The Bonsucro Chain of Custody Standard

The Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody (ChoC) Standard aims to assure that claims of compliance can be tracked along the supply chain. Organisations undergoing the Bonsucro certification process must comply with Bonsucro ChoC Standard. 

Scope of the Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard 

The Bonsucro ChoC standard applies to organisations purchasing, handling and/or trading physical Bonsucro-compliant material that wish to make any claim about the status of the material or representation of the material. These include:

• Companies that take ownership of Bonsucro-certified products
• Companies selling Bonsucro-certified products
• Mills, traders, refineries, wholesalers & manufacturers (entities using Bonsucro-certified products as raw materials, ingredients or input into their process)
   

Five main principles of the Chain of Custody Standard

Implement mass balance Chain of Custody	Validate Bonsucro data	Reconcile Bonsucro data	Trace Bonsucro data	Identify data to clients

For more information on the Bonsucro certification, please visit the Bonsucro website or get in touch with us.