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Standards & schemes · Certification scheme

Bonsucro

Bonsucro

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What is it?

Certification scheme issued or operated by Bonsucro.

Regulatory recognitionSugar-sector certification relevant to food/beverage portfolios

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Which version is current?

Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.

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Who and what does it cover?

Geography
Global
Sectors
Sugarcane
Scope
Mill / product
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What does it require?

Production standard and chain-of-custody for sugarcane and derived products.

What it does not demonstrateThe scheme does not by itself prove that a particular product, site or organisation holds a current certificate; its scope and validity must be checked.

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How is conformity assessed?

Third-party audits

Grievance mechanismBonsucro grievance

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Who makes the decision?

Bonsucro

Assurance arrangementThird-party audits

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Chain of custody

Mass-balance / CoC

ISEAL membershipISEAL member

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Conditional relationships

Claims it may support

A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.

Responsibly sourced cocoa/coffeeMay support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verified
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Legal context

Laws referencing it

No reviewed law references are published.

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Dictionary

Dictionary concepts

BonsucroDictionary entry
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Version record

What has changed

  1. Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
  2. Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
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Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.