The VIVESCIA Group, partner of the 64th edition of the European Commodities Exchange

Eleven years after its last edition in France, the European Commodities Exchange returns to Paris, taking place in the Grand Palais in the eighth arrondissement — a fitting venue for this key grain industry event. VIVESCIA Group and its manufacturing subsidiaries are proud to serve as official partners for the event, which expects to welcome 4,000 visitors this year, with a booth (B14) prominently located in the central hall.

France is Europe’s largest agricultural producer, and for two days it will become the epicentre of the global grain and oilseed trade. This year’s theme, “the impact of climate change on the future of our new agriculture,” will be explored through conferences and roundtables. The event offers an opportunity to address the sector’s current and future challenges in terms of sustainability and resilience, while exploring innovative solutions to climate change.

Climate change is also a theme that VIVESCIA has embraced over the last few years, making it a central part of the group’s strategy. This commitment is reflected both individually — highlighted by the achievement of SBTi FLAG certification for its 2030 climate targets — and collectively, through the TRANSITIONS programme. As the first large-scale impact initiative bringing together the whole value chain, from upstream agriculture to downstream food processing, the programme will be a key topic addressed by the President of VIVESCIA Group, Christoph Büren, during a roundtable discussion. This will be an opportunity for him to underline a key message: “After a first year of development, the TRANSITIONS programme has turned a vision into action. TRANSITIONS is the largest systemic programme of its kind in Europe, and it is designed to expand beyond our cooperative territory. The programme is being already being duplicated in other countries, and we are also working to duplicate it with other cooperatives in France. TRANSITIONS is becoming a laboratory for testing solutions for the agricultural, energy and food industries. It is a symbol of our positive footprint, which is driving progress in the agricultural world.”