1. Working Group 1 – draft ENVIFOOD Protocol for public consultation and testing 1 European Food SCP Round Table Plenary – 21st November 2012 Co-chairs: David Pennington (EC-JRC) & Jean-Christophe Bligny (Danone) Technical Secretariat: Camillo de Camillis (EC-JRC) & Balazs Palyi (FDE)

2. Working Group 1 – The objective Development of principles/guidelines on the environmental assessment of food and drink products including their packaging. Establishment of a framework assessment methodology for food and drink products, including – where appropriate – product category specification, by 2011 (interim report by 2010), building on international standards and existing and emerging methodological developments at national and EU level, including the work of the European Commission and its Joint Research Centre.

3. Developing the Protocol – the process 16 Working Group meetings ~ 100 members of the Working Group 1 st WG1 Workshop + Road Map Detailed analysis + 2 nd WG1 Workshop Protocol drafting Public consultation and revision Testing Fine- tuning 2010 2011 20122013

4. Developing the Protocol – the methodological background Alignment with Product Environmental Footprint Methodology Analysis of commonly accepted assessment methodologies Round Table Guiding Principles ISO 14040 series

5. Hierarchy of methodologies ISO 14040 and 14044 European Environmental Footprint Methodology Food and Drink Environmental Assessment Protocol Product Category Rules Increasing consistency Increasing reproducibility Increasing comparability Less expert knowledge required, less cost Easier to apply

6. Structure of the Envifood Protocol – Introduction and context ScopeNormative reference and relationship with other methodologiesHow to read the guideTerms and definitionsPrinciples

7. Structure of the Envifood Protocol – methodological framework Functional unitSystem boundariesData quality requirements and dealing with data gapsHandling multi-functional processesEnvironmental impact categories

8. Structure of the Envifood Protocol – Annexes Illustration of where the ENVIFOOD Protocol provides further guidance to ISO 14044:2006 and the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide Check list of options for wasteTemplate for handling multi-functional processesExamples of compiled templates for handling multi-functional processesBiodiversity loss

9. The Envifood Protocol – next steps Public consultation: Between 21st November 2012 and 31st August 2013 Testing: Until 31st January 2012: Call for volunteers January 2013: webinar on methodology in order to facilitate participation of organisations in the testing 1st February – 31st August 2013: Testing of the ENVIFOOD Protocol performed by organisations September 2013: Participants submit results Rest of 2013: Analysis of results and integrating changes in Envifood Protocol End 2013: Publication of final version of the Protocol

10. Next steps in Working Group 1 – Data and Product Category Rules Scoping/position paper on current practice, existing guidance, and the need to develop product-specific guidance documents under the umbrella of the Food SCP Round Table. Scoping/position paper on current practice, existing guidance, and the need to develop product-group specific and other background data under the umbrella of the Food SCP Round Table.