The Commission on April 15 proposed further simplifications and administrative burden reductions to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in view of its entry into application at the end of this year.
Author: Evi Coremans
On 5 and 19 February, the Walloon Fair Trade Awards were awarded to two schools, Actions Intégrées de Développement Hainaut-Centre and Collège Saint-Stanislas in Mons. The competition rewards organisations (public services, companies, schools, non-profit organisations, etc.) in the Walloon Region for their awareness of Fair Trade and their purchases of Fair Trade and sustainable products. […]
In a context where the European Commission wants to specify when “fair trade” terms may be used from now on, Commerce Equitable France has published an interesting discussion paper on the public regulation of fair trade and the development of local fair trade channels. “France has a unique experience, with the adoption 20 years ago […]
The Trade for Development Centre supports campaigns to promote more sustainable agriculture in various African countries. This is the case of the National Week of Ecological Agriculture in Benin, which aims to disseminate knowledge, good practices and innovations in agroecology.
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation amending the one establishing a common market organisation of agricultural products (CMO), with the aim to strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain.
At the end of November, the fourth annual National Fair Trade Days (JNCE) took place, an initiative of the Burkina Faso fair trade platform.
This initiative, which was funded by Enabel’s TDC, was desperately needed to tackle the many challenges in the sector and to find ways out of the ongoing crisis.
With a history stretching back more than 250 years, Beyers Koffie, Belgium’s largest coffee roaster, is determined to move with the times. At the end of 2025, the company will be one of the first in the world to inaugurate a 100% electric industrial roasting line.
Xavier Declercq, the artisan chocolatier who founded Xocolate, is delighting gourmets in the capital who want to treat themselves more responsibly, with his 100% organic, fair-trade, home-made pralines. After 33 years in various positions with Oxfam Solidarity, Xavier Declercq decided to radically reorientate his career. After a six-month break and a few training courses, he […]
For the past twenty years, the Ethiquable brand has been offering a wide range of food products, including chocolate and coffee, from fair trade and organic farming, but following its own ethics, which pushes it to go beyond the already high standards of these sectors.
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EUDR delayed, but not gutted
The EUDR saga is going to take a break. On December 4, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period.
