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PRINCIPLE 5. Continuously improve key areas of the business

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5.1
To train employees and other workers in all areas of their work and develop their general skills.
 
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
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Training expense of workers as a percentage of payroll expense.
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%

>1.0
Total training expenses for all personnel, split between factory and basic workers, intermediate management and upper management.
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5.2
To continuously improve the status of soil and water resources
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
Notes
Net water consumed per unit mass of product
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kg/kg
Mill, 20 kg/kg sugar or 30 kg/kg ethanol. Agric <130 kg/kg cane
In agriculture, water captured/bought for use in irrigation; in processing, water used less water returned from mill to water courses.
% Ground cover of tops or leaves after harvest
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%
>20
To ensure the continuous improvement of soil organic carbon
Soil surface mechanically tilled per year (% of area under cane)
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%
<20
To minimise the opportunity for erosion. Soil surface tilled per year. Hectares tilled as a percentage of area under cane.
Percent fields with samples showing analyses within acceptable limits for pH.
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%
>80
To ensure the maintenance of acceptable soil pH. Sampling to be carried out at least once per crop cycle.
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5.3
To continuously improve the quality of sugarcane and products from the sugar mill.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
Notes
Theoretical recoverable sugar content of cane
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%

>10
The theoretical recovery normalized for juice purity and cane fibre content calculation shown in Appendix 1. Value for reporting period or 5 year rolling average can be used. Used only if ethanol not produced
Fermentable total sugars content of cane, expressed as invert (TSAI).
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kg/t cane

>120
Used if ethanol is produced, on its own or in conjunction with sugar production. Based on a 90.5 % utilization of Total Sugars As Invert (TSAI). Known as ATR in Brazil. Value for reporting period or 5 year rolling average can be used.
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5.4
To promote energy efficiency.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
Notes
Total Net Primary Energy Usage per kg product
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kJ/kg
Total <3000
Direct and indirect energy inputs. See Appendix 3 for details
Energy used in cane transport per tonne cane transported
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MJ/t cane
<50
See Appendix 3 for details
Primary energy use per tonne of sugarcane
 
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MJ/t
<300
See Appendix 3 for details
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5.5
To reduce emissions and effluents. To promote recycling of waste streams where practical.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
Notes
Atmospheric acidification burden per unit mass product
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kg/t
<5
Environmental Burden is kg sulphur dioxide equivalent.
Non-hazardous solid residues per tonne cane
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t/t cane
< 1.0
By-products of processing, namely compost, filter cake, soil/mud, boiler ash, bagasse.
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5.6
To foster effective and focused research, development and extension expertise.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
Notes
Research and extension costs as a % of sales.
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%
>0.5
Includes levies to research institutes for research and extension.
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5.7
For greenfield expansion or new sugarcane projects, to ensure transparent, consultative and participatory processes that address cumulative and induced effects via an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA).
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
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Compliance with a recognized ESIA
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Yes/No
Yes
Cut-off date 1 January 2008. The ESIA shall cover all aspects related to baseline surveys and assessments, implementation, mitigation, monitoring and evaluation plans as required. Transparency and participatory consultation with all relevant stakeholders required. Where an impact assessment is required by national, regional, and/or local laws, the process shall be integrated to avoid duplication of effort.
High Conservation Value areas (interpreted nationally as described in Appendix 1) used as a % of total land affected by a new project or an expansion
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%
0
Cut-off date 1 January 2008. NB This indicator duplicated in 4.1.2 but here it includes HCV categories 5 and 6.
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5.8
To ensure active engagement and transparent, consultative and participatory processes with all relevant stakeholders.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
Verifier
Standard
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Existence of a recognized grievance and dispute resolution mechanism for all stakeholders
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Yes/No
Yes
Existence of an official dispute resolution mechanism recognized by all stakeholders. Channel of communication (eg ombudsman, dedicated phone line) can be considered if recognized by all stakeholders.
Percentage of meetings of stakeholder engagement where agreement has been reached by consensus driven process
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%
< 90
Establish whether a process exists for consultation where all the stakeholders (gender sensitive and including indigenous people) are provided with information in advance of consultation and which results in consensus‐driven negotiated agreements. Evidence of negotiated agreements to be demonstrated.
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5.9
To promote economic sustainability.
  
Indicator
Processing
& Milling
Agriculture
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Standard
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Value added / tonne cane
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$/t cane
Mill >4; agric >2
Value added by the operation is the value of sales less the price of goods, raw materials (including energy) and services purchased.
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