Partnerships

The ISEAL  Community Board agreed with the recommendation of the Membership Committee to award ISEAL Community Member status to the ProTerra Foundation.

ISEAL is the global membership organisation for sustainability systems, focusing on collaboration, improvement and transparency, and emphasising credible practices, scalable and effective solutions.

ProTerra Foundation’s mission is to promote social and environmental sustainability through the food and feed supply chains, and to help organisations in engaging and implementing the concept of sustainable development.

As an ISEAL Community Member, ProTerra is committed to continuously improving its systems, demonstrating impact and tackling sustainability challenges.

In Norway and Scotland, large quantities of soya are consumed because fish and animals are fed on soya, in aquaculture. This link creates great pressure on vulnerable natural habitats, such as rainforest and savannah woodland and human health problems in the producing regions due to the extensive use of toxic pesticides. Companies working in the salmon sector have joined forces with the ProTerra Foundation to address these social and environmental issues and provide a responsible choice to the Norwegian consumer. For more information, click here and here.

The ProTerra Foundation has been the mediator of the “Aquaculture dialogue on sustainable soy sourcing from Brazil” working group. This group is composed by SPC Brazilian suppliers – CJ Selecta, Caramuru and Imcopa, and Norwegian aquaculture companies – BioMar, Mowi, Cargill Aqua Nutrition and Skretting.

An outstanding result has been achieved when the Brazilian soy suppliers, Caramuru, Imcopa and CJ Selecta, committed to implement 2020 as the cut-off date for their entire supply. This historic move was mediated by the ProTerra Foundation.

By implementing this program, the crushers are contributing to increased trust and transparency in the industry. Since the cut-off date of August 2020, these companies source soy only from farmers who refrain from clearing forests on their property. Click here for more information on this topic.

The Collaborative Soy Initiative is a collaborative framework with the vision of 100% conversion-free, sustainable soy production and market uptake, on a global scale. The ProTerra Foundation has been actively involved in the Collaborative Soy Initiative (CSI) since the beginning and is a steering committee member.

The Collaborative Soy Initiative aims to join forces around common ambitions, share experiences and expertise, and align strategies to achieve them. It acts as a significant accelerator in efforts to build more sustainable soy supply chains.
ProTerra also organises webinars under the umbrella of the CSI.

The ProTerra Foundation is a board member of ENGA, a Brussels based, international industry association representing the interests of the European Non-GMO food and feed sector.

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