Your input on the GSCP Environmental Reference Requirements

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The GSCP Environmental Reference Requirements were published in October 2010.

The Environmental Reference Requirements were developed as a best practices tool for production sites across the whole supply chain. The requirements reflect a common understanding of good environmental practice and are applicable to all raw material processing, agricultural, manufacturing and logistics sites in the supply chain.

In order to ensure that the GSCP reference tools constantly reflect existing best practices and represent a wide consensus among stakeholders, all published GSCP tools are to be reviewed on a regular basis. The timeline for review is the following:

These reviews take the shape of public consultations, typically running for a full year on the GSCP website.

The 1^st review of the GSCP Environmental Reference Requirements is now open and will run until end of December 2011.

We therefore welcome and value constructive comments and suggestions. Your input should help identify best practices and should guarantee the highest level of protection for workers and of environmental practice in the supply chain.

To contribute, please use this form to comment on the different sections of the GSCP Environmental Reference Requirements and send it back to the GSCP on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please ensure any suggestions are clearly explained and based on best practices.

Review Timeline and Process

The GSCP Expert Working Group on the Environmental Module will thoroughly review and evaluate all completed submissions.

The group will then evaluate and report on the need for revision of the Environmental Reference Requirements to both the Advisory and Executive Boards. Any approved revisions to the reference tool will then be made available publicly.