In light of its priorities, ENSA is following policy and legislative developments under the Green Deal, including the Farm to Fork Strategy. As a member of FoodDrinkEurope, ENSA has closely followed the developments that resulted in the development of the Code of Conduct and participated in all annual meetings of the Code’s Collaborative platform.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

ENSA supports all inspirational objectives of the Code of Conduct and is committed to supporting it through the following activities:
• Disseminate a literature review paper on the role of plant-based foods in sustainable food systems, showcasing the benefits of including more plant-based foods in our diets for our health and the planet.
• Work in collaboration with other stakeholders in the food chain to address the challenges in promoting and shifting towards healthy and sustainable diets that include more plant-based alternatives.
• Presenting the Code of Conduct and its aspirational objectives to our members, to encourage them to bring their business practices in line with the Code’s aspirations and inspirational objectives.
• Encourage national plant-based foods organisations to raise awareness of the Code of Conduct among their members by presenting it at the annual meetings of the national plant-based Foods Associations forum.
• Issue an annual report of the activities run by ENSA and its members, in support of the Code of Conduct.

Aspirational objective 1: Healthy, balanced, and sustainable diets for all European consumers, thereby contributing to: 

1) Reversing malnutrition and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the EU. 

2) Reducing the environmental footprint of food consumption by 2030.

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved food consumption patterns in the EU.

b) A food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable diets.

Aspirational objective 2: Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste (at the consumer level, within internal operations, and across value chains)

With the following aspirational target: 

A 50% reduction of per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030 and reduced food losses along the food production and supply chains in the EU.

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target: 

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

Aspirational objective 4: An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resource efficiency within own operations, contributing to sustainable, efficient use and management of energy and natural resources in operations by 2030. 

b) Improved sustainability of food and drink packaging, striving for all packaging towards circularity by 2030.

Aspirational objective 5: Sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030.

b) Quality jobs, skilled workforce, and safe and inclusive workplaces for all.

Aspirational objective 6: Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030.

b) Continued progress towards sustainable production, contributing to sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources by 2030 and improved animal welfare.

Aspirational objective 7: Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Transformed commodity supply chains that do not contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and destruction of natural habitat and which preserve and protect high-value ecosystems and biodiversity.

b) Improved social performance in (global) food supply chains.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.