Stewardship of crop protection products - the empty promise

Johnen B.G., . and Wilks M.F., . Stewardship of crop protection products - the empty promise. pp. 25-35. ISSN 0126-575X

Under the headline The empty promise - the idea of product stewardship is unlikely ever to work a Financial Times writer recently challenged the viability of the concept of product stewardship. This paper addresses this challenge as far as the crop protection industry is concerned. Stewardship in the context of this paper is defined as 'the responsible and ethical management of activities concerning products and processes from innovation to ultimate use and beyond'. It therefore extends to all stages of the life-cycle of a product i.e. R D manufacture/formulation distribution marketing use and disposal. As defined the concept of stewardship covers the traditional area of safety and health of employees and environmental impact from operations (i.e. SHE) as well as product stewardship usually associated with activities outside a company's direct control. This holistic approach to the management of product and process related activities befits the nature and use of crop protection products particularly well. Drawing on a number of examples of selected elements of company stewardship programmes it is concluded that stewardship is not 'the empty promise' as far as the crop protection industry is concerned. It does not only help in maintaining the industry's licence to operate but also makes good business sense by improving the companies 'bottom line'.

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Under the headline The empty promise - the idea of product stewardship is unlikely ever to work a Financial Times writer recently challenged the viability of the concept of product stewardship. This paper addresses this challenge as far as the crop protection industry is concerned. Stewardship in the context of this paper is defined as 'the responsible and ethical management of activities concerning products and processes from innovation to ultimate use and beyond'. It therefore extends to all stages of the life-cycle of a product i.e. R D manufacture/formulation distribution marketing use and disposal. As defined the concept of stewardship covers the traditional area of safety and health of employees and environmental impact from operations (i.e. SHE) as well as product stewardship usually associated with activities outside a company's direct control. This holistic approach to the management of product and process related activities befits the nature and use of crop protection products particularly well. Drawing on a number of examples of selected elements of company stewardship programmes it is concluded that stewardship is not 'the empty promise' as far as the crop protection industry is concerned. It does not only help in maintaining the industry's licence to operate but also makes good business sense by improving the companies 'bottom line'.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	PLANT PROTECTION
AGROVOC Term:	CROP MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
AGROVOC Term:	PRODUCTS
AGROVOC Term:	PROCESSED PRODUCTS
AGROVOC Term:	SAFETY
AGROVOC Term:	HEALTH
AGROVOC Term:	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROTECCION DE LAS PLANTAS
AGROVOC Term:	MANEJO DEL CULTIVO
AGROVOC Term:	CONTROL BIOLOGICO
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17840

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