Official Mission Statement

Optimize the utilization and value of U.S. soy in international markets by meeting the needs of our stakeholders and global customers.

Year of Establishment 2013

Key Features

The U.S. Sustainability Assurance Protocol describes the regulations, processes and management practices that ensure sustainable soybean production. This Sustainability Protocol is one part of the overall U.S. soybean producer sustainability program which includes a national measurement system of the positive environmental outcomes by producers. The Protocol contains 4 Directives covering biodiversity, production practices and health and welfare issues.

Facts and Figures

1. 98.2% of U.S. soybean producers participate in the U.S. Farm Program and are subject to audit. (Eight to eleven percent are audited each year).

2. Annual Internal Audit by Producers

3. Third-Party Independent Audits of Producers to ensure the accuracy of internal audits made by producers, third-party audits are conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with inspection agents in over 2,800 offices in agricultural production areas.

可持续网站对该标准进行了环境、社会、管理、质量和伦理五个维度的分析，该标准在社会维度占比30%，环境维度占比47%，管理维度占比19%，质量维度占比3%，伦理维度占比1%。具体数据及分析请点击以下链接进行查看： Click to see the standards analysis on ITC Sustainability website.

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