Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in the EU

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Who is CIAA ?

• Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in
  the EU
• Largest manufacturing sector in Europe
• CIAA represents the interests of sector vis-a-vis
  the EU and international institutions
• Members
• 25 national food industry federations
• 30 European sectors Associations
• 20 major companies producing in the EU

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Delivering safe food sustainablyEmbracing
the three pillars of sustainability

• Economic, social and environmental dimension of
  sustainability to be addressed in an integrated
  manner.
• Reflected in the structure of CIAA work
• Food and consumer policy (food safety, quality,
  RD, innovation, consumer information, diet,
  health)
• Trade and competitiveness (single market, CAP,
  WTO, bilateral and regional trade agreements,
  better regulation)
• Environmental policy (climate, resources, waste,
  packaging, sustainable consumption and
  production, IPPC)

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Why do EU environmental policies matter for CIAA?

• Agricultural raw materials are grown in the
  natural environment. The Food and Drink industry
  uses 70 of the agricultural raw materials grown
  by European farmers. Healthy eco-systems vital
  for long-term prosperity of the food sector.
• Environmental issues have moved up in the EU
  policy agenda Increasing amount of environmental
  legislation influencing the business of food
  manufacturers (e.g. climate change, energy,
  waste, packaging, consumer information, etc).
• Consumers awareness and civil society
  expectations concerning sustainability of food
  production are continuously increasing and must
  be accomodated by food industry and supply chain
  partners.

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The life-cycle of food and drink products Food
manufacturing as part of the wider food chain
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Cooperative action along the entire food chain
The key to sustainability

• Core business of FD industry
• Sourcing agricultural raw materials and
  processing them into food and drink products.
• However, key environmental impacts occur also
  upstream and
• downstream the manufacturing sector
• Different food chain players have different
  spheres of influence and responsibility (farmers
  and other suppliers, industry, transport,
  retailers, consumers, waste industry,
  municipalities, etc)
• All actors along the supply chain have to
  continuously improve the environmental
  performance in their direct sphere of influence.
• Cooperation among the various players is key for
  success

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Environmental impacts occur at all stages of food
chain
Example Food and climate change
Farming accounts for 49 of total greenhouse gas
emissions of the food chain, consumers for 18,
food manufacturing for 11. (source Defra,
UK, 2005)
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The core business of industryImproving
sustainability in food manufacturing
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The challenge Striving for 100 raw material
efficiency

• Raw materials in the FD sector are of
  agricultural origin.
• There is an imperative to use agricultural
  products in the most efficient manner.
• Use 100 of raw materials wherever possible
  (including co- and by-products)
• By-products used in animal feed, fertilisers,
  cosmetics, pharmaceutics, etc.
• Reducing waste to the absolute minimum
• Where waste cannot be prevented, it is important
  to recover its embedded resources in the most
  efficient way.

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Areas for future action

• RD and technical (processing) innovation to
  adjust by-products to new markets, e.g. use of
  proteins, oils, sugars and vitamins contained in
  the crop
• Use of by-products and waste from the sector to
  support transition towards low carbon energy
  sources
• Centralisation of by-product use (e.g. for
  bio-gas production)
• Re-use of recycled waste water without
  compromising strict EU hygiene requirements

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FD manufacturing accounts for about 1.5 of
total GHG emissions in the EU-15
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CO2-intensity in FD manufacturing has fallen by
25 since 1990 compared with economic growth
Production value EU-15 (index 1990 100)
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FD industry accounts for less than 2 of water
consumption in Europe, and.
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• access to clean water is critical for the
• entire food chain. It serves three main
  functions

• Water is essential in agriculture
• Water is a product in its own right and a key
  ingredient
• Water is essential in numerous processing steps
  (e.g. washing, boiling, steaming, cleaning, etc)

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Food and drink industry initiatives

• Reducing water consumption in our own operations
• Behavioural changes - best practice
• Investment in water-efficient technology
• Protecting water supplies outside FD factories
• Water source area protection
• Working with farmers
• Water information for consumers
• Working internationally

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The challenge

• Reducing packaging material without compromising
  food quality, safety, product integrity and
  consumers' needs
• Ensuring sound recycling and energy recovery of
  packaging waste

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AchievementsAbsolute decoupling between GDP
and packaging waste sent for final disposal
(EU-15, 1997-2004)
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Areas for future work and cooperation

• Continued RD and eco-innovation for all
  different packaging types
• Packaging weight reduction without compromising
  food safety and packaging functionality
• Translating successful recycling and recovery
  schemes from experienced Member States to all
  others
• Raising consumer awareness concerning their role
  in recycling and recovery

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Conclusion and outlook

• The FD industry is making continuous and
  significant improvement towards environmental
  sustainability.
• Key areas for future action
• Spread already existing best practice and
  technology more broadly across the entire sector
• Continued RD and eco-innovation holds big
  potential
• Improve commercial competitiveness of new
  technologies
• Find the most effective way to involve SMEs
• Increased cooperation among all key players
  including business partners, consumers, public
  authorities, the research community and others
• Improving the knowledge base to support
  science-based corporate and public sustainability
  strategies

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