Existing sustainability efforts and policies in the food systems in the EU and worldwide

Table of Contents

• Abstract 4
• Acknowledgements 5
• 1 Introduction 6
• 2 Initiatives by international organisations 8
• 2.1 United Nations 8
• 2.2 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 12
• 2.3 World Health Organization (WHO) 12
• 2.4 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 13
• 2.5 World Bank 13
• 2.6 Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) 14
• 2.7 Main messages 14
• 3 Policy initiatives in third countries 16
• 3.1 Canada 16
• 3.2 Japan 17
• 3.3 The United States 18
• 3.4 Norway 20
• 3.5 Other significant examples worldwide 21
• 3.6 Main messages 27
• 4 Policy initiatives at EU level 28
• 4.1 Mapping EU policy initiatives to sustainability elements of the food system 28
• 4.2 EU legislation addressing sustainability of the food system 32
• 4.3 Main messages 37
• 5 Policy initiatives at EU Member States level 38
• 5.1 National framework initiatives in EU 39
• 5.2 Sectorial national initiatives on food system components 42
• 5.3 Main messages 47
• 6 Conclusions 49
• References 51
• List of boxes 53
• List of figures 54
• List of tables 55
• Annexes 56
• Annex I: Policy initiatives at EU level 56
• Annex II: Policy initiatives at Member States level 69