# EIA responds to EU consultation on deforestation that has a record 1.2 million responses - EIA

> EIA responded to the EU deforestation consultation, which drew a record 1.2 million submissions through the #Together4Forests campaign. The group is pushing for a new due-diligence law requiring companies to ensure products are not grown on recently deforested land.

- Date: 2020-12-17 · published 2020-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49674-eia-responds-to-eu-consultation-on-deforestation-that-has-a-record-1-2-million
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong public backing increases the chance of an EU due-diligence law that could restrict deforestation-linked commodities. Any impact on feed ingredients like soy would depend on future legislation.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-14 | [Record submissions to public consultation urge EU to act on deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49669-record-submissions-to-public-consultation-urge-eu-to-act-on-deforestation-both.md) | +5.1% | +22.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-24 | [Rainforest Alliance Response to EU Communication on Deforestation \| Rainforest Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58119-rainforest-alliance-response-to-eu-communication-on-deforestation-rainforest.md) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-12-11 | [IEEP’s response to the public consultation on deforestation and forest degradation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49668-ieep-s-response-to-the-public-consultation-on-deforestation-and-forest.md) | +4.2% | +19.2% |
| SOY | 2021-09-28 | [Satelligence Responds to Leaked EU Deforestation Law - Satelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45100-satelligence-responds-to-leaked-eu-deforestation-law-satelligence.md) | -4.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2019-02-04 | [EU consultation on deforestation – just three weeks left to call for binding regulation!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60629-eu-consultation-on-deforestation-just-three-weeks-left-to-call-for-binding.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/blog/eia-responds-to-eu-consultation-on-deforestation-that-has-a-record-1-2-million-responses/

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