GLOBE EU’s annual event marking Earth Overshoot Day took place on September 26, 2017 bringing together a host of experts to discuss policy measures to improve sustainability for the agricultural sector.
GLOBE EU members Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy and Karin Kadenbach, and former EC Commissioner Janez Potočnik moderated panel discussions on the impact of farming on climate and biodiversity, the need for sustainable supply and demand and for mobilizing capital investment to support sustainable farming.
GLOBE EU President Sirpa Pietikäinen moderated a concluding session with all panel members to discuss policy measures.
(Many thanks to Chantal Clément from IPES-Food for preparing the event summary)
Presentation Geoff Townsend (Ecolab)
Presentation Luc Beerens (Mars)
