Objectives 2006 - 2007
Principal axis
To become a reference in the economic circles: producing and consuming companies, investors, banks…To assist the European investors in their activities in Southern countries, and particularly in Brazil.
Main meeting
Second Brazilian Scientific Seminar « Açucar Etico »– May 30th & 31st, 2006 - Avenida Paulista, 2000 :
« Issues and challenges of the Brazilian Sugarcane industry in the 21st Century »
Overall objective
To initiate a series of meeting based on social dialogue between the different stakeholders, including the economic sector.
Specific objectives
To enhance relationships with the corporate sector. To dispose to the stakeholders an adapted expertise. To build networks involving companies.
Organisation of meetings and participation to other events
January 18th and 19th , 2006: Meeting Better Sugarcane Initative, London - Coca Cola company.
May 30th and 31st, 2006 : Ethical Sugar bi-annual seminar on sugar and biofuels issues.
November 21st and 22nd , 2006 : Meeting of the ’International Sugar Organisation, London.
January 18th and 19th, 2007 : Meeting Better Sugarcane Initative March 10th, 2007 : GreenPower Conferences, Bruxelles. Intervention as a lecturer in the Workshop on Sustainable Development.
May 31st, 2007 : Press conference, French National Assembly talks about the situation in Haïti and in the Dominican Republic.
September 3rd, 2007: Better Sugarcane Initative, participation as a member of the steering comittee.
November 27th and 28th, 2007 : International Sugar Organization Annual Meeting, London.
November 30th and December 1s, 2007t : 2025, Fields for Food or Fuel?, Divonne les Bains.Consciousness-raising campaign intended for the investors in the Dominican Republic and Brazil on the social and communitarian conditions in these countries.
Realisation of campaigns on the impacts of mechanization in the Dominican Republic and Brazil.
Gained results
Ethical Sugar is stakeholder in 3 platforms on Sugar and Biofuels:
- The Better Sugarcane Initiative – Member of the steering comittee – www.bettersugarcane.org
- 2025 : Fields for Food or Fuel ?– Expert on social aspects - www.fields-for-food-or-fuel.net
As a specialist on social and communitarian impacts, Ethical Sugar is largely trust by the professionals of the sector.
