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EIA Responds -
Making the law work

Read the EIA’s response to the UK Government’s legislation on forest risk commodities.

In 2021, the UK Government passed the Environment Act, under which businesses will be required to establish and implement a due diligence system to ensure the forest-risk commodities they use are legal. To date, we are still waiting for the UK Government to lay the secondary regulations which would bring the due diligence legislation under the Environment Act into effect.

EIA Responds -
Making the law work

Read the EIA’s response to the UK Government’s legislation on forest risk commodities.

In 2021, the UK Government passed the Environment Act, under which businesses will be required to establish and implement a due diligence system to ensure the forest-risk commodities they use are legal. To date, we are still waiting for the UK Government to lay the secondary regulations which would bring the due diligence legislation under the Environment Act into effect.

Podcast -
What on Earth

Listen to the latest episode of our 'What on Earth' podcast.

In this episode, Senior Press and Communications Officer Paul Newman talks with Debbie Banks, the leader of EIA UK’s Tigers and Wildlife Crime campaign, about her experiences with EIA over the years and the challenges to come. ' ‘EIA helped change the narrative around organised criminality and environmental crime’.

Podcast -
What on Earth

Listen to the latest episode of our 'What on Earth' podcast.

In this episode, Senior Press and Communications Officer Paul Newman talks with Debbie Banks, the leader of EIA UK’s Tigers and Wildlife Crime campaign, about her experiences with EIA over the years and the challenges to come. ' ‘EIA helped change the narrative around organised criminality and environmental crime’.

Latest investigation: Dirty Deals – Part One

Our latest investigation uncovers shocking evidence of how bad actors exploit regulatory weaknesses, legal loopholes and outdated practices in the global plastic waste trade, fuelling a thriving illegal market.
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