Successful first Organics Europe Youth Event
On 31 August and 1 September 2022, IFOAM Organics Europe, FiBL and Bio Suisse hosted the 1st edition of the Organics Europe Youth Event (OEYE). The event aimed to create a platform…
‘Bug the new PM’, urges organic industry
The Organic Trade Board (OTB) – in collaboration with Soil Association Certification, Ecotone, Ethical Food Company and RBOrganic – is calling on industry and members of the public to ‘bug…
OPTA Europe launches Manifesto for Organic Climate Action
Year by year the effects of climate change become more and more manifest to all of us: Melting Arctic areas, rising sea-levels, rising temperatures, extreme drought periods, extreme rainfall, wildfires,…
ProVeg opens office in China
ProVeg International has expanded its global reach by opening an office in China, marking the first time an international NGO promoting alternative proteins has done so. The Shanghai-based office will…
HealthyDoesIt changes hands from HFMA to NAHS
During the Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA) AGM on 15 June, a series of developments were announced including the transfer of HealthyDoesIt to the National Association of Health Stores (NAHS).…
How UK can quit its ‘addiction to volatile food imports’ – SFT
The Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) says it’s time to change the way we farm, ‘align our diets to what the UK can sustainably produce’ and reduce our ‘addiction to volatile…
EU Parliament saves Farm to Fork’s integrity but concedes on Biodiversity
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s support to the Farm to Fork Strategy as the right policy direction to make European agriculture more resilient and independent. The resolution on…
Calls grow for EU targets to boost healthier and more sustainable meals in schools and public settings
A coalition of NGOs has launched the Buy Better Food Campaign. Together with other civil society organisations, through this advocacy campaign on public food procurement (PFP), this coalition aims at…
Sweden, Finland, Belgium and The Netherlands join forces to promote organic
Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands and Belgium are joining forces to stimulate the sales of organic products. On February 1st the four European countries together will start a project that includes…
September 23, 2021
Today, the three EU institutions – European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission – signed a Joint Declaration officially instating 23 September as EU Organic Day. Jan…