Olive oil carbon footprinting comes under the spotlight

A group of experts gathered at the IOC headquarters on 18 May to discuss the implementation of a protocol for olive oil carbon footprinting. A working group has
been set up and will team with the Executive Secretariat to draw up a report outlining the technical and scientific aspects of this issue on the basis of detailed, reliable data. This will help the IOC to weigh up the pros and cons of developing a carbon footprinting protocol for olive oil and to work out a road map to do so.