Efeca recognises the important role of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in achieving deforestation-free supply chains, and we are playing our part in helping supply chains implement these requirements.
Is your company embarking on a journey of EUDR compliance? Do you need advice on how to transition your company practices to a more sustainable future, and seamlessly align with future regulations like the EUDR?
Efeca is here to help, starting with our EUDR White Paper, developed in partnership with BSI. With this White Paper, we cut through the noise and provide a simple one-stop introductory source for the EUDR, to help companies prepare over the next year.
Implementing the EUDR can be daunting. Challenges include gaining buy-in from suppliers and maintaining supply chain efficiency, as well as getting clarity on the requirements of the Regulation. Although adapting commodity supply chains generally comes with an initial investment cost, strengthened traceability and demand for sustainable production will support the global resilience of supply chains and provide returns for companies.
Actions to comply with EUDR can be more efficient when they are seamlessly integrated with existing business and sourcing strategies, commercial objectives and due diligence systems to monitor and mitigate relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within supply chains. By implementing EUDR compliance systems, companies can also review existing risk assessments, internal processes and compliance practices, craft a proactive strategy to re-address any issues and make informed decisions.
Contact us to find out how we can support, for example:
Desk based review of the products that you buy and sell, as well as your position relative to global supply chains and the EU market.
Providing advice on what aspects of your company’s activities come into scope of the EUDR, and what obligations might follow, either from the law, or through possible contractual demands from downstream partners
Review of preparedness in terms of current policies and data availability to comply with EUDR-related requirements
EUDR support – implementation of any activities. This could take the form of specific support to an agreed goal, or ad-hoc support in the form of sense-checking and helping with specific queries as they arise
Providing longer term policy and strategic support on broader sustainability issues around for instance living income, nature and biodiversity, linking with regular support to monitor and update existing deforestation and conversion-free policies.
“We welcome the EUDR as a clear signal that further degradation of nature is unacceptable, and that all stakeholders globally must collaborate to support the transition to sustainable economic and trade systems. It is clear that compliance with EUDR poses significant challenges in countries that produce and consume relevant commodities. By taking practical steps to implement compliance, that complement broader sustainability strategies, EUDR provides an opportunity to build more resilient and equitable supply chains.”