European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

European Association
of Sugar Manufacturers

7 11, 2016

CEFS and EFFAT publish joint statement on ETS

By |2018-02-27T11:20:33+00:00November 7th, 2016|

On 4 November 2016 CEFS and EFFAT agreed to a joint statement on the revision of the Emissions Trading System for the fourth trading period (2021-2030). CEFS and EFFAT urge the European Parliament's ENVI Committee to support the in/out approach of the European Commission over the alternative "tiered" approach. The joint statement can be read [...]

19 04, 2016

CEFS an official partner of the EU-OSHA Campaign 2016–17: Healthy Workplaces for All Ages

By |2018-02-27T09:26:06+00:00April 19th, 2016|

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 [...]

2 03, 2016

'Making the sugar world a better place' - The EU Sugar Industry CSR Report 2015 is now available

By |2018-02-27T08:46:10+00:00March 2nd, 2016|

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 [...]

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 [...]