Dear Friends,
The EBC team wishes you a Happy New Year 2022!
With the surge in Omicron cases, Japanese borders remain closed to foreign non-residents, leading to difficult situations at many European and Japanese companies. The EBC continues to stand by its members and to advocate for the easing of entry rules for essential personnel. Please contact us if you need assistance.
To begin the year with good news, our digital White Paper 2021 is online. We invite you to read it and to regularly visit the website as the new digital format makes it easier to update.
The White Paper is the result of the EBC 22 committees’ work on barriers to trade between Europe and Japan. If your company is facing such issues and wishes to bring them up at government level with the EBC, please join our committees!
Finally, here are 2 events that might be of interest to you:
– Sustainability in the chocolate world: Cacao-Trace – An Impact Revolution Approach To Address Chocolate Chain Issues, organised by the BLCCJ
– Carbon Pricing for Net Zero/Utilizing Market Mechanism, organised by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation.
We wish you a good reading and hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.
Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer |