Impact of SCP on global trade of soft-commodities

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1 Impact of SCP on global trade of soft-commodities 24 th October 2017 Shiro Chikamatsu Ecological Economic Solutions Sdn. Bhd. ( P)

2 Objectives Understand the impact of global trade on sustainability Highlight major trade agreement and other initiatives in relation to soft-commodities Outline major achievements and challenges for achieving SCP of soft-commodities 2

3 How much can you cover in 24hours Starting from Kuala Lumpur Walk (30km): Putra Jaya Horse Riding (120km): Melaka State Ship (480km): Langkawi Car (1,400km): Bangkok Commercial airplane (16,500km): New York 3

4 Faster & Cheaper Logistics Greater movement of goods & services Invasive Species Deforestation Efficient allocation of capital & labour Unemployment BBC: White Horse Village 4

5 Ecological Economic Solutions Sdn. Bhd. ( P) Source: igbp.net

6 Definition of Sustainable Development Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Our Common Future, 1987) Speed, cost and long-term value 6

7 Impact of global trade on the environment Centre for Global Development Research Persson et.al. (2014) Trading Forests 30% of global deforestation could be attributed to 4 commodities and 8 producer countries. Commodities Beef, Palm Oil, Soy, Wood (timber & paper) Countries Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, DR Congo, Papua New Guinea, Bolivia, 7

8 Impact of global trade on the environment 8

9 Bilateral Trade Agreement Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan EU Timber Regulation Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) VPA is a bilateral trade agreement between the EU and a timber-exporting country outside the EU. Indonesia-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement 9

10 Global consensus building and standardisation process SDG Definition of sustainability Paris Agreement Common target New York Declaration on Forests Definition of Zero Deforestation High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach Hight Conservation Value Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) ISEAL Alliance Includes FSC, RSPO, RA, SAN etc. 10

11 Accountability and Traceability Technologies Remote Sensing & ICT Tools Global Forest Watch Provided by World Resource Institute (WRI) Partners include Google, USAID, ESRI, Maryland Uni Use Landsat and Modis Blue Number Led by International Trade Center (LTC) Agricultural supply chain traceability tool 14 th Oct 2015 Fire Monitoring Source: Global Forest Watch Source: bluenumber.org 11

12 Achievements & Challenges From the perspective of tacking deforestation: Deforestation due to logging Forest Sector Agreement (e.g. FLEGT) Land-clearing by other sectors Deforestation-free sourcing (e.g. New York Declaration of Forest) Land-clearing by small-scale farmers Support development of sustainable local economy (e.g. Landscape Approach) 12

13 Further Challenges Wellbeing of people? Land conflict, worker health and safety? Protectionism? Barrier to free trade? Sustainable global economic model? Finance sector? Sustainable Development Goals 13

14 Development of collaborative approach NGO Campaign Before: Target local government and people Now: Target global companies Conservation Initiatives Before: Species conservation Up to recently: Forest conservation Now:Landscape approach Ongoing Transformation of industry & economy Global collaboration between public, private sector and civil society. 14

15 Value Chain Global collaboration Commodities Public & Social Sector Private Sector Companies Civil Society Public Sector Consumer Country Market Global NGO International Agencies International Partnership Factories Plantations Local NGO Policy, Capacity Development Producer Country 15

16 Thank you for your kind attention! Shiro Chikamatsu Ecological Economic Solutions Sdn. Bhd. 16