www.ibd.com.br IBD and the history of organic certification in Brazil • IBD Certificações Ltda. started its certification program in the early 1990´s. In 1995 achieved it´s first International Accreditation, through former IFOAM, today IOAS Accreditation. • During the years end of 1990´s and early 2000ds it acheived EU and NOP accreditations which enabled a strong development in the next two decades achieving its leadership in organic certification in the last few years with na broad seal/brand recognition.
www.ibd.com.br IBD and the history of sustainability certification in Brazil • In early 2010 IBD decided to invest in social, environmental, sustainability certificaton. • With the achievement of a well trained team, IBD covers sustainability certification in leading position.
www.ibd.com.br IBD Structure • Head Quarters are at city of Botucatu, 250 km west from city of São Paulo, served by excellent double carrieage highway. • IBD HQ are wide in space with excellent infrastructure for internet, telephone, business meetings and business expansion. • With staff of 40 officers and nationally 50 auditors and internationally 150 operating in all cooperating countries IBD counts on wide range of specialists and has always delivered optimal services.
www.ibd.com.br IBD Structure • Leading certifier in organic with a 60 % Market share on audit certification in Brazilian system. • Leading certifier for organic concentrating Brazil´s main leading food enterprises. • Leading certifier on sustainability certification with Rain Forest Alliance, UTZ, 4C, UEBT, RSPO, FSA, ISCC and Fair Trade IBD.
www.ibd.com.br IBD Structure • During it´s history IBD has participated in the Brazilian organic standard and remains active in policy development of this sector with representants in main forums in the country. • IBD is capable through it´s network to act in several forums for policy definition in the most diferente social and environmental themes.
www.ibd.com.br Global Activity • Over 5000 individual operators (check in www.ibd.com.br) • Attending in all states in Brazil • Attending in more than 31 countries among newest regions: East Russia
Countries in which IBD is active
Certification IBD seals Accreditations Programs
www.ibd.com.br Mission • Products and production quality certification with: - Reliability, ethics and integrity, - Kwonledge and independence.
www.ibd.com.br Experience More than 25 years certifying crop production and wild harvest for organic, biodynamic, social- enviriomental, sustainability and fair trade market.
www.ibd.com.br Technical Capacity • Solid professional structure, • Skilled and qualified auditors, • Training programs for constant team improvement, • Training for veteran and future auditors.
www.ibd.com.br Certification Scopes • Crop Production • Livestock • Food • Beverages • Honey • Wild harvest • Aquaculture
www.ibd.com.br Scopes • Textiles • Farm and Industry Inputs • Cosmetics and body care • Raw material for cosmetic production • Sanitzers • Non GMO
www.ibd.com.br Competitivity Once achieved the certification criteria, certified company will have: • Habilitation to act in the most demanding international market, • Disclosure in the world's most important organic, biodynamic, environmental and fairtrade trade shows, • Work processes optimization, Responsibilities and tasks of each employee: who does what is clearly defined.
www.ibd.com.br Competitivity • Increased credibility in the market and general public, • Increased customer satisfaction, • Differentiation through quality before competition, • Implementation of a continuous improvement culture: How to learn from the "mistakes“, • Setting objectives and quality indicators to know if one is better or worse in quality criteria.
www.ibd.com.br Competitivity • Greater marketing acceptance in many supply chain fields (consumer - manufacturer - exporter - importer) due to image projection of a reliable product in terms of safety in all aspects to the Brazilian consumer.
www.ibd.com.br Institutional Strength • IBD is recognized nationally and internationally, adds value to the product, increases the credibility on product quality.
www.ibd.com.br Social-environmental sustainability • Standard developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Network, • Independent international organization for environment conservation and preservation, • Agricultural practices that forward properly managed environment, workers with their rights attended and more health to consumers.
www.ibd.com.br Coffee,Cocoa and Tea • Social-environmental quality standards for coffee, cocoa and tea production, • Global certification program regarding the entire production supply chain, • Commitment to sustainability, social responsibility, good practices and traceability
www.ibd.com.br Standards for Coffee • International code of conduct for coffee chain production, • Sustainable path for production, processing and marketing, • For farmers, importers, exporters, roasting industries and retailers.
www.ibd.com.br Palm oil products • Social-environmental quality standards for palm oil production, • IBD is the only accredited certifier in Latin America, • Certification package for African palm producers, palm oil processing and derivatives industries and to companies that market these products.
www.ibd.com.br Ethical Bio Trade • Promotes biodiversity conservation and respect for traditional knowledge, • Fair prices for the whole supply chain, • Long relationships in creating jobs, generating local development and helping to preserve the biodiversity.
www.ibd.com.br Certified Quality Through audits, IBD monitors client programs certifying that their products processes and services follow the standards that he client established, and consciously began to produce according to modern social- environmental concepts.
www.ibd.com.br Brazil Organic • International recognition, • Rigorous quality production criteria, • Product quality, • Employee life quality, • Brasilian Market.
www.ibd.com.br Organic standards • Organic certification for European Common Market, North America and Japan, South Corea, China and Canada, • IBD´s standards are accredited for the European Common Market as Equivalent.
www.ibd.com.br Fair Trade • Compliance to international market requirements, • Ecological and socially fair products, • Suplly chain monitoring, • Continuous social and environmental improvement.
www.ibd.com.br Demeter • Brazil Representative at Demeter International, • Attending the pioneer market of biodynamic agriculture, • Use of homeopathic preparations for agriculture, • Relationship with producer network and consumers in over 30 countries.
www.ibd.com.br Cosmetics and body care • Access to the most demanding international markets, • Ingredients from sustainable, natural, organic and reliable sources, • Natural, organic and made with organic products made with natural and organic raw materials.
www.ibd.com.br Approved Inputs • Tool for input evaluation traded on the market according to the main international standards. Safety, credibility and reliability for producers and consumers, • IBD is accredited ISO 17065 by IOAS (International Organic Accreditation Service)
www.ibd.com.br Non GMO Certification • Highlight in the market the products that really don´t contain GMOs or contain within the autorized limits, • More transparency for the consumer, • Attendance to standards for food labelling.
www.ibd.com.br Small farmer agriculture • Special budgets for small producers, • Group certification, participative management, • Cooperation with support organizations.
Writing social-environmental, organic agriculture and sustainability history in Brazil and worldwide
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