KEY FEATURES OF CODES OF PRACTICE

• Comprehensiveness - addressing the most pertinent social and environmental issues
• Credibility - in the eyes of the key stakeholders
• Comparability - allowing different producers to be compared against each other
• Inclusivity - requiring the participation of all key stakeholders that have a legitimate interest in what the standard is measuring
• Continual improvement - of the criteria against which performance is assessed
• Commitment - as to who the results of any assessment will be disclosed to
• Regularity - of the auditing and reporting process
• External verification - of performance against the standard.