Following the global outcry about the Amazon fires, Fern and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office organised a European Parliament event to discuss the European Union’s (EU) response and the urgent need to regulate EU agricultural supply chains.
26/11/2019
From the EU perspective
13/11/2019
When violence continues unchecked in a Member State, the Commission must intervene to ensure that regulations are respected
Catholic bishops speak out on protecting indigenous communities and rainforests in the Amazon and worldwide and says it is time to listen to the cry of people and of nature.
Now comes the task of separating the wheat (value chain and market access measures) from the chaff (labels).
Companies will back producer countries’ bold move to raise cocoa prices, and are also showing support for EU regulation.
When violence continues unchecked in a Member State, the Commission must intervene to ensure that European values are upheld and regulations are respected.
