# Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals | International Institute for Sustainable Development

> An IISD analysis compares the EU and UK proposals to require due diligence against commodity-driven deforestation. It notes that agricultural expansion drove almost 90% of global deforestation from 1990 to 2020. The piece outlines considerations for implementing the rules.

- Date: 2022-06-07 · published 2022-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Trade rules targeting soy, beef and palm oil supply chains could eventually affect which origins can sell into Europe, a factor for feed ingredient pricing. The effect remains a background policy risk with no immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | -1.4% | — |
| SOY | 2022-03-02 | [WTO Committee Discusses EU Plans to Combat Deforestation \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42299-wto-committee-discusses-eu-plans-to-combat-deforestation-international.md) | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products \| Environmental sustainability \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58115-eu-moves-to-tackle-deforestation-caused-by-chocolate-and-other-products.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-09-06 | [Agricultural commodity trader responses and the effectiveness of the new EU deforestation proposal \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39614-agricultural-commodity-trader-responses-and-the-effectiveness-of-the-new-eu.md) | +2.6% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [The EU Due Diligence Regulation on Deforestation: What Role for Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS)? - UNFSS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34130-the-eu-due-diligence-regulation-on-deforestation-what-role-for-voluntary.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | +0.5% | — |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-02 | [WTO Committee Discusses EU Plans to Combat Deforestation \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42299-wto-committee-discusses-eu-plans-to-combat-deforestation-international.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-25 | [EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products \| Environmental sustainability \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58115-eu-moves-to-tackle-deforestation-caused-by-chocolate-and-other-products.md) | +0.2% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- iisd.org: https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/deforestation-overview-eu-british-proposals

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