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Progress in the European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production
Round Table
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Pascal Gréverath, Co-chair of the Steering CommittePlenary meeting 8th December 2011
Key characteristics
Official launch: 6 May 2009 in Brussels Vision: Promote science-based, coherent approach to SCP in the food
sector, consider interactions across the entire food chainWorking areas: Methodology, communication, continuous improvement
Scope: Food and drink products across the whole life-cycle
Food actors: 23 European food chain organisations
Other members: Sustainability Consortium, World Resources InstituteCo-chairs: European Commission (DGs ENV, SANCO, JRC, ENTR)Support: UNEP, European Environment Agency
Observers: National governments, Eurogroup for Animals, UN FAO, UNDP, Spanish Consumers Union (OCU)
Participation: EU level organisations subject to expertise and commitment
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Top 10 countries of visitors:
Consultation launched
8,071 visits from 107 countries
Website statistics
• 4 Working Group meetings + 1 conference callNumber of meetings
• 7 conference calls to prepare deliverables ahead of WG meetings Drafting group
• Workshop involving external experts• Key achievement: Consensus on several
controversial methodological issues [Technical report of the 2011 WG1 Workshop]
Ispra meeting (5th-6th July
hosted by the JRC):
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Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocol (WG1): Overview
Second half of 2011
Drafting of Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocol
First half of 2011: Pre-screening/gap analysis of existing methodologies and data availability
2010 Guiding Principles
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Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocol (WG1): Achievements
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Fine-tuning of the draft Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocolfollowing consultation
Testing of the Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocolversion 1 through pilot case studies
Fine-tuning of the Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocolversion 1 according to the test phase results
Scoping/position paper on current practice, existing guidance, and the need for development of product-specific guidance documents
Scoping/position paper on current practice, existing guidance, and the need for development of product-group specific and other background data
Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocol (WG1): Work Plan for 2012
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Continuous Environmental Improvements (WG3): Achievements
Achievements 2011
• First complete draft report
• Executive summary: Horizontal approach
• Public Consultation• Integration of
comments from public consultation on-going
Mandate 2012
• Finalisation of the report
• Initial mandate for the work following the report to be finalized end of first quarter 2012
Environmental Information Tools (WG2): Overview of work
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• 5 Working Group meetingsNumber of meetings
• 5 drafting group meetings to prepare deliverables ahead of meetings
Drafting group
• Report on “Communicating environmental performance along the food chain”
Main achievement
Interested in joining? Eligible constituencies:
1. Suppliers to the agricultural sector2. Farmers and agri-cooperatives3. Agricultural trade4. Food and drink industries5. Packaging value chain6. Transport & logistics operators7. Retailers8. End-of-life9. Consumer NGOs10. Environmental NGOs
Eligible organisations interested in becoming a formal member of the RT are invited to contact the RT Secretariat – [email protected] 9
Involvement of other experts
Other relevant experts, who do not represent formal
member organisation of the RT (e.g. national authorities,
science, academia, actors outside the EU), are invited to
participate in the process whenever their expertise can
contribute to a concrete item under consideration.
Relevant experts interested in contributing to the RT's
objectives are invited to contact the RT Secretariat – [email protected]
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European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
Round Table
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For further information please contact the RT Secretariat
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