Food

Agribusiness lobbying in Brussels involves biotech, food, animal feed, agrofuels and pesticide producers targeting decision makers to weaken regulations or to get subsidies. You can find CEO's work on food and agriculture here or visit our specific page on the EU's food safety authority (EFSA).

'Responsible Soy' in Paraguay: Grupo DAP

27.05.2009

This week, the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) meets to set new standards for "responsible soy". This new certification scheme could be accepted by the EU as adequate to guarantee that certified soy is suitable for use as an agrofuel in Europe.

Action at WWF against 'responsible soy'

19.05.2009

Action against WWF support for Monsanto GM toxic soy at headoffice WWF-Netherlands

Sign petition, halt GM 'responsible' soy

16.04.2009

GM Toxic soy is not 'responsible'!

Can genetically engineered soy - grown with large amounts of agri-chemicals - ever be called 'responsible'? You probably consider this to be impossible. The damage that Monsanto's Roundup Ready soy has done in countries such as Argentina and Paraguay is enormous. Despite that, by the end of May this very same soy will be labelled 'responsible' by the Round Table on Responsible Soy.

Round Table on "Sustainable Biofuels"

08.04.2009

19 March 2009, Brussels. As we have seen, EU agrofuel policy has spurred a number of initiatives supposedly aimed at bringing ‘sustainable’ agrofuels to the market over the past few years. These efforts have been used to try and justify the 10% agrofuel target.

The Winnners are...

20.01.2009

Brussels, 9 December – The winners of the 2008 Worst EU Lobbying Awards have been revealed at a ceremony in Brussels, despite a last minute attempt to gag the organisers with legal action from one of the candidates. More than 8500 people took part in the online public vote [1].

Agrofuel Target is Not Sustainable

08.01.2009

The European Commission's draft EU Renewable Energy Directive, published today, ignores numerous recent warnings on the environmental and social damage of its proposed 10 per cent target for agrofuel use in the transport sector by 2020.

EU member states had demanded that the 10 per cent target be met 'sustainably', but the EU Joint Research Centre and the UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) have expressed strong doubts that this can be achieved. The EAC has also argued for a moratorium on agrofuel targets.

Cornering the market in agrofuels: Brazil’s bid to dominate the EU

08.01.2009

Protesters at petrol stations state "Agrofuels are no solution for the climate and energy problem!"

23.09.2008

In Front of a Statoil petrol station (Nobelvägan near corner Lönngatan) the traffic was stopped and waiters and waitresses serving organic food talked to the drivers. They had to choose between fuelling their car, or access to food for themselves and other people. There was understanding and sympathy for the alternative, although nobody decided to leave the car at the spot. Luckily the police was occupied by their preparations for the big ESF demonstration. It took them 30 minutes to find out about the action.

Agrofuels are not a climate solution

23.09.2008

Corporate Europe Observatory will join the Agrofools Action Group at a petrol station in Malmo to highlight the issue of agrofuels - curretnyl being discussed at the European Social Forum.

The European push for agrofuels will have many social and environmental implications, including rising food prices, jeopardising people's food sovereignty and access to food.

Swedish car drivers will be invited to choose from a menu: fueling their car with agrofuel, or having access to food for themselves and other people. About 100 people will participate in the action.

Sugarcane ethanol is not sustainable

09.09.2008

Corporate Europe Observatory’s new briefing, "Sugarcane ethanol: a sweet solution for Europe's fuel addiction?", highlights the impacts of sugarcane production in Brazil, including harsh working conditions and the destruction of some of Brazil’s most important forests and wildlife habitats.

Seminar on the Impacts of Agrofuel

03.09.2008

In June 2007, Global Forest Coalition, Corporate Europe Observatory and
Friends of the Earth Europe organised four days of events on agrofuels,
including debates in the European Parliament and the Dutch Parliament.
Fifteen representatives from Southern organisations and movements were
in Europe to testify on the impacts that EU agrofuel policy will have
on their countries.This report is a record of their testimonies.

A Reality Check on Agrofuels

02.09.2008

This report sets out critical concerns regarding the current push to develop agrofuels in transport, specially in industrialised countries.

Executive Summary