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Responsibly Fresh FOOD SCP Round Table Brussels, November 21 th 2012 Philippe Appeltans Secretary general Association of Belgian Horticultural Co-operatives
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Turnover VBT-members– 2011 € 277.092.659 € 408.403.237 Frozen vegetables € 75,3 million Fresh produce € 685,5 million
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Vegetables Fruit & Vegetables Fruit
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Vision on Sustainability Public issue -> Important Several initiatives and projects -> Mostly single topic Our conclusion 1. Broader – people, planet, profit 2. Basic requirement for market access
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Path to sustainable development 1. Existing quality systems 2. Sectoral engagement 3. New sustainability label
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Path to sustainable development 1. Existing quality systems Producers and producers’ cooperatives already comply with several systems Engagement: Further development of sustainability criteria in these systems
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Path to sustainable development 2. Sectoral engagement Environmental friendly production – planet Broader content – planet, people, profit Engagement at three levels 1. Individual producer 2. Collective of producers in producers’ cooperatives 3. Individual producers’ cooperative
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1. Individual producer -> Certified quality system(s) Several requirements External control by independent CB Periodic renewal Systems: ICQM, GlobalGAP Path to sustainable development
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2. Collective of producers / cooperative -> Sustainability dossier Several requirements for producers Zero measurement and progression in time Periodical acualisation by cooperative VBT sectoral overviews Path to sustainable development
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3. Individual producers cooperative -> Certificate Charter CSR Corporate social responsibility Concrete action points on common themes External evaluation and audit Yearly renewal Charters: provinces and/or VOKA Path to sustainable development
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3. New sustainability label Base: Environmental friendely production Translate sectoral engagement Capture full story Look attractive Path to sustainable development
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New sustainability label www.responsibly-fresh.com
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New sustainability label
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Launch FruitLogistica Berlin
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Winner 2012 GlobalGAP Award
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Finally Sustainability Sustainable development -> Sustainable development is a verb
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THX for your attention…. Time for… Exchange of Views
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