Green REV Institute
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The Green REV Institute is an NGO advocating for animal rights and plant-based food systems.
Lobbying Activity
Green REV Institute warns against lowering food safety standards
29 Sept 2025
Topic — The EU proposes simplifying marketing authorizations for plant protection and feed products.
Message — Any regulatory changes must guarantee full food and feed safety for all citizens. The Commission should prioritize consumer rights over the growth of the livestock sector. The focus should shift toward transforming the food system to plant-based alternatives.123
Why — They avoid the strengthening of intensive animal farming which contradicts their core mission.4
Meeting with Pawel Wisniewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)
16 Sept 2025 · Introductory meeting
Green REV Institute warns against weakening EU agricultural standards
23 Jul 2025
Topic — Proposed simplifications to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans regulations.
Message — The organization opposes deregulation that sacrifices environmental goals for reduced bureaucracy. They specifically call for maintaining strict grassland protections and rejecting total exemptions from environmental requirements for small farms.123
Why — These demands support their mission to shift agricultural funding toward plant-based food systems and agroecology.45
Meeting with Manuela Ripa (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Jun 2025 · Animal Welfare
Green REV Institute urges EU to reject deforestation regulation delays
13 May 2025
Message — The organization demands a rejection of delays and mandatory reporting for every shipment. They claim annual declarations increase the risk of illegal products entering the market.12
Why — Maintaining robust standards protects the credibility and impact of the NGO's climate advocacy.3
Impact — Global ecosystems and biodiversity suffer irreversible damage from further delays to forest protection.4
Green REV Institute Demands Mandatory Plant-Based Food Procurement Standards
7 Mar 2025
Topic — Evaluation of EU rules governing public procurement, concessions, and utilities sector contracts.
Message — The organization calls for systemic changes to ensure access to plant-based food. They propose mandatory qualitative criteria and caps on price weighting for tenders. These changes would harmonize food quality standards throughout the European Union.12
Why — Mandatory plant-based standards would directly advance the organization's core advocacy goals.34
Impact — Producers of cheap, processed meat products would lose their price-driven market dominance.5
Meeting with Anna Strolenberg (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Oct 2024 · EU food systems
Green REV Institute Demands Plant-Based Options in Schools
3 Oct 2024
Message — The organization calls for the inclusion of plant-based milk alternatives to accommodate lactose-intolerant students and those on vegan diets. They also request stricter monitoring of product origins to exclude supplies from industrial factory farms.12
Why — This would advance their mission of promoting a plant-based food system transition and animal rights.34
Impact — Industrial livestock producers would lose market access if standards exclude intensive factory farming methods.5
Green REV Institute Demands End to Live Animal Transport
9 Apr 2024
Message — The organization calls for a total ban on the transport of live animals and a transition to plant-based food systems. They argue that transport inherently violates animal freedoms and that current regulations are insufficiently enforced.123
Why — These changes would advance their mission of dismantling the livestock industry and promoting plant-based diets.45
Response to Evaluation of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2017-2024
4 Apr 2024
Green REV Institute Urges Urgent Shift to Plant-Based Systems
2 Apr 2024
Message — The organization calls for an urgent green transformation of the food system toward plant-based alternatives to protect public health. They demand stricter controls on antibiotic use and a ban on live animal transport to reduce disease risks.123
Why — These changes would advance their mission of dismantling industrial animal farming and promoting plant-based advocacy.45
Response to Evaluation of the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive
29 Feb 2024
Green REV Institute Urges Mandatory ESG Metrics for Food
29 Aug 2023
Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)
12 Jul 2023 · EC's actions for the food system transformation; EC actions to improve biosecurity on farms; revision of the promotion policy (products of animal origin from industrial farming); animal welfare; EU Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Law initiative
Green REV Institute urges EU shift to plant-based food system
16 Jun 2023
Message — The group demands a transition to a food system based on plant production. They call for ending financial and legislative support for the animal livestock sector. The group urges the EU to adopt the principles of the Plant Based Treaty.123
Green REV Institute urges shift to plant-based food systems
9 Mar 2023
Message — The group demands a legislative framework for sustainable food systems. They call for ending public funding for meat promotion. They want more plant-based meals in schools.123
Why — This would significantly advance their mission to transform the European food system.4
Impact — The industrial livestock sector would lose public financial support for animal products.5
Green REV Institute Demands Stricter EU Antimicrobial Ban
29 Dec 2022
Message — The organization calls for the immediate adoption of rules with shorter transition periods and a broader list of banned substances. They also demand food labeling that clearly identifies the use of antibiotics and medical risks.12
Why — The proposal advances their mission to accelerate a plant-based transition by highlighting the negative impacts of animal farming.34
Green REV Institute Demands Total Ban on Live Animal Transport
5 Dec 2022
Message — The organization calls for an immediate and total ban on the transport of live animals. They advocate for a transition to plant-based diets and the replacement of live transport with meat products or genetic material.12
Why — The organization achieves its core mission of advancing animal rights and a plant-based food system.34
Impact — Livestock vessel operators and meat exporters would lose their primary business model and livelihoods.5
Green REV Institute demands total ban on sea animal transport
5 Dec 2022
Message — The organization calls for a complete ban on sea transport and the transport of live animals. They argue that current regulations cannot prevent unnecessary suffering, stress, and environmental damage during transit.12
Why — A ban would achieve the group's primary goal of ending perceived cruelty in food systems.3
Impact — Maritime carriers and the livestock industry face total loss of live export capabilities.4
Green REV Institute calls for forced labor ban in meat industry
23 Sept 2022
Response to Communication on the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy
22 Sept 2022
Green REV Institute urges mandatory reporting for plant-based food transition
27 Aug 2022
Message — The institute demands that data reporting becomes mandatory and covers environmental impacts like air and water pollution. They want the network to include social data on agricultural labor conditions and animal production health risks.12
Why — Detailed data would help redirect EU funding from intensive animal farming toward plant-based production models.3
Impact — Intensive animal farming operations would face reduced financial support and increased regulatory scrutiny of their operations.4
Meeting with Sylwia Spurek (Member of the European Parliament)
30 Jun 2022 · climate catastrophe
Meeting with Anja Hazekamp (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Jun 2022 · Event MEPs vs Activists: Food System Transition
Response to General arrangements for excise duty – harmonisation and simplification
19 May 2022
Green REV Institute Demands Strict Ban on Animal Agriculture Antibiotics
13 May 2022
Message — The organization calls for a complete ban on antimicrobials that cause resistance and are dangerous for human health. They demand stricter labeling and a transition toward plant-based food systems.12
Why — The group achieves its mission of transitioning to plant-based systems and protecting human rights.3
Green REV Institute calls for EU shift to plant-based food
26 Oct 2021
Message — The organization advocates for a complete transition away from animal production to combat climate change and health crises. They request financial support for the plant-based industry, transition programs for livestock farmers, and 0% VAT on meat and dairy alternatives.123
Why — These measures would secure significant financial subsidies and competitive tax advantages for the plant-based sector.45
Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and
26 Oct 2021 · Review of the EU agricultural promotion policy
Green REV Institute Demands End to Animal Farming
13 Aug 2021
Message — The organization calls for a total ban on meat and dairy production and the closure of industrial farms by 2030. They demand shifting all public subsidies from animal agriculture to plant-based food systems.123
Why — This policy shift would achieve the group's ideological goal of moral coexistence with non-human animals.4
Green REV Institute demands plant-based milk in EU schools
16 Jul 2021
Message — The organization calls for the inclusion of plant-based dairy substitutes in the EU school scheme and an end to funding livestock products. They advocate for a transition to a balanced plant-based diet starting in schools.12
Why — The group would see their ideological mission and the plant food sector strengthened through fair competition.3
Green REV Institute urges EU to ban meat advertising
9 Mar 2021
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing its policy for promoting agricultural and food products.
Message — The organization calls for an end to the promotion of animal products and the introduction of advertising bans. They advocate for shifting focus toward promoting vegan products to align with health and climate goals.123
Why — This would advance their mission of facilitating a transition toward a plant-based food system.45