What Is EUDR?
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is EU legislation that addresses the environmental and social challenges posed by deforestation and forest degradation, particularly through imported goods such as agricultural commodities and timber products. It requires that products placed on the EU market are produced sustainably, respecting forest ecosystems and indigenous rights.
What EUDR Requires
Companies importing high-risk commodities, including soy, palm oil, beef, cocoa, coffee, rubber and timber, must conduct due diligence to ensure these products are not linked to deforestation or associated human rights abuses. Importers must demonstrate compliance with environmental and social standards covering land use, biodiversity conservation and indigenous rights throughout the supply chain.
The regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 31 May 2023, with obligations applying from 30 December 2024 for large companies (later for micro and small enterprises). EUDR represents a crucial step towards sustainable supply chains: deforestation is a leading driver of climate change and biodiversity loss, and over 75% of global deforestation is caused by large-scale agriculture. Industries face increased compliance costs from enhanced traceability, risk assessment and reporting requirements, and supply chains may need significant adjustment to source from deforestation-free regions.
How EUDR Compliance Works
Impact on Industries and Trade
EUDR reshapes market access for exporters into the EU:
- Compliant companies gain a competitive advantage in the EU market
- Non-compliance means restricted market access and penalties
- Drives traceability investment across agricultural supply chains
- Promotes transparency, sustainable sourcing and ethical trade
- Aligns supply chains with global climate and biodiversity goals
- Strengthens buyer and consumer trust in origin claims
EUDR Compliance with Acviss
Origin by Acviss gives exporters the traceability backbone EUDR demands: batch and unit-level tracking from farm or plot to shipment, immutable blockchain records and event logs that document chain of custody end to end.
Due diligence documentation, supplier-level visibility and regulator-ready audit trails come from the same system that powers end-to-end traceability, so compliance is a by-product of supply chain control, not a separate project.
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The EU Deforestation Regulation: legislation requiring that commodities and products placed on the EU market are deforestation-free and produced in line with environmental and social standards. It was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 31 May 2023.
High-risk commodities including soy, palm oil, beef, cocoa, coffee, rubber and timber, plus many derived products. Companies importing or trading these in the EU must conduct due diligence.
By conducting risk assessments, ensuring product traceability back to the production plot, implementing a due diligence system, maintaining comprehensive documentation and reporting regularly to relevant EU authorities.
To combat global deforestation and forest degradation. Large-scale agriculture drives over 75% of global deforestation, and the EU aims to prevent its market from fuelling practices that accelerate climate change and biodiversity loss.
Non-compliant companies face penalties and restricted access to the EU market, while compliant competitors gain advantage. The regulation is expected to drive supply chain adjustments, increased traceability investment and greater stakeholder collaboration.
