Progress report of Working Group activities
David Pennington, EC (JRC) - WG1 Co-chair
Food SCP RT Plenary meeting – 20th November 2013
1
Public Consultation of the ENVIFOOD Protocol
November 2012 – March 2013
11 participants (e.g. DEFRA, ESU-Services, ANIA, SIK, AFNOR)
144 comments in total
(specially on methodological hierarchy, allocation rules and impact assessment categories)
WG1 Drafting Group integrated necessary modifications in the Protocol
following comments (July-September 2013)
ENVIFOOD Protocol pilot test in detail
19 companies/organisations/research institutes
Assessments strictly according to Protocol and in line with RT’s 10 guiding principles
March 2013
Launch
ENVIFOOD
pilot test
30 Sept
End
ENVIFOOD
pilot test
Webinars and
online forum
discussions
throughout
the process
20 Nov 2013
Final
ENVIFOOD
Protocol
Oct 2013
ENVIFOOD
Protocol
fine-tuning
Participants to ENVIFOOD pilot test
ENVIFOOD Protocol pilot test outcomes
Pilot test
Reporting
Template
Comments Protocol
questionnaire
Testers
Medium Term:
Comments asking
for further guidance
to be added into a
separate document
Long term:
Comments for
further technical
discussion
Comments for
immediate change:
Integrated in
protocol v.1
WG1 Deliverables 2013
Working document on
Product category rules
Working document on
available data
Governance of the
ENVIFOOD Protocol
Working Document on Product Category Rules:
Content
Background, Policy context, and Needs of business
Current availability
Options for the Round Table
Working Documents on Product Category Rules:
Recommendations
Coordinate the development of product group specific category rules in line with
the ENVIFOOD Protocol, and associated guidelines
Support coordination, endorsement and evaluation of different PEFCRs for food
and drink related products
ENVIFOOD Protocol periodically reviewed e.g. to include updates and additional
general provisions at food/drink sector level
Working Documents on Data: Content
Overview of primary and secondary data needs, accounting for business
perspective and policy context
Current data situation in relation to food and drink products
Options for Round Table for further developments
Working Documents on Data: Recommendations
Coordinate data needs and database development activities, including
benchmarks and underlying data, related to the food and drink sector
facilitated by background databases provided by, or endorsed, by different
constituents for the food/drink supply chain together with e.g. EC’s ELCD
database coherence and availability facilitated through e.g. the ILCD Data
Network supported by the EC
Key role in relation to stakeholder awareness and coherent use by constituents
Governance of the ENVIFOOD Protocol
European and international context
Short and medium-term governance
options
Governance of the ENVIFOOD Protocol:
Recommendations
Short Term:
- Complementary additions to ISO and PEF methodology
- Role in PEF pilot test phase for food, feed and drink products
Medium Term: European and International Standardization
Uptake and promotion of the ENVIFOOD Protocol at European and
international levels
PEF pilot phase
Standardization
Uptake and promotion
Technical contribution of the RT to the PEF pilot phase
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Pilots could be led by European sector federations members of the RT –
presence in PEFCR technical group meetings
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Guiding documents for PEFCRs development: interactions/synergies
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Support in development of PEFCRs and communication vehicles test
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Support the identification, coordination and review of different PEFCRs
Support in the evaluation of the results of the pilot test phase
Regular reporting back to RT members - PEFCR co-chairs participate in WGs