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GMOs – An easy breakdown on common myths
Global grassroots organization Slow Food International has recently published a short myth-busting article with the most common, but wrong and…
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Agreement on new deforestation law
EU consumption is responsible for around 10% of global deforestation. In the beginning of December, the Council and European Parliament…
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Green claims: better methodologies to assess environmental performance of food & textiles products
BRUSSELS, 29 NOVEMBER 2022 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes news about the Commission’s decision to postpone the publication of the…
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Sustainability labels, ”sustainable or not? That’s the question!”
In the current food environment, labels are crucial to provide consumers with information to help them make the sustainable choice.…
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Sustainability labelling for food: one day to understand all about it
The European Commission is expected to reveal their proposal for a Regulation on Substantiating Green Claims based on the Product…
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Farmers at the centre of research, innovation & knowledge exchange in TP Organics new study
Organic living labs and lighthouse farms in Europe is a brand new study by TP Organics, the European technology platform…
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30/09/2022
Vision
They make it happen! Helping young graduates get in touch with the practical organic world
Organic contributes to promoting and delivering healthy and sustainable diets. This is part of our Vision 2030 set out and…
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29/09/2022
Labelling
New position paper on sustainability labelling & the Planet-score
IFOAM Organics Europe published its new position paper on “Sustainability labelling & the Planet-score”. Political context This position paper comes…
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13/09/2022
Vision
Help us show that organic is a front-runner in transforming food & farming
To make our shared Vision for organic in 2030 a reality, we collect European initiatives that are transforming EU food…
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29/07/2022
Seeds
European Parliamentarians, NGOs and organic sector discuss seed marketing rules
Before the European Parliament’s summer break, the political process reviewing seed marketing rules kickstarted with an event on 22 June.…
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Nature restoration law is published
On 22 June the European Commission published the proposal of a Nature Restoration Law together with the Sustainable Use of…
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24/06/2022
Agroecology
Update on EU Research & Innovation Partnerships on Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
TP Organics, follows the development and implementation of two new European Research & Innovation Partnerships that will be launched in…
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24/06/2022
Labelling
Sustainability labelling & the PEF – Closed event in the European Parliament
Green Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Benoît Biteau, Claude Gruffat and Michèle Rivasi held an invitation-only event in the…
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They make it happen! Green public procurement in Copenhagen’s public kitchens
Organic contributes to promoting and delivering healthy and sustainable diets. This is part of our Vision 2030 set out and…
![Do you have an initiative that is transforming food & farming? Share it with us, get visibility & inspire others!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/10/vision-420x540.png)
21/06/2022
Vision
Do you have an initiative that is transforming food & farming? Share it with us, get visibility & inspire others!
To make the EU Green Deal a reality, we will need to transform food and farming. The organic movement has…
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05/05/2022
Vision
Share your organic initiative transforming food and farming & get visibility!
Across Europe, a range of organic and other initiatives are already changing food and farming, paving the way for the…
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03/05/2022
Vision
They make it happen! Improving the sustainability of agriculture in the Puglia region
Organic contributes to promoting and delivering healthy and sustainable food. This is part of our Vision 2030 set out and shared by…
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24/03/2022
Seeds
New rules vegetative plant reproductive material for organic production
While the new EU Organic Regulation officially entered into force on 1 January of this year, not all details were…
![They make it happen! A Belgian farming collective for biodiversity and preservation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/10/vision-420x540.png)
09/03/2022
Vision
They make it happen! A Belgian farming collective for biodiversity and preservation
Organic farming and production work with nature to achieve the best possible results for people, animals, and the planet. To…
![Do you have an initiative that is transforming food & farming? Share it with us, get visibility & inspire others!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/10/vision-420x540.png)
09/03/2022
Vision
Do you have an initiative that is transforming food & farming? Share it with us, get visibility & inspire others!
To make the EU Green Deal a reality, we need to change the way we eat and farm. The organic…
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Sustainability labelling: Product Environmental Footprint not suitable for agri-food products
Sustainability labelling has to be one of the major food-related political topics of 2022. As the think tank IDDRI outlines…
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17/01/2022
Vision
Submit your initiative & inspire!
As European organic movement we are gathering existing initiatives and projects that are transforming food and farming. As frontrunner and…
![They make it happen! Nature & More, a connective system for a responsible True Cost Accounting](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/10/vision-420x540.png)
13/01/2022
Vision
They make it happen! Nature & More, a connective system for a responsible True Cost Accounting
The hidden cost of food production has a detrimental impact on our planet. Our Vision 2030 for food and farming…