Table 4.5
Adoption of schemes and coverage of sustainability criteria in Italian land deals
SCL schemes
Standards
Requirements Certification Adoption
Quality Economic Environmental Social
EU-approved voluntary schemes Bonsucro
–
–
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
ISCC
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
RTRS
–
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
Commodity-specific schemes
4C
✓
–
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
UTZ
–
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
Forest-related schemes
Rainforest Alliance
–
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Ã
Other standards
EMAS
–
✓
✓
–
✓
✓
6
Fairtrade
–
✓
–
✓
✓
✓
Ã
FSSC 22000
✓
–
–
–
–
✓
1
ISO 9001
✓
✓
–
–
✓
–
4
ISO 14001
✓
✓
✓
–
✓
–
8
ISO 55001
✓
✓
✓
–
✓
–
2
OHSAS 18001
–
✓
–
✓
✓
✓
5
The adoption of each scheme is measured through the number of Italian deals certified by it (column
‘Adoption’); Ã refers to schemes adopted by the British
Company ED&F, which is a partner investor of the Italian SFIR; Source: Own elaboration based on investors’ disclosed information
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