Présentation
7 committed players in foodtech and catering have united to create a food Green-Score*, for food products and convenience food, so that consumers are aware of the impact of their food choices.
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7 committed players in foodtech and catering have united to create a food Green-Score*, for food products and convenience food, so that consumers are aware of the impact of their food choices.
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Green-Score classes food products from A+ (low) to F (high) according to their impact on the environment.
Green-Score aims to inform consumers on the environmental impact of the food they choose so as to guide them towards more responsible consumption. Green-Score helps producers and consumers to be responsible and decide.
Green-Score is a experimental* method which is transparent and can be easily understood and applied by all players who want to commit to environmental display for their products. It can be applied to both agro-industrial raw products and also to convenience food.
Green-Score is calculated using :
● Data not included in LCA but which do take into account the positive or negative impact on the environment: data on the product label or given by the producer, as well as additional quality criteria : recyclability of packages, labels (Bio, quality etc.), where the ingredients come from, seasonality of food used (for recipes and ready meals). All these data will give a bonus/malus which will influence the score.
The total mark out of 100 gives a score from A to F.
The spreadsheet below is used to calculate the Green-score based on a product information. This is the french version.
To use and display the Green-score, a licence agreement must be signed with one of the members of the collective.
This contract does not include any royalties, as the Green-score is completely free.
It simply sets out the conditions for using and displaying the Green-score, in order to ensure that the methodology and graphic charter are respected and protected. Before you start the application procedure, make sure you are covered by the user licence. For example, the Green-score methodology is not suitable for mineral water or soft drinks.
Be aware that the Green-score methodology is available in France and Belgium for the moment, and need to be adapted to be used in other countries.
● In the world food production is responsible for 30% greenhouse gases¹, 60% consumption of drinking water² and most of packaging waste.
● February 2020 : The law against waste to promote circular economy The French law against food waste for circular economy passed on 10th February 2020 stipulates clear environmental display and marking so that consumers are aware of the environmental impact of the goods or products they choose.
This Green-score is a joint effort by players in the domains of computing, distribution and catering, who have a common ambition: to create a simple tool which can be used by all players and consumers to reduce the impact of food production on the planet. The committed players below have already included Green-Score in all facets of their businesses.
The consortium decides to create an independent, transparent and collaborative methodology based on available public data. This shows how Green-Score works and enables all players at local or national level to understand and appreciate the benefits of Green-Score.
We warmly thank the experts who provided their technical support and their critical view on the methodology.
Vincent Colomb (ADEME), Martin REGNER (ADEME), Anne DESERABLE (Quantis), Samuel CAUSSE (EVEA), Pauline ROIGNANT (EVEA), Thomas UTHAYAKUMAR (WWF), Laura CHATEL (Zero Waste), Geraldine GAUVIN (CITEO), Valentin FOURNEL (CITEO), Nicolas Pont (Veolia)
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* This scheme is part of an experiment led by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition.
● Public data : quantitative data on product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from the , drawn up by experts and implemented in Agribalyse. Impacts on environment through production, transport, fabrication, and packaging are taken into account, giving a score out of 100.
If your organisation is interested in using and displaying the Green-score, please complete the (available only in french) to determine whether you are eligible. A member of the consortium will then contact you.
● 78% French people do not have enough information on the impact of the products they buy on health and environment
● 10% employment in France is directly linked to food production and distribution
● Green-Score is one of 146 propositions from the
● June 2020, (French Agency for Ecological transtion) and (France's new National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environmen) updated , their environmental database on food products (2500 products linked to the nutritional base Ciqual).
¹ Institute for Climate Economics. (2019). ² OCDE (2020).
