CSR is now commonplace in Europe‭, ‬and many companies have developed a CSR strategy in one form or [A] number of new trends have emerged‭...

• Transparency and honesty are key issues‭...
• Dutch retailers Jumbo‭ ‬and Plus‭, ‬as well as German discounter Aldi have‭ ‬announced by 2019‭ ‬all their fruit and vegetable growers should be certified according to the Milieukeur scheme‭, ‬the Dutch environmental quality label for sustainable products and services‭. ‬Multinational Albert Heijn made this choice in 2016‭.‬
• Together with retailers Co-op‭, ‬Edeka‭, ‬Lidl‭, ‬Metro and Migros‭, ‬the GlobalGAP organization developed GRASP‭, ‬a certification scheme‭ ‬that focuses on almost all aspects of worker and working conditions on the farm‭. ‬Today‭, ‬GRASP is compulsory if one wants to supply fresh produce to European retailers‭...
• ‘Global goals determine the agenda‭.‬’‭ ‬Social issues and food security in the field of food production have become crucial for companies who are serious about CSR‭...
• ‬Companies are expected to perform their activities in an ethical manner and are increasingly being judged on the basis of moral‭ ‬and ethical arguments‭...