The EU Green Deal promotes halting deforestation and ecosystem degradation that result from unsustainable agricultural practices.
Find out how Cargill is taking action in its cocoa, palm oil and soy supply chains in order to achieve the company’s commitment of 100% deforestation-and conversion-free supply chains by 2030.
Learn more at The Green Way and join the conversation on Twitter with #EUGreenWay.
The EU Green Deal promotes halting deforestation and ecosystem degradation that result from unsustainable agricultural practices.
Find out how Cargill is taking action in its cocoa, palm oil and soy supply chains in order to achieve the company’s commitment of 100% deforestation-and conversion-free supply chains by 2030.
Learn more at The Green Way and join the conversation on Twitter with #EUGreenWay.
The EU Green Deal promotes imported products and value chains that do not involve deforestation and forest degradation.
For over a decade, Cargill has been addressing deforestation in its supply chains and working with farmers, governments, customers, environmental organisations and members of the communities in which the company operates in order to find practical and scalable solutions.
Cargill is committed to transform its agricultural supply chain to be deforestation- and conversion-free through prioritised policies and time-bound action plans, as outlined in Cargill’s Policy on Forests, and is a strong advocate for the industry to join pre-competitively in support of multi-stakeholder efforts to address deforestation on landscape level interventions.
Each supply chain is unique, and Cargill leverages its size, expertise and supply chain capabilities in a variety of ways to create a more sustainable, food-secure future. Cargill is taking action in its cocoa, palm oil and soy supply chains in order to achieve help the company’s commitment of 100% deforestation-and conversion-free supply chains by 2030.
Cocoa – Cargill’s Protect Our Planet Strategic Action Plan is the company’s strategic action plan to eliminate deforestation from the cocoa supply chain. It outlines concrete actions to achieve 100 percent cocoa bean traceability, to expand programmes to grow more cocoa on less land and to support farmers to effectively include agroforestry and conservation practices on their farm. Cargill is also one of the original signatories of the industry’s Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI) committed to no further conversion of any forestland and ending deforestation in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. All signatories are committed to annual reporting on progress. These are our Annual CFI Progress Reports: 2019 and 2020.
Palm Oil – Cargill is committed to producing and sourcing palm oil in an economical, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner and is working toward a 100% transparent, traceable and sustainable palm supply chain. Cargill’s commitment is embodied in the philosophy of ‘No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation’. The company is taking action to increase transparency, improve engagement with stakeholders, verify progress and help transform the industry. Cargill’s Policy on Sustainable Palm Oil, Forest Policy and Human Rights Commitment govern the company’s actions in this regard.
Soy – Cargill has been working to end deforestation related to soy production for decades. This work started in the Brazilian Amazon with the Soy Moratorium and continued through the development of Cargill’s Policy on South American Soy, which captures our commitment to a transparent and sustainable South American soy supply chain. Cargill’s Soy Action Plan – South America Origins, in support of the company’s Sustainable Soy Policy, is an important component of the comprehensive actions that Cargill is taking across supply chains to increase transparency and advance the company’s sustainability commitments. For more information see the 2020 Soy Progress Report.
About Cargill
Cargill’s team of 155,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 155 years, Cargill has helped farmers grow more, connecting them to broader markets. Cargill is continuously developing products that give consumers just what they are seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And Cargill helps all of its partners innovate and manage risk, so they can nourish the world again tomorrow.
Read more on Cargill’s commitment to protect forests and end deforestation
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From Monday, 13 to Wednesday, 15 April, AmCham EU travelled to Helsinki for a series of meetings with Finnish stakeholders on the future of EU environment policy. In discussions with representatives from the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of the Environment, the European Chemicals Agency and Members of the Finnish Parliament, the delegation examined how the EU can pursue its environmental objectives and support competitiveness by delivering long-term simplification in environmental policies.
Across the meetings, one theme was evident. Europe’s environmental legislation must be more coherent and efficient across the Single Market. Members emphasised that simplification is not about lowering standards, but about avoiding unnecessary complexity while preserving a high level of environmental and human health protection and building the business case for investment in sustainable frameworks such as Circular Economy. As the EU takes forward its next environment policy initiatives, the priority should be a framework that combines ambition with legal certainty, supports investment and delivers practical outcomes across Europe.
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At the European Food Forum’s Navigating US Tariffs: Impact on European Food and Drink Trade, Economy and Future Relations, Edouard Coppieters, Senior Policy Adviser, AmCham EU, spoke about the new reality in which US agri-food companies operate. Taking place on Thursday, 9 April, he outlined the continued growth of EU-US agri-trade and the need for the EU to continue to diversify its trade partners, welcoming the recent announcement of deals with Australia and India. Alongside Brando Benifei, MEP (IT, S&D), he noted that tackling the uncertainty created by tariffs is essential and that to this end, the Framework Agreement between the EU and US is a needed stable basis. Although tariffs bring uncertainty, the EU must not lose sight of the predictability steps it can take to ensure it remains competitive and attractive to potential new trading partners.
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The EU’s agri-food regulatory framework is fragmented and lacks predictability. The Food and Feed Safety Omnibus is a chance to address these shortcomings by reducing delays, improving consistency and easing compliance burdens that limit market access.
Uncertainty discourages investment and slows the uptake of new solutions. A more proportionate approach can improve legal certainty and support more consistent implementation across Member States. At the same time, maintaining a science-based, risk-based approach to trade measures is necessary to safeguard food security and avoid supply disruptions.
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