Issues we cover:

  • Agri-ETS

  • Circular Economy

  • Product Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment

  • Food waste

  • Energy efficiency

EU legislative files and initiatives we are active on:

  • Industrial Green Deal

  • Circular Economy Action Plan

  • EU ETS

  • EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF) Regulation

  • Waste Framework Directive

Members’ involvement:

Environment Working Group

Issues we cover:

  • Contaminants

  • Plant Protection Products

  • Pest & disease management

  • Breeding variety

  • Soil fertility

  • Planting material

  • Resilient agronomy
  • Labelling of food products

EU legislative files and initiatives we are active on:

  • MOH Regulation

  • New Genomic Techniques Regulation (NGTs)

  • Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD)

Members’ involvement:

  • Pesticides & Contaminants Working Group

  • Pesticides Task Force

  • Mineral Oils Task Force

  • Heavy Metals Task Force

  • Quality & Productivity Working Group

  • ECA-CAOBISCO Pesticides & Contaminants Working Group

  • ECA-CAOBISCO Quality & Productivity Working Group

  • ECA-CAOBISCO Joint Cocoa Research Fund

Platforms we are involved in:

  • Agri-Food Chain Roundtable on Plant Protection (AFRCT-PP)

  • FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission (observer status)

  • ICCO Working Group on Food Safety

Joint Cocoa Research Fund

Created in 2013, the Joint Cocoa Research Fund (JRF) supports research in the areas of cocoa bean quality and food safety, integrated pest and disease management, and resilient cropping systems. Supported by 14 cocoa and chocolate companies, the Fund is managed by ECA.

More information can be found on the JRF website.

Issues we cover:

  • ETS2 – Maritime Sector

EU Legislative files and initiatives we are active on:

  • European Ports Alliance to Fight Drug Trafficking and Organised Crime

  • New EU Customs Code

Members’ involvement:

Logistics & Warehousing Working Group

Issues we cover:

  • Environmental, social, and governance due diligence

  • Child labour

  • Deforestation

  • Living income

  • Traceability

  • Standards (ARS 1000)

EU Legislative files and initiatives we are active on:

  • EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

  • Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

  • Forced Labour Regulation (FLR)

  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

  • EU Sustainable Cocoa Initiative

Members’ involvement:

  • Sustainability Working Group

  • Task Force on EUDR Compliance

Platforms we are involved in:

  • European Commission Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests

  • Cocoa Coalition (observer status)

Issues we cover:

  • Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)

  • Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

  • Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP)

  • Rules of Origin

  • Non-tariff barriers

EU legislative files and initiatives we are active on:

  • EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement

  • EU-Indonesia trade agreement

Members’ involvement:

Trade Working Group

Platforms we are involved in:

  • EU Market Access Advisory Committee

  • Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) Vietnam

  • Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) Central America