The European Commission consultation – Targets to reduce food waste – is open until 22 November. The Green REV Institute has prepared and sent its position paper, which is available HERE. In the position paper we point out that: The aim of the initiative is to develop binding targets against food waste. Why submit an opinion? Photo: Unsplash

On 25.10, civil society organisations including the Green REV Institute, partners of the FF4C Coalition and the scientific community from around the world sent an call to the President of the #KE, Ursula von der Leyen, not to postpone the work on the EU legislation for sustainable food systems (FSFS). The call points out that „Failure to present the FSFS proposal […]

On 11 October, MEPs sent a question on EU SFS legislation requiring a written answer to the European Commission. The written question was sent by 6 MEPs: Dr Sylwia Spurek, Sarah Wiener, Benoît Biteau, Pierre Larrouturou, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Anja Hazekamp. The question to the EC is as follows: Link to document Recall that EU legislation for Sustainable Food Systems was due to be presented by the European Commission in September […]

The Green REV Institute together with other NGOs called on the decision-making side of the Netherlands not to impose an increased tax for alternatives to animal milk. The call was sent to Parliament (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal), the Finance Committee, the Health, Welfare and Sport Committee and the Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Committee. The proposed increase in consumer tax […]

A new Eurobarometer survey shows that 84% of Europeans and European women believe that the welfare of farmed animals should be better protected in their country than it is today. As many as 60% of those taking part in the survey believe that they could pay more for food products that come from systems where animal welfare is respected. At the same […]

The next meeting of the ongoing Green Advocacy Academy x Plant Based Treaty project will take place this coming Tuesday (24.10.2023) at 18:00 CEST. The project is in collaboration with the global Plant Based Treaty campaign. Those attending will be joined by Catalina López Salazar, a veterinarian and Director of the Aquatic Animal Alliance. Catalina leads a coalition of 100 organisations around […]

Will Polish cities join Edinburgh in supporting the Plant Based Treaty? Edinburgh has made history by becoming the first European capital to officially endorse the global campaign – Plant Based Treaty. The city council has officially endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, a groundbreaking effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture. In Poland, no city has developed its Local Food Policy. […]

The next online meeting of the ongoing Green Advocacy Academy project – Nothing about us without us – will take place this Thursday (19.10.2023). The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Royal Embassy of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The online event will feature two expert speakers: Anna Spurek- COO of the Green […]

19 October 2023. The European Parliament will vote on the draft European Protein Strategy (2023/2015(INI)), rapporteur Emma Wiesner. As the Green REV Institute, we have sent a call to MEPs to support the report and include an additional amendment (AM 2). As reported by the scientific community, the continuation of intensive animal protein production and the reliance on animal agriculture as a pillar of food security poses […]

On 16 October, the Green REV Institute and the Future Food 4 Climate Coalition launched a call to the European Commission’s Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski on the Sustainable Food System. Full version of the letter As SFS Advocates, civil society organisations are calling on Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to support a sustainable food system: „We urge you not to allow the work on legislation for a sustainable food […]