A film produced by the Green REV Institute entitled 'Catastrophe on a Plate 'Dining on Despair’ was awarded at the international film festival, the Green Film Festival. The reportage won in the best short documentary category. The reportage competed in its category against productions from the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Bulgaria. The jury included Joanna Kożuch, Magdalena Łucyan and Paweł Deląg. […]

The report „Climate change, industrial animal agriculture, and the role of physicians – Time to act” points to the key role of doctors and physicians in creating awareness, educating and supporting patients and clients to switch to a healthier, more sustainable, plant-based diet. The report points out that replacing cow meat with plant-based protein would reduce greenhouse gases by 49.6%. At the same […]

The Green REV Institute on 14 August sent a position paper as part of the ongoing European Commission Consultation on EU farm statistics – List of variables and their description for the reference year 2026. Link Within the position paper, the Green REV Institute noted: „The most important objective of the ongoing consultation should be to present a reliable picture of agriculture in the […]

The Supreme Audit Office (SAI) has responded to a request made by the Green REV Institute and the Future Food 4 Climate Coalition to conduct an ad hoc audit on the availability of plant-based meals and food quality in educational institutions.The request is currently being analysed with a view to its inclusion in the current inspection. At the same time, the response points out that […]

„Disaster on Despair„, the third documentary film produced by Green REV Institute (2023), has been nominated as part of the Green Film Festival in the best short documentary category! The documentary has been selected for competition and will compete for the title of best in its category against six other productions coming from Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and […]

Book the date in your calendar – 17-19 September we are kicking off the European Vegan Summit 2024! The 2024 edition of the European Vegan Summit focuses on the development of the plant-based food sector. The summit brings together leaders from investment, start-ups, business and science to showcase the future of food system and food production. The programme includes […]

Analysis by the Better Food Foundation, DefaultVeg and Faunalytics at universities shows that the introduction of plant-based meals as the default option – where meat is only served on request – significantly increases the consumption of vegan and vegetarian meals. The data collected shows that this increase can be as high as 55%.Further elements that can support the transition to a more sustainable and […]

On 18 July, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, starting her second term, presented the ’Political Guidelines for the next European Commission term 2024-2029’. The document takes into account food security issues, but does not directly address food system reform. The document emphasises the importance of European agriculture and healthy local food, […]

On 6 August 2024, we received a response regarding the public consultation of the draft regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the detailed scope of tasks carried out by the National Centre of Support for Agriculture related to the implementation of the schools programme on the territory of the Republic of Poland. The Ministry indicates that: „Taking into […]

This year’s COP29 Climate Summit will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11-22 November 2024. On 17 July, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev conveyed in a letter to Parties and Actors that one of the themes of the Summit will be the food system. The letter announced that the day of 19 November at COP29 would be dedicated to food, agriculture and water. Full version […]