Please find attached AIC’s response to the consultation on the revised National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Plant Protection Products), which was submitted this week.
HSE Biocides Update | HSE wish to remind companies that following the end of the UK transition period on 31 December 2020, Great Britain is no longer part of the EU scheme for regulating biocides
The Department for Transport has announced the decision by UK Government to introduce E10 petrol by September of this year Introducing E10 petrol: outcome and summary of responses - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | AIC welcomes this decision which is summarised below:
The UK government, a signatory to the New York Declaration on Forests and the Amsterdam Declarations, is strongly committed to supporting a transition to sustainable supply chains for agricultural commodities which are currently associated with deforestation in developing countries.
An increasingly important item on AIC’s agenda is the sustainability of the entire food supply chain as it attracts greater attention from NGOs, retailers and governments, with deforestation in relation to soya being given particular focus.
The PEF, Product Environmental Footprint, was launched as an initiative by the European Commission under the Single Market for Green Products Communication in 2013.
The FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines (SSG), which have been under review for the last 12 months, have been developed in line with one of the ambitions of FEFAC’s Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 for continuous improvement in responsible soy sourcing.
The FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines (SSG), which have been under review for the last 12 months, have been developed in line with one of the ambitions of FEFAC’s Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 for continuous improvement in responsible soy sourcing.
