Bernard Valluis

Bernard VALLUIS is Honorary President of European Flour Millers and currently representing the flour milling sector at the Expert Group on the European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism (EFSCM).

Bernard successively occupied different high-level positions in the grain processing industry and trade sectors. In 2021, he also represented the EU Primary Food Processors (PFP) at the Task Force setting up the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices (DG SANTE). He is also member of the EU expert group on agricultural commodity derivatives and sport markets. Bernard graduated at AgroParisTech (France).

LECTURE BY BERNARD VALLUIS

The path to a more sustainable flour supply chain
Session 3, 17 June 2022

Today, active supply-chain decarbonization is becoming a license to operate for businesses, but companies aiming to be role models in the fight against climate change must overcome roadblocks along the way. As other actors in the bread supply chain, flour milling companies need to think and act decisively about each aspect of decarbonization. Setting ambitious targets is one thing. Delivering against them is another. Achieving net zero emissions is a formidable technical and economic challenge for each miller and we all ultimately have to do our homework with regard to carbon baselining, product labelling, target setting and process streamlining, addressing the challenges one by one.

Participant in Industry Leaders Panel Discussion
Session 3, 17 June 2022