Summary
- EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to ensure products don’t originate from land deforested after 2020
- Targets commodities with heaviest deforestation footprint: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood
- Regulation could reduce carbon emissions and save over 70,000 hectares of forest per year
- Companies not doing enough to combat deforestation; EU regulation key in addressing the issue
