Round Table on Responsible Soy Association

In 2010, after years of extensive dialogue between stakeholders from the entire soy supply chain and environmental and social NGOs, members of the Round Table on Responsible Soy approved the “RTRS Production Standard – Version 1.0”.
The RTRS standard was drafted by the RTRS Development Group of Principles and Criteria for Responsible Soy (DG), which comprised representatives from all three RTRS member constituencies: soy producers, industry and civil society organizations. Between October 2007 and March 2009, the development group undertook three public consultations, inviting outside stakeholders to provide input into the RTRS standard. Large and small soy producers from various world regions field-tested the requirements for a year before the standard was finalized.
The standard comprises five principles, translated into criteria with a total of 98 indicators, which together characterize responsible soy production.