Jean-Philippe QUERARD

Last week, Environmental Commissioner Jessika Roswall announced that the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) will be delayed by a year once again. Today we are still in the dark what will happen.   📶 Nestlé has prepared intensively and was ready for compliance by the end of 2025. End of 2024, 93.5% of the total global volume of our key ingredients – cocoa, coffee, meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar – are assessed as deforestation-free. These efforts have been made in good faith that the European legislative framework and timeline are reliable.    HOW?! The essential starting point for EUDR compliance is to create transparent supply chains. This is a key element of the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, our longstanding plan for building a more responsible cocoa supply chain. For this, we are partnering with the Rainforest Alliance. Under this certification scheme, cocoa farmers get a unique ID allowing them to be clearly identified. Starting from there, every transaction of the produced cocoa can be tracked along the value chain – from the field to the gates of our factories. This shows how credible voluntary sustainability schemes make a difference in uncertain times ISEAL   ❌ We regret the European Commission’s decision to propose another delay of the EUDR application date. The delay jeopardizes the efforts and investments of all committed supply chain partners involved and undermines trust in Europe’s regulatory commitments. While we agree that a stable European IT system is necessary and that there is still a need for greater clarity around some technical details, we believe this could have been achieved by pragmatic enforcement approaches and updated guidance.    🔎 We urge the European Commission to provide asap clarity on the intended changes and keep the objectives of the law intact. We call on European lawmakers to swiftly finalize the necessary co-legislation process in order to avoid additional uncertainty.    European Commission, European Parliament Council of the European Union   #WeAreNestlé #EUDR #Deforestation #DeforestationFree  

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We desperately need CEA for sustainable food supply! The manifesto entitled “The First Sustainable Generation” (https://lnkd.in/eeWyt7qV) describes very well what is already achievable in terms of sustainability with existing technology and new insights. CEA is also seen in this manifesto as an important driver for achieving a sustainable food supply. We don't have to wait! CEA is a catch-all term that covers all types of covered cultivation, such as low, mid, and high-tech greenhouses, as well as vertical farming and container farming. According to research by Rabobank, there will be approximately 3.7 million (!) hectares of CEA worldwide by 2025. The majority of this will be low-tech (plastic tunnels) and mostly in China. Rabobank estimates that there are approximately 70,000 hectares of high-tech greenhouses worldwide. High-tech greenhouses are currently the most sustainable way to grow all kinds of crops in almost any location on earth. This is because these greenhouses can be modelled for almost any climate zone. Vertical farming covers less than 1,000 hectares and is therefore still a niche market, but it is increasingly being used for propagation and high-value crops in specific areas and/or climate zones. The accompanying report by WUR and the EU from 2024 indicates that there is great potential for greenhouses, especially high-tech greenhouses, in North America and various European countries. High-tech greenhouses are mainly built by a number of Dutch greenhouse builders such as Certhon, Kubo, Atrium Agri, and Van der Hoeven. More greenhouses require more labor, but fortunately, repetitive cultivation tasks can increasingly be automated by companies such as Logiqs, Flier, Viscon, and, of course, market leader #TTAxISO. In the field of data-driven cultivation, more and more companies are also catering to growers and investors; Sera, Source.ag, Blue Radix, Let's Grow, and Priva are offering increasingly advanced solutions. But ultimately, it's all about the business case and a good team. Without a good team, you can't make the business case work. And the foundation of every team is good growers, good salespeople, good organizers of labor and energy. Without good sales contracts and a good location with energy connections, you shouldn't even start. All the nice presentations and Excel sheets aside. It's great to see that, in line with the aforementioned manifesto, we are already able to produce much more sustainable food in almost every region on earth. Tell the rest of the world! #horticulture #floriculture #food #agri #sustainability #rabobank #wur

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Tackling climate change means thinking bigger and moving faster. With Renewable Acceleration, Mars is going beyond our own operations to bring renewable electricity to our entire value chain – from farms to factories, and from distribution to the energy used in homes and vet clinics.   This is not a future ambition – it's already underway. We've just signed with Enel North America to bring new clean energy projects online that will supply Mars and our partners with 1.8 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity annually. That’s the equivalent of powering an entire country the size of Estonia – and it’s just the beginning.   Renewable Acceleration is expected to cut 10% of Mars total carbon footprint by 2030 against a 2015 baseline. It’s one of the most significant levers we can pull, and a model we believe can help accelerate the broader shift to clean energy across industries.   A big thank you to our sustainability and commercial teams, and to our partners at Enel for helping turn ambition into action.

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Maia Ventures, an early-stage Milan-based AgriFoodTech fund, today announced the launch of its first fund at €55 million to back 20 to 25 companies, with initial ticket sizes ranging from €0.5 to 1.5 million 🇮🇹🍝 The Limited Partner base brings together institutional investors, such as the European Investment Fund (EIF) and CDP Venture Capital SGR, alongside private investors, which include leading Italian food corporates and their family offices, such as Teseo Capital sicav-sif, Cereal Docks (through its CVC Grey Silo Ventures), Andriani, among others. “What excites us is the calibre of science and operator talent now converging on topics such as food-as-medicine, innovative ingredients, and resilient supply chains. As an early-stage partner, we aim to be among the first institutional believers, helping Founders connect with industry leaders and lay the foundations for scale”, said David I. Bassani, Founding Partner at Maia Ventures. https://lnkd.in/dGyXFCq2

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At #AngelYeast, we are advancing clean and low-carbon development through a comprehensive ESG framework: Climate Action – Cutting emissions, innovating low-carbon yeast protein development, and transitioning to clean energy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2058. Resource Management – Optimizing energy and water use, converting waste into resources, and adopting green packaging. Green Offices – Promoting paperless operations, energy-saving devices, and environmental awareness. Biodiversity Protection – Building green facilities and preserving traditional fermentation ecosystems. Learn more from: https://lnkd.in/grVThYiu #CircularEconomy #LowCarbon #Sustainability

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