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FR / Environmental score for food products: "Only 16% of products are green" (Planet-score)

"The agri-food market has considerable room for improvement": this is the conclusion of the first analysis of the environmental quality of agrifood products, published by the French association Planet-score on 20/01/2026, based on data issued from the Quelproduit app, managed by French consumer…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 427104
• Published on 20/01/26 at 15:24

Zero Waste Europe calls for the Circular Economy Act, planned in 2026, to toughen chemical policy

"The chemical policy of the EU should be taken into account within the Circular Economy Act in order to avoid a future health crisis": this is the main recommendation of a report released by Zero Waste Europe, a Brussels-based NGO, calling for the Circular Economy Act, to be announced in 2026, to…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Circularity, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 426789
• Published on 19/01/26 at 15:31

Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 19/01 and 23/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the Plenary session of the European Parliament taking place in Strasbourg from 19/01, with the Mercosur deal at the core of discussions. Farmers plan to protest against it and for a better distribution of CAP resources. In Davos, the world leaders, businesses…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 426735
• Published on 19/01/26 at 09:00

"89% of the heat caused by our fossil fuels is in the ocean, only 1% in the atmosphere"(J.Röckstrom, PIK)

"The scientific drama around the need to truly address planetary health comes from recent science, which is that we are currently at a point where we are risking the health of the planet, the very stability, the resilience, and life support on Earth, explains Prof. Johan Röckstrom, Director at…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 426526
• Published on 15/01/26 at 15:00

EU/New genomic techniques: "We are going to vote against a bad agreement" (C. Clergeau, S&D)

Two weeks before the second reading vote in the ENVI Committee on 28/01/2026, Christophe Clergeau, shadow rapporteur for the S&D on the rules concerning new genomic techniques, has announced that his group will vote against the agreement reached in trilogue on NGTs on 04/12/2025. "The…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Public health & nutrition, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 426410
• Published on 15/01/26 at 10:43

Generali and UNIDO to cooperate on promoting sustainable coffee production in African countries

The Italian insurance group Generali and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) signed an agreement to promote sustainable coffee production in Africa under a programme called ACT (Advancing Climate-Resilience and Transformation in African Coffee), on 12/01/2026. The…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, International bodies, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 426183
• Published on 13/01/26 at 15:00

Bonduelle Group: B Corp certification for all its activities worldwide

Bonduelle achieves international B Corp certification worldwide, the group announced on 12/01/2026. This certification, initiated in 2018, comes as part of Bonduelle's "Transform to Win" transformation plan, which places sustainability at the heart of its business model. " More than just…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, ESG & CSR, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 426075
• Published on 12/01/26 at 17:46

"We call for a further stimulation of the demand for recycled plastic" (Plastics Recyclers Europe)

"The measures presented by the European Commission to support the plastic recycling sector in December 2025 are of course positive and we fully support them. They represent an important first step and a targeted response to address the wave of closures of European plastic recycling facilities. A…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Circularity, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 425982
• Published on 12/01/26 at 15:00

Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 12/01 and 16/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the signing of the Mercosur agreement on Saturday in Paraguay by Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, following the approval by a majority of Member States. The BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions) Agreement, or High Seas…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 425954
• Published on 12/01/26 at 13:05

USDA Regenerative Agriculture Program labelled greenwashing by American NGOs (Beyond Pesticides, FOE US)

Several NGOs, including Beyond Pesticides and Friends of the Earth, accuse the U.S. Department of Agriculture of "greenwashing" after it announced the launch of a "New Regenerative Agriculture Program" on 10/12/2025. NGOs to accuse the USDA of "greenwashing" after its Regenerative Agriculture…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 425787
• Published on 09/01/26 at 15:29