EUDR Compliance report
In this systematic review, we have assessed 228 commodity cases, developed by AidEnvironment between 2022 and 2025, with forest loss and legality issues found after the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) cut-off date. For a selection of cases, we have assessed whether the cleared plots or social violation cases have now planted commodities in scope of the EUDR and are therefore in direct risk of supplying deforestation-linked commodities to the EU market from January 2027 onwards.
The report provides a unique insight in typical social and environmental violations and risks mostly found in Brazil, the agricultural powerhouse of the world, exporting all commodity groups relevant under the EUDR to EU countries. Moreover, it demonstrates what socioenvironmental impacts should have been addressed earlier had the EUDR applied from January 2026. With another year of delay, commodities linked to forest loss and legality or social risks may continue entering opaque supply chains before full EUDR traceability and due diligence requirements apply.
The report’s case studies have been shared earlier with involved supply chain companies, with their responses (if available) integrated into the report.
This report is part of a series of reports developed by AidEnvironment with the support of the European Climate Foundation.