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ELIKAPEF
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
WASTE AND EMISSIONS FROM THE FOOD CHAIN ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE EU TOTAL. In 2011, the European Commission stressed that consumers have the right to know the environmental impacts of products and to receive adequate information to easily identify a truly sustainable option. However, the increasing number of initiatives for assessing and reporting environmental performance creates confusion among consumers and additional costs for companies. In this context, the 2013/179/ EU: Commission Recommendation of 9th April 2013 defi ned common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products, services and organisations based on a comprehensive assessment of their environmental impact throughout their life cycle, called the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF). Implementing this methodology provides a competitive advantage for those companies that apply it to their products, but there are barriers to its implementation, such as the difficulty of data collection and information management in a globalised value chain.
EROSKI, the distribution co-operative, led ELIKAPEF with the collaboration of AZTI Technology Centre, the industrial software company INGENET, the natural water bottling company BALENZATEGUI, and the wine producer ERREKALDE TXAKOLINA.
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