By December 30, 2024, the EUDR requires operators and traders who sell products like cocoa and coffee (as well as derived products like chocolate) to EU markets, or export them from the EU, to prove that these products do not originate from land deforested after December 31, 2020. Companies will need to provide evidence of their due diligence process, including relevant information about their supply chain such as geodata and risk assessments, to the national competent authorities.
As leaders in combating deforestation for more than 35 years, we are primed to leverage the full potential of our systems and offerings to support your EUDR compliance efforts. The Rainforest Alliance has tools to help both certified and non-certified partners in meeting their obligations under EUDR.
Our certification program is equipped with a range of tools and systems—like our innovative automated risk assessment maps for deforestation—that can provide companies with complementary information needed to support EUDR compliance.
Learn how our certified partners can utilize Rainforest Alliance Certification to support EUDR compliance efforts >
The Rainforest Alliance is currently piloting our Deforestation Risk Assessment Tool. Our industry-leading tool will be available for all users interested in assessing the deforestation risk of coffee and cocoa production, especially production that is not Rainforest Alliance Certified, later this year. Our Deforestation Risk Assessment Tool can support you in complying with your obligations under EUDR to conduct risk assessments related to deforestation. Register your interest below!
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Rumours are rife that the EU is planning to delay the EUDR deadline. But is this true, and if not, are suppliers and manufacturers ready? Food Navigator quotes our Director of Food & Agriculture, Michelle Deugd.
FoodNavigator Europe highlights progress made by the Rainforest Alliance to help certified coffee and cocoa companies with EUDR compliance ahead of the December 2024 deadline - at no extra cost.
This article highlights how the Rainforest Alliance's is supporting companies to make a big leap towards EUDR compliance and calls for increased support for smallholder farmers to ensure they are not unintentionally excluded from the EU market.
In an article exploring the use of AI to tackle deforestation, Reuters outlines how the Rainforest Alliance uses AI in its deforestation risk mapping, and how our proprietary remote sensing technology can help companies with EUDR compliance.
From today, Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee and cocoa farmers can opt-in to specific criteria that align with European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements, in the Rainforest Alliance certification platform.