ProTerra Standard

Sustainability

ProTerra Standard (non-gmo)

For clients wishing to source non-genetically modified soya products Cefetra offers products which are certified against the ProTerra standard. A globally respected and credible standard. Given its non-gmo nature, all products traded as ProTerra-certified are – by default – handled physically segregated from all other soya flows.

For all details of the ProTerra standard, please check the website of the ProTerra Foundation.

Principle 1: Compliance with law, international conventions and the ProTerra Standard

Principle 2: Human rights and responsible labour policies and practices

Principle 3: Responsible relations with workers and community

Principle 4: Biodiversity conservation, effective environmental
management and environmental services

Principle 5:  No use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Principle 6: Pollution and waste management

Principle 7: Water Management

Principle 8: Greenhouse gases and energy management

Principle 9:  Adoption of good agricultural practices

Principle 10: Traceability and Chain of Custody

Document download:

The ProTerra Standard (v4.1) can be found here.
More relevant ProTerra documents can be found here.

Note: Although we regularly monitor changes to ProTerra documents, we kindly recommend you to always check the ProTerra website.

Independent assessments

Accreditation

Food Chain ID Certification is ProTerra’s assessment partner for the ProTerra certification program. It performs the required assessments to verify and certify all products are meeting the relevant standard(s).