Best Stewardship Programme
Winner
CropLife Canada –
stewardshipfirst™
Shortlisted
Bayer CropScience Ltd. – Bayer
CropScience Biodiversity Centres
Dow AgroSciences – ProFume
National Institute for Empty
Container Processing – Container
Management Program in Brazil
T
his award is designed to recognise an outstanding
scheme for managing agrochemical or agbiotech
products in the marketplace in a sustainable way. That
The Winner’s Response
scheme might include encouraging safe and responsible use,
resistance management programmes, and the disposal of
On behalf of CropLife Canada and its members, we are honored
containers and obsolete stocks. Everyone on the shortlist was
to be acknowledged by Agrow for the Best Stewardship
commended by the judges for their contribution to this most
Programme in this, the inaugural year of the awards. We also
important aspect of crop protection product management.
wish to add our voices to the chorus of congratulations going
out to all nominees and award winners.
For more than 20 years, CropLife Canada’s stewardshipfirst
programs have represented the industry’s commitment
The Canadian plant science industry is dedicated to the
to manage the environmental and human health risks of
development and implementation of sustainable stewardship
its products throughout their lifecycle from discovery, to
initiatives throughout the crop protection and plant
application, to storage and finally to disposal. CropLife has
biotechnology product lifecycles. By adopting a philosophy of
two stewardshipfirst lifecycle elements, the first of which,
environmental responsibility and lifecycle stewardship, CropLife
Crop Protection was introduced with the development of the
Canada exhibits its members’ commitment to accountable
Manufacturing Code for formulation facilities in 1986. The
product management from lab, to label, the farm and beyond.
second, Plant Biotechnology, was incorporated into CropLife’s
structure in 1998, coinciding with plant biotechnology
Over the past two decades CropLife Canada has been
adoption in Canada.
providing innovative stewardship programs under the banner
stewardshipfirst™. Our programs are continually reviewed and
CropLife’s Manufacturing Standards originated in 1986,
improved upon to address on-going learning, new technology
and became mandatory in 1995, with revisions in 2002 and
developments and to ensure that our stewardship initiatives address
2006. Standards include a Code of Practise that addresses
the needs and realities of today’s farmers, consumers and society.
production activities, health, safety and environmental
standards and performance benchmarks.
In the future, CropLife Canada will continue to be a leader
further establishing the plant science industry’s commitment to
Stewardshipfirst initiatives have brought benefits to farmers,
environmental and human health risk reduction throughout the
the environment, consumers, members and the industry itself.
product lifecycle. We are determined to build on our existing
stewardshipfirst™ record and will be undertaking further
activities to demonstrate our efforts in protecting human health Photo: L-R: Prof Phil Russell - BCPC; Cam Davreux -
and the environment – protecting our world today and leading
CropLife Canada; Gyles Brandreth
us to a better tomorrow.
Once again, thank you for your recognition of our hard work. We
look forward to providing the global plant science industry with
continued leadership in the area of product stewardship.
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