The European Union is set to merge three key sustainability regulations – the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation – into a single omnibus legislation.
On November 14, the European Parliament voted the Commission’s proposal to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months, originally set for full application on December 30, 2024. The regulation, which mandates that companies verify their products are deforestation-free and compliant with national laws, faced significant amendments proposed by the European People’s Party (EPP), which critics argue could undermine the regulation’s effectiveness.
In Africa, Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre supports various campaigns to promote and advocate more ethical and nature-friendly trade. This is the case in Côte d’Ivoire.
The European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR) was adopted to ban imports of several key commodities such as palm oil, soy, timber, beef, rubber, but also cocoa and coffee, if they are produced from land deforested after 2020. The new regulation will require importing companies to demonstrate “due diligence” and prove, via crop geolocation […]
Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre is committed to making production and consumption chains more sustainable and respectful of human rights. It does this through supporting African cooperatives, producer organizations and business support agencies. Therefore, the TDC is looking for 3 new coaches. Interested? Read the job descriptions and apply before March 7th!
Following recent discussions within the “Parliamentary Intergroup on Fair Trade”, the Socialist Party (PS) has tabled a draft law in the Belgian House of Representatives “aimed at legally recognising and providing tax incentives for fair trade”. This, among other things, is what motivated the PS: to see whether, as part of the debate on […]
Call for Proposal in 2 phases targeting MSMEs with a social purpose or producers’ organisations for the implementation of a strategy and/or an action plan to become more sustainable and more respectful of decent income and decent work.
Belgian and European fair trade in local products is on the up. At least 52.4 million euros worth was sold in 2019. In 2019 the milk crisis in Europe reached its peak: the prices that the farmers get for their milk are not even enough to cover their production costs. Since then, next to nothing […]
The fair trade movement has always been environmentally conscious. Yet fair trade and environmentally conscious agriculture have for a long time developed separately, without looking for parallels. However, in recent years they have gradually grown closer together and sometimes they merge completely.
Following the initiative taken by chocolatier Tony’s Chocolonely in the Netherlands, 45 companies operating in Belgium have signed a letter to the new government calling for a national, legal framework for corporate due diligence on the topic of human rights and the environment. Ben & Jerry’s, Kalani, Galler Chocolate, JBC, Java, Neckerman, Clarysse, Mayerline, The […]
