 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | BioCentinela | | |
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| Place, Country | | | Guayaquil - Isla Puna, Ecuador | ||
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| Contact | | | www.biocentinela.com | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | Production and export of shrimps from aquaculture | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | Products are not yet sold as certified according to IMO Social FairTrade Programme | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Shrimps | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| Social Issues (Hired Labour) |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 2.1.1 | No Forced Labour | 13 | 12 | ||||
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| 2.1.2 | Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining | 19 | 16 | ||||
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| 2.1.3 | No Child Labour | 13 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.1.4 | Transparent and Human Disciplinary Practices | 9 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.1.5 | Equal Treatment and Opportunities | 11 | 8 | ||||
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| 2.1.6 | Health and Safety | 64 | 48 | ||||
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| 2.2.1 | Contracts & Good Relation between Employer and Workforce | 15 | 14 | ||||
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| 2.2.2 | Wages | 23 | 20 | ||||
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| 2.2.3 | Working Hours | 26 | 20 | ||||
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| 2.2.4 | Social Benefits | 15 | 14 | ||||
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| 2.2.5 | Equal Treatment of Different Labour Types | 18 | 14 | ||||
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| Total Score Social Issues (Hired Labour) | 226 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Social Issues (Hired Labour) | 176 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Social Issues, Hired Labour): 218 | |||||||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.2.1 | Trade Relations | 22 | 20 | ||||
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| 4.2.3 | Additional FairTrade Issues Hired Labour | 24 | 20 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 46 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 38 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): 47 | |||||||
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| Environmental Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Environmental Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 2.3.1 | Water Conservation | 14 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.3.2 | Energy Management and Climate | 7 | 8 | ||||
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| 2.3.3 | Ecosystem Management | 19 | 12 | ||||
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| 2.3.4 | Waste Management | 9 | 6 | ||||
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| Total Score Environmental Issues | 49 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Environmental Issues | 28 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Environmental Issues): 50 | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | Biocentinela has been devoted to organic and socially responsible shrimp production since several years and has demonstrated that sustainable shrimp production is well possible and beneficial for both the environment, the workers of the company, and finally the consumer. Biocentinela has, in 2007, additionally established a FairTrade system, with full and very active participation of all workers, and a FairTrade Premium decision mechanism that focuses on the needs and wishes of the workers as main beneficiaries. Exemplary are also the adapted working conditions and the high level of support for underrepresented groups of workers (e.g. one worker who is deaf-mute is the head of the workers in one of the shrimp farms). Sustainable production has become the leading company philosophy which is also included in employee trainings and has become part of the identification of workers with their company. | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 04.08.2008 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 10.06.2010 | ||||
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