Tag: sustainable food
Green Santa is coming to town – a year clamping down on greenwashing
BEUC has been involved in fighting greenwashing for many years and 2023 was the year where we stepped up our game. We expanded our effort cross-teams, looking at different areas of consumers’ lives and how we can make them free...
Sandra Lima, BEUC Consumer Rights Team, BEUC Consumer Redress and Enforcement Team, BEUC Sustainability Team and BEUC Food Team /
December 20, 2023
Agricultural agreements cannot be a smokescreen for greenwashing and profiteering
Consumers are increasingly worried about the impact of their consumption, including the food they eat. But draft guidelines for the food sector could lead to minimal sustainability improvements as a pretext to restrict competition, writes Emanuela Antolovic.
Will the EU’s ambition towards a sustainable food system make it to the finish line?
As the European Commission is putting the final touches to its Farm to Fork Strategy for Sustainable Food, attempts to water it down are intensifying. Here is why the Commission must stick to its guns.