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This review examines the ethical management of crop protection products, from discovery and development to use and disposal. It explores stewardship activities in North and South America, including Canada's recycling programs and Brazil's Prime Time initiative. The review also highlights significant efforts in the US, such as health and safety training, environmental health, and container management. The voluntary Stewardship Framework is introduced as a guide for responsible product management, promoting compliance with regulatory requirements and maximizing resources for industry stewardship efforts.
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CropLife America Stewardship Initiative Review Sarah McLallen CropLife Foundation February 2013
Stewardship a Tier 1 CLA Issue Stewardship Goal: The ethical management of crop protection products from their discovery and development to their use and final disposal or phase-out. July 2012: CropLife America through CropLife Foundation initiates complete review of stewardship activities
Looking North & South • Canada’s Stewardship Hat-Trick • container recycling program, obsolete stock program, pesticide paper bag collection program • Brazil’s in Prime Time • Recycling commercial/music video • http://www.inpev.org.br/campanha/galeria.html • The US…a lot of Work Being Done but Where is It?
Keep Looking:What you find in US Significant and Successful Efforts in: • Health and Safety Training • Use Education • Environmental Health • Human Health • Container Management • Warehouse Certification • Obsolete Stock Management
A Common Vocabulary • Stewardship (general term) – 10** Definitions • Where Does Stewardship End – 8** Definitions **Data from CLA 2011 Membership Survey • Stewardship (CLA BOD, 9/2011) – 1 Definition Crop protection stewardship is responsible product management from research and development through product sale, use and disposal. Stewardship is distinct from Sustainability
Don’t Keep It a Secret • Tell the industry’s positive stewardship story to key audiences • Provide accurate, science-based messages for decision makers • Risk in context • What are we doing now • What are we working towards
But How…Stewardship Framework Purpose: The voluntary Framework is a description of the guiding principles that comprise best practices for crop protection products • Codify theresponsible management of crop protection products through adherence to the Stewardship Framework • Encourage innovation in product stewardship practices and measures results with an audit on Framework compliance
Framework - Objectives • High standard of protection for human health and the environment • Full compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements • Maximize resources for industry stewardship efforts • Focus on the full product life cycle
Framework - Advantages • Provides measurable standards to prove the industry is a good steward of natural and human resources • Provides a clear and united front for industry and individual company advocacy • Provides a forum for industry to speak with one voice on the critical public health (clean water, food supply), economic (real costs/impacts) and environmental role the industry fills
Where to Start Overall umbrella stewardship program (Sept ‘13) Existing and new CLA stewardship projects organized under new banner program Stewardship activities will: • Highlight Framework with action • Maximize current resources • Lend themselves to clear metrics • Issues cut across Ag industry
