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This job is now closed. Who are we looking for? We are expanding, and are looking for a brilliant consultant to come and work with us. Based in our Bournemouth office*, the post will be on a full-time basis and involve participating and supporting a broad range of projects, proposals and business development. What do […]

Efeca supports companies in achieving EUDR compliance and deforestation-free supply chains. Our EUDR White Paper, developed with BSI, offers practical guidance to help businesses align with regulations, enhance sustainability, and build resilient supply chains. Please fill in the form below to download the white paper. in partnership with

This job is now closed. Who are we looking for? With an expanding programme of work, we are looking for an enthusiastic graduate to come and work with us as a researcher. Based in our Bournemouth office, the post will be on a full-time basis and involve participating and supporting a broad range of projects, […]

In July 2021, Efeca joined the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign. Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. It mobilizes a coalition of leading net zero […]

Efeca is the Secretariat for the UK Soy Manifesto, a collective industry commitment to work together to ensure all physical shipments of soy to the UK are deforestation and conversion free (cut-off date of January 2020 at the latest), fully implemented immediately where possible and no later than 2025. The signatories to the Manifesto have […]

At Efeca, we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to tackling complexity and delivering clarity, helping to build practical solutions that fit with the big picture. As part of this, we are hosting the UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative’s (UK SCI) first Nature and Biodiversity Forum in London on Friday 7th June 2024. Since 2012, the […]

Who are we looking for? With an ever expanding programme of work we are looking for a motivated experienced person to join our team for 12 months as a Consultant / Senior Consultant for maternity leave cover. Based in Ireland, working from home, with regular trips to our Bournemouth office in the UK, the post […]

About the UK SCI Efeca facilitates the UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative (UK SCI), a pre-competitive, cross-supply chain group convened by the UK Government. The collective goal is to achieve sustainable, resilient forest-risk commodity supply chains for the UK market. Initially established as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2012, and expanding to include the […]

The UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative (UK SCI) and its industry forum were established to develop sustainable and resilient UK commodity supply chains, aiming to drive a positive global impact, including ensuring living incomes for producers. Initially, the focus was on ensuring UK supply chains were free from deforestation and conversion, an objective now increasingly supported […]

We are a Certified B Corp! B Corps are organisations that have legally committed to making business decisions that create positive impact for the environment, customers, suppliers, employees and the community, using business as a force for good. We first started exploring the question of what it means to be a B Corp in the […]

The following is an excerpt from a blog written by Conal Judd-English about an indigenous smallholders study tour that he and Judith Murdoch went on in Malaysia in December 2022.   Working on sustainable sourcing of palm oil in the UK, we are quite removed from the practical realities being played out in countries where the […]

This edition of the UK Roundtable’s annual progress report for soya is the 5th in its series, marking five years since the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya was established in 2018. It reported a small decrease in the total volume of soy imported to the UK (-6%). While there initially seems to be year on […]

On behalf of the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil, Efeca has written the 2021 Annual Progress Report (published in November 2022). Since the inception of the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil in 2012, a decade of reporting has shown that the proportion of UK imports of palm and palm kernel oil […]

We are delighted to announce that Efeca’s Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community (DSPOC) initiative has been selected as a finalist for the ‘Communicating Sustainability’ award in the Southern Sustainability Awards 2022, hosted by the Southern Sustainability Partnership! 🎉 This recognition is a testament to our steadfast commitment to promoting sustainable practices and raising awareness about […]

The UK Government’s Global Resource Initiative Finance Report, authored by Efeca on behalf of the GRI Taskforce, provides crucial recommendations for the UK government, aimed at ensuring financial institutions take proactive steps to address the risks associated with deforestation and land conversion linked to their lending and investment activities. This report is accessible on the […]

On 29th March 2022, Efeca chaired a meeting between the Indonesian Ambassador to the UK and representatives from UK industry, Indonesian trade associations, and Indonesian Ministries. The purpose was to discuss FLEGT-licensed Indonesian timber products in the UK and explore avenues to improve their market access. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to delve into […]

We are delighted to announce that Efeca is one of the first organisations to be certified as having an eco-friendly website.  After a little bit of work on our website, we have just been accredited by the Eco-Friendly Website Accreditation which recognises our digital sustainability leadership and the importance of sustainability and our social impact […]

Climate change is an issue of growing prominence and urgency, with sustainable land use and agricultural practices, particularly involving commodities like palm oil, playing a crucial role in mitigating its impacts. According to the IPCC, deforestation and forest degradation contribute approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, predominantly through carbon emissions. However, protecting and restoring […]

Efeca is pleased to release its third annual Communication on Progress (COP) covering the period from February 2021 to February 2022, in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Operating under the name Emily Fripp & Associates Ltd, trading as Efeca, we reaffirm our commitment to upholding the UNGC’s […]

Throughout 2021, Efeca collaborated with IDH and the European Palm Oil Alliance to produce the 2020 Palm Oil Monitoring Report for Europe, providing comprehensive insights into Europe’s efforts towards sourcing sustainable palm oil. The report, titled ‘State of Play: Role of Europe in Driving Sustainable Palm Oil’, highlights significant findings regarding Europe’s palm oil consumption […]