draft near-final econ criteria narrative files

[Don Hodge]

Jennifer, I'm attaching revised files that address some of the remaining "clean-up" items on my list. This version:

• specifies essential Global Reporting Initiative requirements for indicator 6.1.2 performance levels
• renumbers the criteria and indicators according to the current selection and sequence (For efficiency, I used track changes for the renumbering. If anyone unintentionally accepts all changes and saves the files, I have the original files and they should also remain attached to this message.)

Outstanding items:
Please note that we still need to confer with Social in indicator 6.8 and with Environmental on 6.9, perhaps on a Coordinating Committee call. The basic question is: what are reasonable numbers of social or environmental performance levels to expect operators to meet for different levels of economic resilience to social and environmental risks. Also, indicator 6.12.1 assumes that we will use a point system for weighting -- it will need revision once we assign weighting points or if we decide not to. Best,

Don

(See attached file: 2012-03-16 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.1-6.4_v3.docx)(See attached file: 2012-03-16 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.5-6.10_Risk and Resilience Mgmt_v2.docx)(See attached file: 2012-03-16 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.11-6.12_v2.docx)(See attached file: 2012-03-16 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.13_v2.docx)

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Don Hodge | Agriculture Program
Region 9 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street (AIR-6) | San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3240 | hodg...@epa.gov

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Econ CDSC draft criteria, indicators, and performance levels attached, with thoughts on follow-up -- Re: MANY THANKS from LEO Don Hodge to: Jennifer Trucks 03/08/2012 07:29 PM Cc: "'ben...@illinois.edu'", scs001economic_criteria

Hi, Jennifer. I'm attaching all our files from the writing charrette and today's revision of the first file. Please note that the criteria and indicators will need renumbering because (1) at the charrette we dropped criteria 6.6 and 6.7 in the table on assigning dollar value to farm-level externalities as infeasible at this time, and (2) today I combined criterion 6.5 into 6.1.

As for general feedback, I'll note that we should specify the requirements of the GRI reporting levels A, B, and C in indicator 6.1.2, rather than including them by reference, if we find time, and that we still need to consult with Env. and Social on reasonable performance levels for social environmental risk management indicators 6.11.1 and 6.12.1, respectively. Also, at one point I thought I saw some product quality indicators in Env. that seem better placed in Econ, so we should consult on that also. For now, Econ has one food safety indicator under a product quality criterion.

For S&P, the critical question seems to be what method to use for tiering, either accumulated points or percentages of "musts", as we will find it hard to make much more progress until we resolve that. Also, it seems that someone, maybe S&P, should determine what material should go into the "overarching" section 3.

I'll cc the Econ CDSC to give them members who weren't there a chance to review and comment. We made a lot of progress in Madison and I hope we can make a bit more before the DC meeting. Thanks for all your support and hospitality. Regards,

Don

Writing charrette work product:

[attachment "2012-03-03 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.1-6.5_v1.docx" deleted by Don Hodge/R9/USEPA/US] [attachment "2012-03-03 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6_8-6_13 Risk and Resilience Mgmt.docx" deleted by Don Hodge/R9/USEPA/US] [attachment "2012-03-03 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.14-6.15_v1.docx" deleted by Don Hodge/R9/USEPA/US] [attachment "2012-03-03 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.16_v1.docx" deleted by Don Hodge/R9/USEPA/US]


Today's revision:
[attachment "2012-03-03 LEO Ag Standard ECON Criteria 6.1-6.4_v2.docx" deleted by Don Hodge/R9/USEPA/US]

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Don Hodge | Agriculture Program
Region 9 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street (AIR-6) | San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3240 | hodg...@epa.gov

MANY THANKS from LEO

MANY THANKS from LEO Jennifer Trucks to: Don Hodge, 'ben...@illinois.edu' 03/08/2012 11:44 AM

Hi Don and Bryan,
I hope you returned home safely. We worked hard and had some good times, too.
I cannot thank you enough and say how essential your attendance, willing spirit and rigor helped along the process for the Economic arm of the sustainable ag standard. It would have been a bit behind the others if you hadn’t have come, so we are grateful.

Whenever you are ready, please send me your draft and any associated docs. If you already sent it, my apologies, I can’t find it. Also, if you have any brief proposals to bring before S&P next week, and other general documentation, feedback, etc, please send those, too. Thanks!
Warm regards,
Jennifer