Nature Credits: Inside the EU’s Plan for a Biodiversity Market
As the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change intensify, policymakers and businesses are exploring new ways to integrate nature into economic decision-making. One of the approaches is the use of nature credits – market-based instruments designed to reward actions that protect and restore ecosystems. In April, the Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and […]
Agri-Food Monthly Insights: June 2025
Welcome to our monthly insights into all EU agri-food policy news – from legislations and debates to political deals and manoeuvring – directly from Brussels and with a focus on sustainability. Major EU developments in detail 1. OMNIBUS ON THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY What? On 14 May, the European Commission released its third Omnibus simplification […]
Agri-Food Monthly Insights: May 2025
Welcome to our monthly insights into all EU agri-food policy news – from legislations and debates to political deals and manoeuvring – directly from Brussels and with a focus on sustainability. Major EU developments in detail 1. OMNIBUS SIMPLIFICATION PACKAGE Stop the Clock” adopted, negotiations on the rest of the Omnibus kicked off What? Negotiations […]
Agri-Food Monthly Insights: April 2025
Welcome to our monthly insights into all EU agri-food policy news – from legislations and debates to political deals and manoeuvring – directly from Brussels and with a focus on sustainability. Major EU developments in detail 1. OMNIBUS SIMPLIFICATION PACKAGE Member States And The European Parliament Adopt Their Positions On The ‘Stop-The-Clock’ Mechanism What? The […]
The Omnibus Simplification Package: Why Proper Supply Chain Due Diligence and Reporting are as Crucial as Ever
The Omnibus Simplification Package, published by the European Commission in February, represents a strategic effort to balance the EU’s sustainability ambitions with the need to maintain a competitive and business-friendly environment. As covered in our EU Omnibus Simplification Package explainer, being quite unusual, both in speed and scope, the Omnibus Simplification Package aims to amend […]
Agri-Food Monthly Insights: March 2025
Welcome to our monthly insights into all EU agri-food policy news – from legislations and debates to political deals and manoeuvring – directly from Brussels and with a focus on sustainability. Past weeks at a glance Vision for food and agriculture released. The European Commission presented its strategic document for the agrifood sector, looking […]
Understanding The EU’s 2040 Vision For Agriculture And Food
Published on 19 February, the European Commission’s highly-anticipated Vision for the Future of EU Agriculture and Food, sets an ambitious perspective and roadmap for Europe’s agri-food system towards 2040 and beyond. To a certain extent, the Vision is a legacy of the Farm-to-Fork strategy, in that it outlines the future of the EU agri-food industry, […]
The EU Omnibus Simplification Package: An Explainer
No matter the industry, navigating the EU legislative landscape is no easy feat for most organisations, with new policies constantly requiring changes across multiple sectors of the economy. The willingness of Brussels to go back on already agreed laws, even for the reason of simplification, does not help either. Announced by President Ursula von der […]
EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Achieving Climate Targets and Supporting the Transformation of The Agri-food Sector
The agri-food sector plays a pivotal role in achieving the EU carbon neutrality and in broader climate mitigation and adaptation measures globally. As the EU ramps up its efforts to achieve climate neutrality approaching the milestone year of 2030, the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) emerges as another critical initiative. This framework, which became a […]
Ohana Enters a New Sector: A Primer on EU Agri-food Policies in 2024-2029
The way we produce and consume our food is changing, and it will need to undergo even deeper transformations if we are to meet the EU’s environmental and climate goals. To that end, Ohana is now expanding its scope to collaborate with the agri-food industry in accelerating the sector’s green transition. In this blog article, […]