May 23, 2025
Streamlining EUDR Legality: Tips from Sourcemap and Preferred by Nature
The EU Deforestation Regulation has a sweeping definition of legality that requires companies to assess their suppliers on a multitude of topics including land use rights, environmental protection, human rights, third parties’ rights and the principle of free, prior and informed consent.
How can companies comply without disrupting their day-to-day operations? Sourcemap and Preferred by Nature are joining forces to offer a streamlined way to comply with the EUDR legality requirements.
We’ll cover the basics of the legality requirements as well as approaches companies are already using to combine legality with existing procurement processes, including:
- When to conduct legality assessments as part of regular procurement processes
- What evidence to collect and how to review it
- What automations are available to streamline the EUDR legality process