Benchmarking
Benchmarking
Donau Soja / Europe Soya is accepted by FEFAC as one of 18 sustainable sourcing standards
Danish Alliance for Responsible Soy recognises Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of the standards that address the criteria for responsible soy sourcing
The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities recognizes Donau Soja / Europe Soya as a sustainable soya sourcing standard.
Swiss Soy Network defines Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of 5 sustainable sourcing standards
UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya assessed and recommends Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of 10 sustainable soya sourcing standards
WWF Germany recommends Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of 4 sustainable soya sourcing standards
IUCN recommends Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of 6 sustainable sourcing standards
Thünen Institut Germany recommends Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of 6 sustainable soya sourcing standards
Greenpeace Austria rated Donau Soja as “reliable and sustainable” product label
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative benchmarked Donau Soja / Europe Soya as FSA Silver Equivalent
VLOG recognises Donau Soja / Europe Soya certification as equivalent to VLOG standard certification
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recognises Donau Soja / Europe Soya as one of three responsible soy sourcing standards
Donau Soja / Europe Soya are recognised as standard for soybean primary production within the add-on module QS-Soy-Plus.
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Donau Soja / Europe Soya are recognised in the GMP+ FRA MI 5.2 and 5.6 documents for responsible soy and feed as standards for the primary production of soybeans and Chain of Custody.
Donau Soja / Europe Soya are recognized as standards for primary agricultural production in the pastus+ additional module deforestation-free soy.
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QS Sojaplus and AMA pastus+ recognition
From January 2024 on, all soya in animal feed in the German quality and safety scheme QS as well as in the AMA pastus+ system must be certified deforestation- and conversion-free (see new Soja Plus module). Donau Soja and Europa Soya are recognised by both systems as sustainability standards. Learn more about the QS and AMA pastus+ requirements here.
VLOG recognises Donau Soja & Europe Soya Standards
In June 2019, VLOG (German Association Food without Genetic Engineering) and Donau Soja agreed that Donau Soja partners who are certified according to the Donau Soja / Europe Soya Standard may be recognised as equivalent to those certified based on the VLOG standard. This avoids the need for additional auditing. As a result, Donau Soja / Europe Soya system partners who have been deemed to meet the requirements of the Donau Soja / Europe Soya standards in their Donau Soja / Europe Soya audit may now supply Donau Soja / Europe Soya feed
for the production of “ohne Gentechnik” (no genetic engineering) labelled food, which is evaluated as equivalent to “VLOG geprüft” (verified by VLOG) feed, on the basis of this certification. The significant advantage for VLOG-certified companies is that Donau Soja / Europe Soya feed is generally classified as “non-risk”, reducing the need for analyses, while at the agricultural level, inspection intervals can be extended. VLOG recognises the Donau Soja / Europe Soya certification as equivalent to certification according to the VLOG standard.
This option is open to all Donau Soja system partners who are certified according to the Donau Soja / Europe Soya standard for the following scopes:
Agricultural soya bean collectors and primary collectors
Soya traders
Soya bean primary processors
Compound feed producers
As a result of VLOG recognition, and following a licencing agreement with VLOG, system partners may now label feedstuffs certified according to Donau Soja / Europe Soya with the “VLOG geprüft” logo. Contact details are available at https://www.ohnegentechnik.org/en/
