On 15 April 2016 the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) launched its campaign for 2016-17: Healthy Workplaces for All Ages. CEFS is an official campaign partner. The campaign succeeds the 2015-16 campaign ("Healthy Workplaces : Managing Stress"), of which CEFS was also an official campaign partner. Objectives of the campaign "Healthy [...]
BIOECONOMY 2.0 WILL HELP LEAD THE EU'S RENEWABLE REVOLUTION - WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT On the occasion of ‘BioEconomyUtrecht2016’, the fourth Bioeconomy Stakeholders’ Conference, the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) calls on the EU to lead a worldwide transition towards a renewable, low-carbon economy. Europe has all of the means necessary to become a global leader in [...]
This is the 13th annual implementation report of the CSR Code of Conduct signed in 2003 by the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors (EFFAT) and the European Association of Sugar Producers (CEFS). The EU Sugar Industry CSR Report is adopted through an extensive consultation process, the purpose of [...]
At yesterday’s annual meeting between trade unions and employers in the EU sugar sector, hosted by the European Commission in the framework of its social dialogue policy, the social partners expressed deep worries about risks and economic uncertainties ahead of the end of the quota system in 2017 and the absence of fair competition and [...]
The focus made on one ingredient as a major cause of diseases like Type-2 diabetes disregards the established scientific knowledge that this illness is mainly caused by obesity – a complex and multifactorial issue – and lack of physical activity. Sugar per se consumed in the context of a balanced diet, has not been established [...]
The EU Beet Sugar Sustainability Partnership (EU BSSP) has announced the launch of its first joint initiative on sustainability throughout the sector. At an event hosted by DG AGRI at the EU Pavilion of EXPO Milan 2015 on 9 September, the partnership announced the release of the Good Practices – a tool designed to illustrate [...]
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