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Sustainable grain & ISCC

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Providing for an increasing demand in sustainable food products

Consumers around the world are more aware of the origins of their food, and there is increasing demand for sustainably produced food products, including products made from grain. We are well placed to meet this demand with Australia’s ability to produce sustainably grown and internationally accredited grain.

Our Marketing and Trading team is working closely with our customers to find opportunities to secure new markets to export sustainable grain. We certify our sustainable grain as part of the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification program (ISCC).

The ISCC program is an internationally recognised sustainability accreditation system. Certifications like ISCC are increasingly becoming a prerequisite for sustainable sourcing strategies of major multinational food manufacturing companies.

Over the last ten years through the ISCC EU certification, over 10 million tonnes of Western Australian sustainable-accredited canola have been exported to the European biofuels market.

ISCC sustainability certifications

Now as a further step, we’ve expanded our ISCC sustainability certification to barley, wheat, lupins and oats through the ISCC PLUS accreditation, with several shipments of sustainable-certified barley and oats already shipped to customers. There are multiple advantages for CBH to participate in the ISCC PLUS program - we have a 100% audit success rate, growers are familiar with the system, and there is international recognition of ISCC as a global benchmarked sustainability accreditation system. If growers are already participating in the ISCC EU program, they are automatically certified for ISCC PLUS for their other commodities.

Looking into the future, we see demand for sustainable products only increasing, and so we are very motivated to identify and develop new market opportunities for WA grain to ensure the long-term success of Western Australian farming.

Sustainable grain at CBH

Certification process 

We have achieved certification in ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS, to maintain market access and develop new market opportunities.

To participate, growers need to: 

  • Familiarise themselves with the requirements of ISCC and be satisfied that their farm is compliant
  • Complete the ISCC Self-Declaration that is available on LoadNet, or can be downloaded from this page
  • Growers completing the ISCC Self-Declaration should understand that they may be selected for audit by the appointed auditor of an ISCC recognised certification body. CBH has developed an ISCC Grower Self-Assessment Form which can be used by growers to help them demonstrate compliance with ISCC requirements
  • Be willing to participate in an audit if selected

Reminder: ISCC requirements - aerial application of pesticides

Under ISCC Principle 2.6.2, several pesticides (classified as World Health Organization 1a, 1b or 2) are prohibited from being applied aerially within 500 metres of water bodies. 

  • A water body is considered any significant and distinct mass of water, such as a lake (salt or fresh), river, pond, dam or creek (with water present at time of application).
  • Some of the prohibited pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides and molluscicides) growers may be familiar with include Diquat, Gamma-Cyhalothrin, Alpha-Cypermethrin, and Zinc Phosphide.

Click here for a list of pesticides prohibited from being aerially sprayed within 500m of waterbodies under ISCC

Please note that these requirements are specific to the ISCC program and only apply to ISCC participants.

Adhering to Principle 2.6.2 is essential for WA growers to continue accessing valuable international markets and for CBH to maintain its ISCC certification.

You can find more information about ISCC requirements by completing the ISCC Self-Assessment form available below, and in LoadNet.

More information is available on the ISCC website.

ISCC Summary of New Requirements_updated Oct 2022 (pdf, 75 KB)

Documentation

To assist growers in understanding these new requirements we have developed some additional resources for participating growers:

  • ISCC Self-Declaration
    A new ISCC Self-Declaration must be submitted each season, prior to selling your grain to CBH. The Self-Declaration is found in LoadNet under the ‘Marketing’ tab, or for Eastern Australian growers, download a copy here.
    Login to LoadNet
  • CBH ISCC Grower Self-Assessment Form
    To meet the requirements of the ISCC program, growers will need to complete a CBH ISCC Grower Self-Assessment form in LoadNet. The form can act as your farm management/ improvement plan, which is an ISCC requirement that will be requested during an audit.
    Complete in LoadNet
  • ISCC Audit Checklist
    CBH ISCC Audit Checklist
    If selected for an audit, the auditor will review key documentation and do a walk around the farm to check for compliance with key ISCC requirements. Use our ISCC Audit Checklist to get your documentation in order before your audit.
    Download Checklist
ISCC Growers discuss the importance of sustainability and the audit process
Learn more about ISCC Principle 1, what is considered land use change and what records or resources are required in the event of an on-farm audit.
Guidance on how to access, process and submit the CBH ISCC Grower Self-Assessment Form

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