COMPANIES, INVESTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY UNITE BEHIND CALL ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO END LEGAL UNCERTAINTY AND IMPLEMENT THE EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION

A coalition of businesses, investors, and NGOs opposes proposals by the Council of the EU and European Parliament to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by another year and conduct a review in April 2026. The signatories argue that such delays create market instability, waste existing corporate investments in compliance, and postpone urgent action against global forest loss and its associated climate and biodiversity risks.

• The signatories oppose proposals from the Council of the EU and European Parliament to delay the EUDR for an additional year and implement an immediate review in April 2026, asserting these moves are "inconsistent with the law’s objectives".
• Further delays are claimed to cause economic harm by rendering redundant the millions of euros and years of work already invested by governments and companies to comply with the regulation.
• The statement argues that delaying the EUDR increases risks of market instability, legal challenges, and stakeholder disengagement, while failing to improve business readiness.
• The EUDR is identified as a necessary tool to mitigate material financial and economic risks, as well as threats to food security and supply chains caused by global forest loss, biodiversity loss, and climate change.

APA

ClientEarth (2025). COMPANIES, INVESTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY UNITE BEHIND CALL ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO END LEGAL UNCERTAINTY AND IMPLEMENT THE EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION. https://www.clientearth.org/media/2o1ctku3/business-investor-civil-society-statement-eudr_031225-1.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. COMPANIES, INVESTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY UNITE BEHIND CALL ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO END LEGAL UNCERTAINTY AND IMPLEMENT THE EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION. 2025. https://www.clientearth.org/media/2o1ctku3/business-investor-civil-society-statement-eudr_031225-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2025companies, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{COMPANIES, INVESTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY UNITE BEHIND CALL ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO END LEGAL UNCERTAINTY AND IMPLEMENT THE EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2025}, month = dec, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/2o1ctku3/business-investor-civil-society-statement-eudr_031225-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }