environmental social risk assessment (esra) fsa emc meeting 6 july … · 2020. 9. 21. ·...
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FSA EMC Meeting 6 July 2020Environmental Social Risk Assessment (ESRA)
ESRA’s:
• Draft ESRA document and proposed APL have been distributed.
• Version 1 has been distributed to EMC members (still to be uploaded onto the website - members area).
• Still to complete: Garlon and rodenticides.
• 2020/2021 ESRA’s will be in a state of change as we add / update and learn from audits.
• ESRA is an academic document for the policy makers and NOT for the forester / contractor.
• APL is the working document along with the mitigation check list for forester / contractor.
List of approved chemicals:
Implementation of FSC policy on pesticide use
• Implementation has been extended: “To support a smooth transition to new normative documents during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, FSC has approved an extension of the transition period of the FSC Pesticides Policy until 31st December 2020.”
• TIPWG sent a letter through to FSC requesting an extension. On behalf of South Africa and Africa.
• ESRA’s are part of the IPM puzzle / decision tree. Companies need an IPM policy in place.
IPM model of continual improvement:
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Questions.