FEDIOL recognizes the importance of accelerating the transition towards an EU sustainable food system. Through the processing of agricultural raw materials, our sector contributes to the production of food and feed as well as to bio-chemicals, biofuels and other bio-materials. It provides a clear value added in terms of the management of food and feed safety risks and contributes to affordable prices for consumers.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

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 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 7: Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Transformed commodity supply chains which 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.