Sustainability

One-third of industrial decarbonization projects delayed

Decarbonization remains important to industry, but investing is proving difficult. Companies face high costs and inadequate infrastructure. As a result, some of their plans are being pushed back. RVO identified the obsta..

EED: new requirements for energy use

12 March 2026

The European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), introduced in 2023, will be revised in mid-2026. That means quite a few things may change for organizations. To look ahead to that revision, we outline the most important e...

Daring to choose: on a mission for better food safety

09 March 2026

The food industry sets high standards for hygiene and food safety. Yet Jack Pluim of Jackit still often sees work being carried out in environments that are not properly designed for it. With Sealwise panels and his own ...

Column Saskia Stender: The cart before the horse

09 March 2026

Wat een puzzel zijn we toch steeds aan het leggen. Aan de ene kant klinkt de roep om minder plastic en maximale circulariteit. Aan de andere kant is er de strijd tegen voedselverspilling. Die strijd vraag soms juist om é...

Peeze wins award with circular coffee packaging

04 March 2026

Koffiebranderij Peeze from Arnhem has won an innovation award for a new packaging concept. The company finished first at the Gelderse Circulaire Innovatie Top. The award was presented in the category Circular Chain Colla...

Agriculture and nature restoration can go hand in hand

02 March 2026

Agriculture versus nature. That is how the debate is often framed. Drought, nitrogen, limited space; the divide seems fixed. Yet five years of research in three farming regions paint a different picture. Cooperation is p...

Supermarkets measure their impact on biodiversity

02 March 2026

Biodiversity is becoming less of an abstract concept. It is being translated into numbers. And those numbers are confronting. A recent study by the University of Jyväskylä in Finland makes clear how significant the impac...

Cost pressure rises in the food industry

27 February 2026

The plans of the new cabinet directly affect the food chain. According to the CPB, increased levies will translate into higher retail prices. Producers are seeing their costs rise due to new taxes. This increases pressur...

New campaign aims to accelerate the protein transition

23 February 2026

Wissel ’ns Wat! launches on March 2. The new nationwide campaign takes over from the National Week Without Meat and will now be active year-round. The focus clearly shifts toward behavioral change in everyday practice. ...

Climate gains start with eating behavior

20 February 2026

The climate challenge is often framed in terms of technology and innovation. The Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad (WKR) emphasizes something else: behavior. According to the council, the potential of behavioral change remai...

ACM acts on vague sustainability claims coffee and cocoa

13 February 2026

Sustainability claims on coffee and cocoa are under close scrutiny. The Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) has reached agreements with Nestlé, Mondelez and JDE Peet’s. The three international sellers will revise uncl...

These 33 crops are resilient, healthy and future-proof

12 February 2026

Dutch agriculture relies heavily on a limited number of dominant crops. WWF-NL and the Louis Bolk Instituut aim to change that. They present a list of 33 food crops that, according to their research, make the strongest c...

Better for Nature & Farmers wins Agribusiness Award 2026

11 February 2026

Better for Nature & Farmers has won the Agribusiness Award 2026. The award was presented on Tuesday 10 February at Ahoy Rotterdam during the ABN AMRO Open. The jury praised the program’s professional and transparent ...

Italy and Germany strengthen algae sector

10 February 2026

Algae are gaining a firmer position on the European agenda. Germany and Italy signed a joint declaration of intent in Rome on strategic cooperation in the algae sector. The focus is on sustainable development, research, ...

Ausnutria builds first gas-free factory

09 February 2026

Baby and infant nutrition producer Ausnutria had an ambitious plan: to build a future-proof, efficient, gas-free factory for the production of baby and infant nutrition. The new construction project ‘Moon’ in Heerenveen ...

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