No More Excuses: Companies Are Ready for the EUDR

The statement contends that the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) should be implemented without further delay, as major cocoa companies and governments in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have already invested heavily in traceability and farmer mapping. It warns that postponing the law would undermine the investments of early adopters, jeopardize forest preservation, and damage the EU's credibility as a global climate leader.

• Major cocoa industry players, including Mars Wrigley, Ferrero, Nestlé, Olam Agri, and Tony’s Chocolonely, have publicly opposed any weakening or delay of the EUDR.
• The governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have established national traceability systems and mapped millions of farms to prepare for the regulation. In Côte d’Ivoire, over 700,000 cards have been distributed to planters, while Ghana's Cocoa Board (CocoBod) has an investment plan of $1.2 billion over five years for mapping and rehabilitating farms.
• The EUDR covers cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, cattle, wood, and rubber to ensure products sold in the EU are deforestation-free. A study indicates that without strong intervention, EU demand for these commodities could lead to 8 million hectares of deforestation by 2030.
• There is significant public and corporate pressure for timely enforcement, with 75% of Europeans supporting binding rules for company accountability regarding deforestation and human rights. Companies like Carrefour and Nestlé argue that delays create legal uncertainty and jeopardize the investments of committed supply chain partners.

APA

Jones, S. (2025). No More Excuses: Companies Are Ready for the EUDR. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/no-more-excuses-companies-are-ready-for-the-eudr/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. No More Excuses: Companies Are Ready for the EUDR. Mighty Earth, 2025. https://mightyearth.org/article/no-more-excuses-companies-are-ready-for-the-eudr/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |title=No More Excuses: Companies Are Ready for the EUDR |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=9 October 2025 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/no-more-excuses-companies-are-ready-for-the-eudr/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2025more, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{No More Excuses: Companies Are Ready for the EUDR}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/no-more-excuses-companies-are-ready-for-the-eudr/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }