Criteria | Guidance | Evidence & Scoring | Importance & Applicability |
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Criteria 3.1: Criteria 3.1: Prices paid for natural raw materials are fair 3.1.1 Prices paid to producers of natural raw materials are based on cost-calculation and cover, at a minimum, the costs of production - including labour, materials, overheads, and a margin – undertaken in line with the practices defined in this standard, such as those related to conservation and sustainable use, human and worker rights and conditions. |
Price calculation methods should consider the costs associated to the production itself (when applicable: seedling, agricultural inputs, specific authorisations, fields rental, employed workforce, machinery costs - rental, new acquisition, maintenance -, consultant's cost, cost of transportation for goods or workforce, etc.) but also costs for implementing good agricultural practices, e.g. organic production practices, measures for protecting/restoring biodiversity; costs of training and awareness raising events; costs of technical support and internal audits.
In the case that sub-suppliers are negotiating and directly involved in pricing with producers, this requirement will also apply at their level.
The following are available tools from UEBT (contact us at certification@uebt.org to obtain these) to help with this criterion:
This indicator is applicable to the relationship between OaS and producers, when they're both involved in the scope of the assessment. If the OaS is the producer in the supply chain, this indicator is not applicable. |
DOCUMENTATION INTERVIEWS 0 - There is no cost calculation available, nor awareness of cost of production at the field level (producers or field operators) |
Importance Critical Applicability |
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