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EU Omnibus is a U-turn on corporate accountability
26.02.2025 Harmful proposal will weaken due diligence requirements for corporations
40 organisations call on the EU to ensure robust benchmarking under deforestation law
28.01.2025 Benchmarking should reflect real human rights & environmental risks
Earthsight reaction: EU policymakers agree to scrap “disastrous” amendments to deforestation law
04.12.2024 EUDR legislative process has unfolded in dramatic fashion over the past few weeks, only to land back at square one
Press release: EU Parliament votes to dramatically weaken landmark forest law
14.11.2024 EU Parliament has approved amendments to weaken the landmark EUDR
Press release: Political parties undermining landmark forest protection law have received donations linked to illegal deforestation
12.11.2024 Over €1.7 million in deforestation-linked funds donated since 2018
Political parties undermining forest protection law have received donations linked to illegal deforestation
12.11.2024 The EUDR is under threat
EU conservative bloc’s amendments to deforestation law are “a series of loopholes” which would make it “impossible to enforce"
07.11.2024 The European People’s Party (EPP) has proposed amendments that would be catastrophic for the landmark law
European Commission proposes year-long delay to crucial supply chain law, threatening 2,300 sq km of forest
02.10.2024 The European Commission wants to refuel the bulldozers
Why the EU must stand firm on its plan to help protect the world’s forests
19.09.2024 A growing chorus of governments and industries is calling for the law to be delayed and weakened
Academic study confirms green labels fall short of requirements set by upcoming EU deforestation law
15.08.2024 Green labels do not fully align with the most important requirements of the EUDR relating to deforestation and legality
