Deforestation-Free

Since 30 December 2025, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR, Regulation 2023/1115) has been in full effect for large operators and traders. Seven commodity groups — cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood — plus their derived products cannot enter the EU market without a due diligence statement proving the goods are deforestation-free and legally produced. Each statement must include geolocation coordinates for every production plot, a risk assessment, and mitigation measures. Non-compliance triggers fines of up to 4% of EU-wide turnover, product confiscation at borders, and exclusion from EU public procurement.

The geolocation requirement is what makes EUDR uniquely demanding. Unlike most supply chain regulations that accept supplier self-declarations, EUDR expects polygon coordinates mapped to specific farms, plantations, or forest concessions — and the ability to cross-reference those coordinates against satellite deforestation monitoring data. For food and agriculture companies sourcing commodities through intermediaries and traders, tracing individual shipments back to plot-level origin requires new data flows that most procurement systems never anticipated.

Sustalium handles this by pairing each commodity shipment with a structured due diligence record that captures geolocation data, supplier origin declarations, risk assessment scores, and mitigation actions in the format EU customs authorities expect. When your team imports a container of coffee or processes a shipment of palm-derived ingredients, the platform produces a submission-ready due diligence statement with linked evidence — not a generic declaration that leaves gaps during a port inspection.