Progress report of Working Group activities

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David Pennington, EC (JRC) - WG1 Co-chairFood SCP RT Plenary meeting – 20th November 2013

Public Consultation of the ENVIFOOD Protocol

ENVIFOOD Protocol pilot test in detail

March 2013 Launch

ENVIFOOD pilot test

Webinars and online forum discussions throughout the process

30 Sept End

ENVIFOOD pilot test

Oct 2013 ENVIFOOD Protocol

fine-tuning

20 Nov 2013Final

ENVIFOOD Protocol

19 companies/organisations/research institutes

Assessments strictly according to Protocol and in line with RT’s 10 guiding principles

Participants to ENVIFOOD pilot test

Comments for immediate change:

Integrated in protocol v.1

Medium Term: Comments asking

for further guidance to be added into a

separate document

Long term: Comments for

further technical discussion

Testers

Pilot test questionnaire

Reporting Template

Comments Protocol

ENVIFOOD Protocol pilot test outcomes

Working document on Product category rules

Working document on available data

Governance of the ENVIFOOD Protocol

WG1 Deliverables 2013

Working Document on Product Category Rules: Content

 

Background, Policy context, and Needs of business

Current availability

Options for the Round Table

Working Documents on Product Category Rules: Recommendations

 

Coordinate the development of product group specific category rules in line with the ENVIFOOD Protocol, and associated guidelines

Support coordination, endorsement and evaluation of different PEFCRs for food and drink related products

ENVIFOOD Protocol periodically reviewed e.g. to include updates and additional general provisions at food/drink sector level

Working Documents on Data: Content

 

Overview of primary and secondary data needs, accounting for business perspective and policy context

Current data situation in relation to food and drink products

Options for Round Table for further developments

Working Documents on Data: Recommendations

 

Coordinate data needs and database development activities, including benchmarks and underlying data, related to the food and drink sector

facilitated by background databases provided by, or endorsed, by different constituents for the food/drink supply chain together with e.g. EC’s ELCD

database coherence and availability facilitated through e.g. the ILCD Data Network supported by the EC

Key role in relation to stakeholder awareness and coherent use by constituents

Governance of the ENVIFOOD Protocol

 

European and international context

Short and medium-term governance options

 

Short Term: - Complementary additions to ISO and PEF methodology- Role in PEF pilot test phase for food, feed and drink products

Medium Term: European and International Standardization

Uptake and promotion of the ENVIFOOD Protocol at European and international levels

PEF pilot phase

Standardization

Uptake and promotion

Governance of the ENVIFOOD Protocol: Recommendations

Technical contribution of the RT to the PEF pilot phase

 

Pilots could be led by European sector federations members of the RT –presence in PEFCR technical group meetings

Support the identification, coordination and review of different PEFCRs

Guiding documents for PEFCRs development: interactions/synergies

Support in development of PEFCRs and communication vehicles test

Support in the evaluation of the results of the pilot test phase

Regular reporting back to RT members - PEFCR co-chairs participate in WGs