Round Table on Responsible Soy Association

May 2012

In the middle of last May, the RTRS invited all recognized and/or accredited certification bodies (in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil) and the Argentine Accreditation Body (OAA, by its acronym in Spanish) to a meeting whose objective was to evaluate the first year experience with the RTRS certification system.

 Working breakfast between the RTRS and certification bodies

The aim of the meeting was to learn and improve auditing practices as well as all those complex subjects involved in the certification process. In order to increase improvements, the focus of the meeting was then mainly placed on auditing techniques. One of the conclusions made was the intention to unify methodologies and to do so, work is being done on a base guide to perform audits.

The RTRS Technical Unit at a meeting with certification bodies

Moreover, following this meeting, the material for RTRS auditor training courses was revised, with an emphasis on good auditing techniques.