Tag: jessika-roswall

The European Commission has formally proposed simplifications to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and confirmed the law will still apply from January 2026. Although the EUDR now comes with new exemptions and phase-ins for medium and large companies, the Commission’s decision to resist additional postponement is welcome. The announcement yesterday (21 October) comes after the […]

Senior European lawmakers have been urged to ensure human rights and deforestation issues are kept at the heart of a new forest products risk-ranking system for countries. The proposed country risk benchmarking system will operate under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which seeks to prohibit trade in timber, beef, leather, chocolate, soy, palm oil and […]