European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

14 04, 2016

Bioeconomy 2.0 will help lead the EU's renewable revolution

By |2018-02-27T09:35:39+00:00April 14th, 2016|

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 [...]

2 03, 2016

Social partners in the EU beet sugar sector highlight the importance of a fair and truly competitive world market

By |2018-02-27T11:23:39+00:00March 2nd, 2016|

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 [...]

16 09, 2015

European beet sugar sector launches new sustainability collaboration

By |2018-02-27T11:06:15+00:00September 16th, 2015|

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 [...]

17 08, 2015

Open Invitation to Stakeholders - EU Beet Sugar Sustainability Partnership - Stakeholder Roundtable at Expo Milan on 9 September 2015

By |2015-08-17T11:04:36+00:00August 17th, 2015|

            Start the conversation: visit us at WWW.SUSTAINABLESUGAR.EU or meet us at EXPO Milan on 9 September 2015. More information at [email protected] We would like to introduce the work of the EU Beet Sugar Sustainability Partnership. Formed in 2013 as a coalition between EU beet growers (represented by CIBE), sugar producers (CEFS) [...]

10 06, 2015

A Life Cycle Assessment of beet sugar in the European Union

By |2018-02-27T09:57:04+00:00June 10th, 2015|

Definition Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) is defined as the assessment of the environmental impacts of a given product throughout its lifespan. LCA can be used for evaluating the environmental performance of a product or a service as well as comparing the environmental performance of similar products in order to be able to choose the least burdensome. Context [...]

5 02, 2015

CEFS member of the newly formed EU Bioeconomy Alliance

By |2018-02-27T11:26:04+00:00February 5th, 2015|

On the occasion of its launch at the European Parliament on 04 February, the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EBA) calls for more predictable policies leading to a long-term strategy for a competitive, dynamic and sustainable bioeconomy in Europe. Developing the bioeconomy is only feasible if the EU provides a holistic, coherent and harmonised framework in a [...]