Overzichtspagina

1. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   29 mei 2014

   RSPO invites TFT to collaborate via open letter

   The RSPO Secretariat has issued an open letter addressed at The Forest Trust (TFT) on greater collaboration on zero deforestation commitments.
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2. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   29 mei 2014

   Palm Oil Innovation Group releases benchmark for responsible palm oil production

   
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3. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   28 mei 2014

   "MVO masters maken mvo concreet en meetbaar"

   MVO masters, een initiatief van 18 duurzame koplopers van multinationals tot het MKB, heeft een monitoringsystemen ontwikkeld voor duurzaamheid en Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen: de MVO Monitor
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4. • Voedsel- en diervoederveiligheid

   28 mei 2014

   Nieuwe Europese analysemethode voor PAK's in voeding

   NEN heeft onlangs een nieuwe Europees genormaliseerde analysemethode gepubliceerd voor de bepaling van PAK's (Polycyclische Aromatische Koolwaterstoffen) in diverse voedingsmiddelen, NPR-CEN/TS 16621.
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5. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   21 mei 2014

   IMD-CSL Platform Master Class: Building Sustainable Value Chains

   
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6. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   8 mei 2014

   WNF publiceert ‘WWF EU soja report card’

   Het Wereld Natuur Fonds publiceerde vandaag (8 mei) de ‘WWF EU soja report card’. Op deze lijst wordt inzichtelijk gemaakt hoe individuele bedrijven – door WNF aangeschreven een enquête in te vullen - zich inzetten om verantwoorde soja te gebruiken en of ze op koers liggen voor 100 procent verantwoorde soja in 2015. Onder andere retailers Ahold, Marks & Spencer en Waitrose, zuilvelconcerns Friesland Campina en Arla en diervoederproducent Lantmännen liggen goed op koers volgens de lijst. Bedrijven in de vlees- en eiersector scoren wisselend.
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7. • Voeding en gezondheid

   8 mei 2014

   Swedish study published about costs and benefits of origin labelling

   The Swedish AgriFood Economics Centre recently conducted a study entitled “Origin labelling of food - costs and benefits of new EU legislation for Sweden”. The report provides new insights into the effects of extending mandatory origin labelling within the EU, from a Swedish perspective. The overall conclusion is that voluntary origin labelling is sufficient for the investigated products, and that there is no need for compulsory regulation.
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8. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

   7 mei 2014

   Soy in Brazil: Decree on CAR and PRA strengthens new environmental agenda for soybeans in the Amazon Biome

   Brazilian environmental governance has evolved over the last seven years, reaching a high point with the approval of the new Forest Code in 2012. According to ABIOVE, on May 5th, with Presidential decree 8235 that regulates PRA and complements the regulations to implement CAR, Brazil’s rural producers are closer to getting desired legal security for their properties. In addition, the transition of the Soy Moratorium (which ends this coming December) to a new sustainability agenda for soybeans in the Amazon Biome is strengthened by the regulation of the Forest Code’s two main pillars – the CAR and the PRA.
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9. • Voedsel- en diervoederveiligheid

   30 april 2014

   EFISC signs mutual recognition agreements with AIC, GMP+, OVOCOM and QS

   AIC, GMP+, OVOCOM and QS, have recently signed agreements on mutual recognition with EFISC. This is the positive outcome of the extensive mutual benchmarking of the respective schemes for the scope feed material manufacturing. EFISC certified feed material is considered compliant with the other standards and can be used by compound feed manufacturers without additional audits for EFISC certified companies. The certification rules of the systems are recognized on a mutual basis. The agreement applies as of the first of May 2014.
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10. • Duurzame ontwikkeling

    25 april 2014

    Swedish Firms commitment: 100% responsible soy by 2015

    This commitment means that the 27 Swedish food companies and organizations that have signed the voluntary agreement will aim to ensure that the soy used for the production of foodstuffs sold in Sweden is socially and environmentally responsible.
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