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Organic regulations: controversial issues in the planned revision of the law
Europe Europe
29.12.2015 Kai KreuzerThe German lawyer Hanspeter Schmidt who is specialized on the organic industry explained news about the revision of the EU Organic Regulation.
Review of the Year 2015: Events, Developments, Trends and Numbers
Europe Europe
22.12.2015It’s been a good year for the organic industry: the turnover of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in Germany, on the European and international markets has grown continually. The area of organically farmed land and the number of organic farms have increased slightly in this Year of the Soil. Look back with us over the organic year in our review!
Organic Monitor organized Sustainable Cosmetics Conference in Paris
Europe Europe
08.12.2015 Kai KreuzerThe European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit bringing together 140 delegates from the beauty industry. Discussions over the 3-day summit centred on sustainability metrics, ethical labels, green materials and digital marketing.
Natexpo Trade Fair Paris: “The networked store is coming”
Europe Europe
17.11.2015 Kai KreuzerFuture trends and the specialist wholefood trade in 2025 were the focus of this year’s Natexpo, that was held from 18 – 20 October in the Parc des Expositions not far from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.
Natural and organic cosmetics meet the mainstream
Europe Europe
03.11.2015The concept of natural and organic cosmetics has long since ceased to be strange. We spoke with the Swiss management consultant Moritz Aebersold who has been working in top management jobs in the international natural cosmetics industry about the development of the European and international markets.
Vivaness: 10 years of growth in Natural & organic cosmetics
Europe Europe
13.10.2015Over the past decade the international natural cosmetics market has developed magnificently. With continual growth of 5 to over 10 % per year, the care products sales figures excluding petro-chemicals and problematical preservatives have left the conventional cosmetics market behind.
Healthy development in the global organic market
Europe Europe
06.10.2015 Kai KreuzerOrganic is continuing on its successful path and the global market is developing positively. BioFach has analysed the development of major organic markets in Europe and North America.
Alnatura cooperating with Edeka
Europe Europe
22.09.2015Edeka, with 11,500 stores and turnover of 47.2 billion euros (2014), is Germany’s biggest retail network. It is now the new distribution partner of the organic company Alnatura.
Sustainable Foods Summit Highlighted Key Industry Concerns
Europe Europe
18.09.2015 EditorThe food industry needs to take greater steps towards sustainable development. This was one of the key messages from the Sustainable Foods Summit Europe. Soil fertility, carbon management, regulatory framework, and sustainable food production were stated as major areas of concern.
Biocoop: premier driving force in France
Europe Europe
01.09.2015 Kai KreuzerDespite the existence of several successful network and franchise systems in the organic sector, Biocoop remains the biggest association of independent retailers in France. In 2014, turnover increased by 13.4 % to € 657m.
Organic niche at Expo 2015
Europe Europe
19.08.2015The world exhibition has been running in Milan since 1 May and will continue until 31 October. This mega-event is dominated by the giants in the agricultural and food industry. But anyone interested enough to search will find the initiatives and events that demonstrate a different approach and alternatives.
Turkish control organization ETKO loses EU authorization
Europe Europe
22.07.2015 Leo FrühschützWith the Implementing Regulation 931/2015 the EU Commission removed the Turkish Control Organization ETKO from “The list of recognized control bodies for the purpose of equivalence”. It is unclear what consequences these decisions have for supplies of cereals and seed that were certified by ETKO and sent to the EU but have not yet been processed or consumed.
Oslo: Norway’s organic industry ready to expand
Europe Europe
15.07.2015 Kai KreuzerWhen it comes to the production and consumption of organics, Norway is one of the countries lagging behind in Europe. Further evidence is the fact that we can’t get up-to-date organic data about Norway – this most western of the Scandinavian countries and also one that is not a member of the EU.
AGRI Council on Organic: Reasonable compromise took up many sector demands
Europe Europe
17.06.2015Ministers agreed yesterday at the AGRIFISH Council on a general approach on the Commission proposal for a new organic regulation. An IFOAM EU delegation in Luxembourg witnessed a last minute amendment to ensure that organic farmers won't be punished by EU legislation in future for contamination resulting from their conventional neighbours or the environment.
Bio-Planet: food retailer’s subsidiary an important player in Belgium
Europe Europe
16.06.2015 Kai KreuzerIn April 2015, Bio-Planet’s fifteenth organic supermarket was opened in Halle, 20 km south-west of Brussels. 14 years ago in 2001, the first Bio-Planet store was launched in Kortrijk.
IFOAM EU Congress: Visions for 2030
Europe Europe
16.06.2015The European organic movement has launched its vision for organic in Europe in 2030 at the 9th European Organic Congress on 11-12 June, organised by IFOAM EU together with the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and the Latvian Association of Organic Agriculture.
IFOAM Congress: EU Policies should support the Organic sector
Europe Europe
12.06.2015At this politically important moment for the organic regulation reform – between an informal AGRIFISH Council during which there was still much disagreement over key issues last week and the upcoming formal meeting of 16 June at which an agreement on the organic regulation review is expected in the Council – more than 150 people from 23 countries joined the Latvian Minister of Agriculture, Green MEP Martin Häusling, other policy makers and leading organic experts to discuss the future of the organic sector. The occasion is the 9th European Organic Congress organised by the Latvian Presidency, the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture, IFOAM EU and ALOA.
IFOAM: council compromise a risk of less harmonised rules for organic in EU
Europe Europe
11.06.2015National agriculture ministers are set to adopt the Council opinion on the proposal for a new EU Organic Regulation based on a new presidency text at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on June 16th. IFOAM EU highlights that the latest compromise text would lead to less harmonisation than the status quo in the EU and therefore urges ministers to come up with a more consistent approach before adopting its position.
Natrue Membership Assembly was a big success
Europe Europe
10.06.2015The Association for Natural & Organic Cosmetics Natrue hosted a highly successful Membership Assembly on 22 May. At the meeting new members were welcomed and old members were updated of the latest endeavours in the world of natural and organic cosmetics.
Crowdfunding: money via the internet
Europe Europe
03.06.2015According to a current study by Ernst & Young and the Center for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge, crowdfunding and other alternative methods of financing are booming in Europe.
Sustainable Foods Summit: Last Chance to Register
Europe Europe
26.05.2015 RedaktionTaking place in Amsterdam on 4-5 June, the Sustainable Foods Summit will highlight major sustainability developments in the food industry. Topics include packaging innovations, superfood ingredients, building local markets, sustainable sourcing, raw foods, distribution hurdles, green marketing communications, traceability and packaging waste.
Ukraine: 5th International Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia Conference
Europe Europe
26.05.2015 Kai KreuzerThe 5th International Conference on the Development of the Organic Sector in Central/Eastern European and Central Asian countries is considered by the participants and organizers to have been a great success.
Sustainable Foods Summit: Distribution Key to Success of Green Brands
Europe Europe
29.04.2015 RedaktionGreen brands need to focus on distribution if they are to widen appeal of sustainable products. Organic Monitor finds the most successful green brands are those who have expanded distribution into mainstream channels.
Glyphosate: poisoning the globe continues
Europe Europe
24.04.2015Glyphosate is the most commonly used active ingredient in non-selective herbicides worldwide and in recent years a large number of studies and investigations have been published that prove how dangerous it is. A short time ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified this poison as “probably carcinogenic”.
Poland: new store concepts with bistro
Europe Europe
21.04.2015 Kai KreuzerPoland’s biggest wholefood retailer, the Organic Farma Zdrowia Group, increased turnover in 2014 by 25 %, which equates to a 25 % rise in value from 52 million zloty (12.5 million euros) to over 65 million zloty (15.1 million euros). By implementing a franchise system, the company’s aim is to be operating 100 specialist wholefood stores avross the whole of Poland by the end of 2017.
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