Alex Holst
Deputy Head of Policy – EU
Alex works with NGOs, think tanks, businesses, and other political actors to advance sustainable proteins in Europe.
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Areas of expertise: EU policy, strategic relations, societal benefits of sustainable proteins.
Alex leads GFI Europe’s EU policy work in Brussels. He provides strategic direction, oversight and coordination of our engagement with political decision-makers, civil society groups, and businesses to advance plant-based foods, cultivated meat, and fermentation.
Alex is based in Belgium and brings experience from working on EU advocacy, international climate policy, and development cooperation.
Policy
Alex works in strategic policy relations. Learn more about his work and access policy resources.
Latest updates from Alex
Cultivated meat could slash climate impact of meat production by up to 92%, study finds
New studies released today by independent research firm CE Delft show that — compared with conventional beef — meat cultivated…
World’s first regulatory approval for cultivated meat begins ‘new space race for the future of food’
The Singapore Food Agency has announced that cultivated chicken produced by Eat Just, a company that applies cutting-edge science and…
European Green Deal Call consultation response
GFI Europe’s response to the consultation on the European Green Deal Call under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative.
EU Farm to Fork Strategy consultation response
The Good Food Institute Europe’s response to the consultation on the EU’s upcoming Farm to Fork Strategy for Sustainable Food.
Open letter to European Commission on Horizon Europe
GFI Europe and 20 others wrote to the European Commission calling for Horizon Europe research funding for plant-based and cultivated…
Sustainable EU Food Systems consultation response
GFI Europe’s response to the consultation on the roadmap of the European Commission’s new initiative for Sustainable EU Food Systems.