{"id":4791,"date":"2021-05-20T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/20-05-2021-konferenz-biodiversitaet-in-der-lebensmittelbranche\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:31:47","slug":"20-05-2021-konferenz-biodiversitaet-in-der-lebensmittelbranche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/20-05-2021-konferenz-biodiversitaet-in-der-lebensmittelbranche\/","title":{"rendered":"May 20, 2021 Conference “Biodiversity in the Food Sector”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”4″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”103732″ css=”.vc_custom_1770713016944{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”683978″][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”209144″]Together with agriculture, the food sector has a significant impact on biodiversity. Through the support of food standards and effective, targeted procurement requirements, the food sector can make a substantial contribution to curbing biodiversity loss. Urgent action is needed! The association “Food for Biodiversity,” newly founded in March 2021, has set this as its goal. <\/p>\n

As part of a launch conference on May 20, 2021, shortly before the “International Day for Biological Diversity,” we provided information on this topic.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”129475″]Program of the Conference “Biodiversity in the Food Sector” with Presentations[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”420309″]As keynote speaker, Alexander Bonde, Secretary General of the German Federal Environmental Foundation, presented in a keynote address how crucial the sustainable production of food is for the protection of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Following this, Stefan H\u00f6rmann, Deputy Managing Director of the Global Nature Fund, presented the newly founded association “Food for Biodiversity” and its objectives. Examples from food retail, production, and small and medium-sized enterprises were on the agenda. Three breakout sessions followed: <\/p>\n

Session 1: Tools for Biodiversity Management and Monitoring
\nSession 2: Projects and Initiatives to Promote Biological Diversity in the Food Industry
\nSession 3: How Can Voluntary Standards and Codes of Conduct Contribute to the Conservation of Biological Diversity?
\nIn the closing plenary, the threads were also brought together politically. What is the EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices in the context of the European Union’s Farm to Fork Strategy?[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”131463″]Download the individual presentations here:<\/p>\n

Stefan H\u00f6rmann, Association “Food for Biodiversity”: Biodiversity in the Food Sector<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Clara K\u00fcpper, REWE Group: PRO PLANET – REWE Group’s Biodiversity Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Schwalber, Nestl\u00e9 Germany: Commitment to Biological Diversity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Zens, Biodiversity in Good Company: How SMEs Can Also Make an Important Contribution to Biodiversity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fabian Calvo, Rainforest Alliance: Conserving and creating habitats to protect biodiversity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Annekathrin Vogel, Bodensee Foundation: Tools for Biodiversity Management and Monitoring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthias Klumpp, ALB-GOLD Teigwaren: Biodiversity as a Quality Criterion for Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Norbert Schmitz, 4C Services: Credible Certification on the Path to Greater Biodiversity in the Food Sector<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Jochen Neuendorff, Society for Resource Protection GfRS: Genuine Sustainability Instead of Greenwashing – Certified Organic Farming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne Burrill, DG Environment, European Commission: The Farm to Fork Strategy and its “EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Businesses and Marketing Practices”<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Together with agriculture, the food sector has a significant impact on biodiversity. Through the support of food standards and effective, targeted procurement requirements, the food sector can make a substantial contribution to curbing biodiversity loss. Urgent action is needed! The association “Food for Biodiversity,” newly founded in March 2021, has set this as its goal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-biodiversity.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}