Industry as a partner for sustainable development Food and Drink
Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA)
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Industries of the EU (CIAA).
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2002
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In a multi-stakeholder consultation facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme, a number of groups (including representatives from non-governmental organisations, labour unions,research institutes and national governments) provided comments on a preliminary draft of this
report prepared by the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA).The report was then revised, benefiting from stakeholder perspectives and input. The views expressed in the report remain those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nat
ions Environment Programme or the individuals and organisations that participated in the consultation. Exceptionally, the consulation process for this report was carried out via e-mail due to time constraints.
