Day 1 – Wednesday 25 March
Day 2 – Thursday 26 March
Day 3 – Friday 27 March
Day 1
Welcome ceremony & various panels
Wednesday March 25
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
09:00 – 10:30
Welcome Ceremony and Speeches
Welcoming participants to Mexico for Global Week and introducing the event’s VIP speakers.
Speakers:
- Jean Claude Autrey, Chairperson for Bonsucro’s Board of Directors
Welcome speech and governance updates - Danielle Morley, CEO, Bonsucro
The past year has seen many exciting developments for Bonsucro and its members. In this session, Bonsucro CEO, Danielle Morley, will take participants through the highlights of 2019 and look ahead to what’s in store for the coming year. - Dr Luis Ramiro Garcia, Director, CONADESUCA (National Committee for sugarcane sustainability)
What does sustainability in sugarcane production look like in Mexico? Dr Luis Ramiro Garcia, the Director at CONADESUCA – the Mexican National Committee for Sugarcane Sustainability offers an overview.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
11:00 – 12:30
Addressing the climate emergency with sustainable sugarcane
The climate has been declared a state of emergency and it’s a priority for Bonsucro and its members. In this session, we will highlight the impact climate change is having on sugarcane and communities at origins. We will also share best practice examples of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from sugarcane production. We will then open up the discussion on how different actors along the supply chain can adapt.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
Hotel Riu Plaza – Guadalajara
14:00 – 15:30
Drivers of change: How organisations have been innovating their value chains towards more sustainable operations
As a vibrant platform for sustainable change, Bonsucro brings key players together to discuss the opportunities emerging for sugarcane derived products and the power of innovation and genuine commitment. This session explores who ]the drivers of change in the sugarcane sector are and what they are doing to ensure sustainability thrives.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
16:00 – 17:30
Sector approach
Sector alliances are key for resource mobilisation, knowledge transfer and acceleration of local capacities. By working together, we can strengthen the sector, close gaps and reach an excellent level of sustainability. Hear about successful multi-stakeholder alliances – both from the sugarcane sector and outside it.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
Day 2
Conference
Thursday 26
March
09:00 – 10:00
Revisions to Bonsucro’s Production Standard
Delegates will get the first insights into the changes Bonsucro is making to the Production Standard. Nahuel Tuñon, Standards Manager at Bonsucro, will explore why the standards are being u updated and outline the key areas that will change.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
10:30 – 12:00
Breakout sessions
Here, the conference breaks into three parallel, interactive sessions. Delegates have the choice to attend a session on human rights, the environment or health and safety. Each room will have a structured discussion that will allow attendees to have their say and share ideas with others.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
14:00 – 15:30
Smallholders success stories on implementing sustainability
One of the most important challenges for global sustainability is to improve the efficiency and profitability of the smallholder producers. And, it’s closely aligned with environmental and social responsibility principles. Bonsucro’s certification for smallholders promotes best practices for sustainable production in sugarcane. Hear case studies on the positive impact of improving sustainability at smallholder level in Thailand and Mexico.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
16:00 – 17:30
Good practice, better finance
Increasingly, financial institutions are including the sustainability performance of their clients as a key factor when deciding whether to provide finance – and on what terms. Sustainability standards, such as Bonsucro, are useful frameworks to base these decisions on. In this session, we share some examples of how sustainability standards are already being used by financial providers. We will then discuss how compliance with Bonsucro’s standard can benefit farmers and mills.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
17:30 – 18:00
Closing speech
Humberto Jasso, President, Camara Nacional de la Industria Azucarera y Alcoholera CNIAA
Bonsucro Awards Dinner
Join us for the spectacular annual Awards Dinner where we will reveal and celebrate the winners of Bonsucro’s 2020 Inspire Awards.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
Day 3
Field Trip
Friday 27 March
05:30
Bus Departure for Mill Visit
Hotel Riu Plaza will serve breakfast to guests at 5am.
Everyone attending the field trip will meet in the Hotel Riu Plaza foyer to collect snack boxes and board the bus for the field trip, departing at 5:30am.
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
09:00 – 15:30
Mill Tour and Presentation
| Today we’ll be visiting a mill in Mexico’s beautiful countryside. You will be warmly welcomed by Bonsucro’s member, Ingenio Tala, to their mill. The team will share how Tala achieved its Bonsucro certification and the changes it had to make to the mills and farms.
Agenda:
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15:30
Departure For Hotel
Approximately between 19:00 and 20:00, dependent on traffic
Arrival at Hotel
Hotel Riu Plaza, Guadalajara
Please note that the agenda is subject to change.