# Reports urge legislation and 100% certified procurement to combat deforestation - STTC

> A WWF report found EU imports of agricultural and agroforestry commodities caused 3.5 million hectares of deforestation between 2005 and 2017. The report calls for demand-side legislation to make EU commodity supply chains deforestation-free.

- Date: 2021-07-06 · published 2021-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46096-reports-urge-legislation-and-100-certified-procurement-to-combat-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for demand-side rules point toward tighter sourcing requirements for soy and other feed inputs into the EU. The impact on prices is a future compliance risk rather than an immediate supply change.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-01-14 | [European Commission proposes new set of measures to address deforestation, waste management and soil health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43166-european-commission-proposes-new-set-of-measures-to-address-deforestation-waste.md) | +3.6% | +15.9% |
| SOY | 2019-01-30 | [Why you should support a new European law to combat global deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61117-why-you-should-support-a-new-european-law-to-combat-global-deforestation-fern.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2023-03-22 | [EU's deforestation regulation: challenges and opportunities for food companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36902-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-challenges-and-opportunities-for-food-companies.md) | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2022-09-15 | [European bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39604-european-bill-passes-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked-commodities.md) | -2.8% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2023-05-18 | [EU bans imports linked to deforestation - Everstream Analytics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35972-eu-bans-imports-linked-to-deforestation-everstream-analytics.md) | -0.9% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2022-09-15 | [European bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39604-european-bill-passes-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked-commodities.md) | -0.4% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2021-07-06 | [Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming \| Clean Energy Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46094-environmental-group-demands-tougher-legislation-against-imported-deforestation.md) | -5.8% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2020-03-12 | [Deforestation and forest degradation: IEEP's response to European Commission's public consultation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54143-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-ieep-s-response-to-european-commission-s.md) | +2.7% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- europeansttc.com: https://www.europeansttc.com/reports-urge-legislation-and-100-certified-procurement-to-combat-deforestation/

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