Criteria 2.5: Criteria 2.5: Measures are taken to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste and contamination in cultivation and collection sites
2.5.3 Measures are adopted to reduce contamination and emission of greenhouse gases deriving from energy use in cultivation, wild collection and related activities
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Measures include, among others:
preferring the use of renewable sources of energy, when not at the costs of a high carbon footprint
promoting practices that reduce net emissions of greenhouse gasses (e.g. reducing soil disturbances, ensuring regeneration, maintaining growing stocks)
Activities to be considered when defining the measures are cultivation, wild collection and processing when it takes place in cultivation/wild collection areas (e.g. first stage processing such as cleaning, drying, primary transformation). Measures are relevant when they are defined considering the information gathered under 2.5.1 and concern all activities to be considered.
For compliance (score 2) at least promoting practices that reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases, is followed.
Field operators are to implement the measures that concern contamination and emission from energy use in cultivation and wild collection activities and first stage processing, if they are responsible for this. OaS supports the implementation of those measures with monetary or other types of resources when resources at the level of field operators are not sufficient. OaS implements measures when they are resposible for some of the activities considered, such as the first stage processing in collection and cultivation areas.
The UEBT energy use register template includes fields to report about energy use and can be used for reporting.
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DOCUMENTATION
Reporting where the implementation of practices is documented can be used as evidence to assess compliance. Permits and documents stating the conformity with relevant laws – when relevant – can be used to assess compliance. The UEBT energy use register template filled out can be used to assess compliance.
INTERVIEWS
Conversations with relevant informants explaining practices adopted can be used as evidence to assess compliance.
OBSERVATION
Witnessing the application of practices during audits can be used as evidence to assess compliance. Scoring guidance
0 - No measure is adopted to reduce contamination and emissions from energy use for cultivation, wild collection and related activities
1 - Measures are identified to reduce contamination and emissions from energy use in cultivation, wild collection and related activities given the information gathered under 2.5.1 but are not implemented
2 - Most of the identified measures are implemented by most of the field operators and OaS, are relevant considering the information gathered under 2.5.1, but some improvements can be done and/or the implementation can be spread further
3 - All identified measures are implemented by all field operators and OaS, are relevant considering the information gathered under 2.5.1, and contribute to reduce contamination and emissions from energy use
N/A - in the justification, please explain why
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Importance
Regular
ApplicabilityCultivation & wild collectionOaSField operators |