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EUDR Enforcement Nears: Industries Scramble to Meet Traceability Rules
WHY IT MATTERS
The regulation forces global supply chains to tighten traceability, exposing data gaps and inequities that could hinder compliance and affect market access for producers, especially smallholders.
What happened
The EU’s deforestation regulation (EUDR) is set to take effect after several delays, prompting a wave of compliance efforts across key commodity sectors. Mongabay’s Solutions Desk reports that soy traders in Brazil, cocoa companies in Ghana, and palm oil farmers in Southeast Asia are actively adapting to the new traceability requirements.
Businesses are deploying a range of tools to track their supply chains, yet gaps persist in data accuracy, supply‑chain complexity, and equity for smallholder farmers. The series highlights that while companies are preparing to implement the regulation, challenges remain that could impede full compliance.
The focus on traceability aims to curb illegal deforestation, but the practical hurdles identified suggest that the transition will be uneven across the global market.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Who’s implementing EUDR?
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