23on
- 12:23the
- 12:23ground
- 12:24and
- 12:24how
- 12:24this
- 12:25cascades
- 12:25down.
- 12:26It's
- 12:26different.
- 12:27Yeah,
- 12:27you
- 12:27gotta
- 12:27have
- 12:28done.
- 12:28Yeah,
- 12:28it
- 12:28really
- 12:28brings
- 12:29a
- 12:29lot.
- 12:29Yeah,
- 12:29you
- 12:29gotta
- 12:29have
- 12:30the
- 12:30on
- 12:30the
- 12:30job
- 12:30experience.
- 12:30Well,
- 12:31Luisa,
- 12:31thank
- 12:31you.
- 12:32Thank
- 12:33you
- 12:33for
- 12:33enlightening
- 12:33us
- 12:33on
- 12:33this
- 12:34topic
- 12:34of
- 12:35supply
- 12:35chain
- 12:35compliance.
- 12:36It's
- 12:36something
- 12:37that
- 12:37we
- 12:37don't
- 12:37touch
- 12:37on
- 12:38all
- 12:38that
- 12:38often
- 12:38at
- 12:38Omnitalk,
- 12:39but
- 12:39I'm
- 12:39really
- 12:39glad
- 12:39that
- 12:39we
- 12:40did
- 12:40today
- 12:40and
- 12:40thank
- 12:41you
- 12:41for
- 12:41doing
- 12:41that.
- 12:42Thank
- 12:42you
- 12:42for
- 12:42the
- 12:42invite
- 12:42and
- 12:43I
- 12:43hope
- 12:43that
- 12:43now
- 12:43you
- 12:43can
- 12:43talk
- 12:44about
- 12:44regenerative
- 12:44agriculture.
- 12:45I
- 12:45know,
- 12:45yeah,
- 12:46I
- 12:46know
- 12:46more
- 12:46about
- 12:47regenerative
- 12:47agriculture
- 12:48than
- 12:48I
- 12:48did
- 12:48before,
- 12:48that's
- 12:49for
- 12:49sure.
- 12:49All
- 12:50right,
- 12:50and
- 12:50thanks
- 12:50to
- 12:50CGF
- 12:51and
- 12:51Vuzion
- 12:52for
- 12:52helping
- 12:52us
- 12:52to
- 12:53bring
- 12:53you
- 12:53all
- 12:53this
- 12:53great
- 12:54coverage
- 12:54with
- 12:54interviews
- 12:55like
- 12:55the
- 12:55one
- 12:55we
- 12:55just
- 12:55did
- 12:56with
- 12:56Luisa.
- 12:57And
- 12:57as
- 12:57always,
- 12:57on
- 12:58behalf
- 12:58of
- 12:58all
- 12:58of
- 12:58us
- 12:58at
- 12:58Omnitalk,
- 12:59be
- 13:00careful
- 13:00out
- 13:00there.