Following the publication at the end of November of the first draft delegated act and its annexes supplementing the EU Regulation 2020/852 establishing a framework to facilitate sustainable investments by the European Commission, CEFS has undertaken actions via different platforms it is a member of: the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) and the Primary Food Processors [...]

On 9 November 2020, the European Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS) organised a webinar to explore the challenges and opportunities of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Jesper Thomassen, Managing Director of Nordic Sugar Denmark & Sweden and chair of CEFS WG Environment exchanged views with Isobel Findlay and Thomas Brinkmann from DG CLIMA and Monika Figaj from [...]

On Monday 9 November, CEFS hosted a webinar on the implementation of the Climate Law. During this webinar, CEFS and the invited speakers explored the challenges and opportunities of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The speakers were: Ms Isobel Findlay and Mr Thomas Brinkmann from DG CLIMA, Ms Monika Figaj from the Polish Environment Ministry, [...]

Preparing for upcoming institutional discussions, CEFS publishes today its position paper on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). According to the European Commission, this instrument aims to eliminate the risk of carbon leakage for certain sectors in the context of the Green Deal. However, for sugar, CEFS does not believe the CBAM to be a [...]