1. European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Round Table
1 October 2013 1

2. Structure of the presentation
Round Table Characteristics & Membership
Whole chain approach / constituencies
Governance Structure
Key Objectives and Guiding Principles
Working Group Deliverables and Timing
Pilot Testing
Annex:
List of members & co-chairs

3. 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 chain
Working areas: Methodology, communication, continuous improvement
Scope: Food and drink products across the whole life-cycle
Food actors: 21 European food chain organisations
Other members: Sustainability Consortium
Co-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

4. Eligible constituencies
Whole Chain Approach
Eligible constituencies
Suppliers to the agricultural sector
Farmers and agri-cooperatives
Agricultural trade
Food and drink industries
Packaging value chain
Transport & logistics operators
Retailers
End-of-life
Consumer NGOs
Environmental NGOs

5. Governance Structure
All RT bodies are co-chaired by the European Commission
and representatives of the RT constituencies 5

6. Three Key Objectives:
Establish scientifically reliable and uniform environmental assessment methodologies for food and drinks
Identify suitable tools and guidance for voluntary environmental communication to consumers and other stakeholders
Promote continuous environmental improvement measures along the entire food supply chain;

7. Ten Guiding Principles
Lead Principle: Environmental information communicated along the food chain, including to consumers, shall be scientifically reliable and consistent, understandable and not misleading, so as to support informed choice.
I.     Principles for the voluntary environmental assessment of food and drink products
1.      Identify and analyse the environmental aspects at all life-cycle stages.
2.      Assess the significant potential environmental impacts along the life-cycle.
3.      Apply recognised scientific methodologies.
4.      Periodically review and update the environmental assessment.
II.   Principles for the voluntary communication of environmental information
5.      Provide information in an easily understandable and comparable way so as to support informed choice.
6.      Ensure clarity regarding the scope and meaning of environmental information.
III. Principles for both voluntary environmental assessment and communication.
7.      Ensure transparency of information and underlying methodologies and assumptions.
8.      Ensure that all food chain actors can apply the assessment methodology and communication tools without disproportionate burden.
9.      Support innovation.
10.   Safeguard the Single Market and international trade. 7

8. Working Group Deliverables and Timing
WG1: Environment assessment
“Guiding Principles” on the environmental assessment of food and drinks (Delivered 2010)
Voluntary testing of the ENVIFOOD Protocol Version 1 through pilot case studies (Q2-Q3 2013)
Expected adoption of ENVIFOOD Protocol Version 2 (20 November 2013)
WG2 : Environmental information
“Guiding Principles” on environmental information to consumers + others (Delivered 2010)
Report on Communicating environmental performance along the food chain (Delivered 2011)
Voluntary testing of communication of environmental information through voluntary pilot case studies (Q2-Q3 2013)
WG3: Continuous improvement
Mapping of existing and emerging industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives to address them (Delivered 2010)
Report on continuous environmental improvement along the food chain (Delivered 2012)
WG4 : International and non-environmental aspects:
Report on non-environmental aspects of sustainability (Delivered 2010)

9. ENVIFOOD Protocol Version 1 Pilot Testing
Participation: 19 total; Protocol: 10 testers, Communication tools: 9 testers
Timing: 1st March – 30th September 2013; adoption of Version 2 on 20th November 2013
EU Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for F&D Products in 2014
DG Environment will manage the process
Timing:
Call for volunteers - Christmas 2013
Deadline for applications - March 2014
Selection of proposals - April 2014
Start date: 1 June 2014
Food SCP RT’s role
Coordinate members’ proposals and help define product categories
Provide technical support to PERCR pilot testers in applying ENVIFOOD Protocol

10. European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Round Table
For any further information or to express interest in becoming a formal member of the RT please contact also the RT Secretariat: 10

11. Annex

12. 8 Founding Members
European Farmers and European Agri‐Cooperatives (COPA‐COGECA)
European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC)
Europe International Federation for Animal Health – Europe (IFAH)
European Liaison Committee for Agricultural and Agri‐Food Trade (CELCAA)
European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN)
FERTILIZERS EUROPE
FoodDrinkEurope
Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe (PRO EUROPE)

13. 13 Other Member Organisations
Alliance for Beverage Carton and the Environment (ACE)
Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU (a.v.e.c.)
European Aluminium Association (EAA)
European Association for Bio-Industries (EuropaBio)
European Container Glass Association (FEVE)
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
European Federation of Contract Catering Organisations (FERCO)
European Moderns Restaurants Association (EMRA)
European Plastic Converters (EuPC)
European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL)
EU Feed Additives and Premixtures Association (FEFANA)
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE)
Primary Food Processors (PFP)

14. 2 Supporting Organisations
Co-Chairing Organisation:
European Commission
2 Supporting Organisations
European Environment Agency (EEA)
United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP)

15. 1 Associate Member Organisation 18 Observer Organisations (1)
The Sustainability Consortium
18 Observer Organisations (1)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Eurogroup for Animals
French Environment & Energy Management Agency (ADEME)
Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development
MEEDM - French Ministry for Ecology
Netherlands Ministry for Environment

16. 18 Observer Organisations (2)
Netherlands Agriculture Ministry
Spanish Agriculture Ministry
Spanish Consumers Union (OCU)
Swedish National Food Administration
Technical University of Denmark
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Food Safety Authority
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
U.S. Department of Agriculture at the U.S. Mission to the EU

17. Co-chairing of the RT bodies (1)
Plenary
Herbert AICHINGER (DG ENV, Adviser, European Commission)
Pekka PESONEN (Copa‐Cogeca, Secretary General)
Steering Committee
Pascal GREVERATH (FoodDrinkEurope/Nestle, Assistant Vice-President Environmental Sustainability)

18. Co-chairing of the RT bodies (2)
WG1: Environment assessment
David PENNINGTON (DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
Jean-Christophe BLIGNY (FoodDrinkEurope, Director Environment, Danone Waters)
WG2: Environmental information
Jeroen VAN LAER (DG SANCO, European Commission)
Tania RUNGE (Copa‐Cogeca, General Affairs Advisor)
WG3: Continuous improvement
Harald SCHÖNBERGER (DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
Christian PALLIERE (Fertilizers Europe, Director Agriculture and Environment)
WG4:International and non‐environmental aspects
Salvatore D’Acunto (DG Enterprise and Industry, Head of Unit F.4 – Food Industry)
Jean-Luc MERIAUX (CELCAA, UECBV Secretary General)