Introducing the EUDR unpacked webinar series by Innovation Forum
31 Oct 24
IF Editorial Team
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In this three-part webinar series, we’ll cut through the noise and tackle these pressing questions. Join us to hear from key experts representing brands, traders, farmers, NGOs and on-the-ground communities.
With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline now likely to be extended by 12 months, businesses will gain extra time to prepare — but does this delay offer an advantage or merely prolong the uncertainty? Who really benefits from the extra time, and which organisations will suffer losses for trying to get ahead? Will this extension ease the burden, or does it simply push the challenge further down the road?
This webinar will explore the implications of the amended timeline, which now sets the application date for December 30, 2025, for large operators, and June 30, 2026, for micro- and small enterprises. Join industry experts to understand the regulatory landscape, the steps needed to ensure compliance and the implications of the delay. Hear from:
Dr Julian Oram, policy director, Mighty Earth
Anastasiya Timoshyna, director of the European programme office, TRAFFIC
Issifu Issaka, cocoa farmer, founder of Cocoa Raise Foundation Ghana and president of Sehwi Bekwai Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Society
The likely postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay? This webinar examines the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, how the delay will affect cocoa and coffee supply chains and the potential win-win outcomes for people, profit and planet. This session will focus specifically on the impact of EUDR on coffee and cocoa supply chains, putting these sectors under the spotlight.
Hear from:
Raina Lang, senior director sustainable coffee, Conservation International
Josephine Ndikwe, founding chairperson, Association of Women in Coffee
Olivier Laboulle, global head of sustainability for coffee, Louis Dreyfus
Antonie Fountain, managing director and co-founder, VOICE Network
Julia Christian, forests and agriculture campaigner, Fern
Miguel Gamboa, coffee sector lead, Rainforest Alliance
Pomasi Ismail, Cocoa Abrabopa Association (farmer representative)
What are the ripple effects of the postponement on large-scale operations? Join us for the third and final webinar in our 'EUDR unpacked' series, where we cut through the noise to address critical questions surrounding the regulation. This session will focus specifically on the impact of EUDR on palm oil and soy plantations, putting these sectors under the spotlight. Hear from:
Wei Peng, global head of sustainability - grains & oilseeds, Louis Dreyfus Co
Ruben Heleen Van Den Hombergh, senior policy advisor at IUCN NL, coordinator at Collaborative Soy Initiative
Brunsveld, deputy director, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Will Schreiber, representative of the Retail Soy Group
Michelle Desilets, executive director, Orangutan Land Trust
Mansuetus Darto, Indonesia's Palm Oil Smallholder Union (SPKS)
Washington, DC
3rd - 4th December 2024