# Doing Business Right Blog | New Event! Fighting global deforestation through due diligence: towards an EU regulation on forest and ecosystem risk commodities? - 4 November 2020 - 16:00 (CET)

> A webinar was announced for 4 November 2020 to discuss the European Parliament's initiative on deforestation, including its substance, enforcement and compatibility with international trade law. The event notes that agricultural production drives most global tree cover loss. No new policy decision was reported.

- Date: 2020-11-04 · published 2020-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50184-doing-business-right-blog-new-event-fighting-global-deforestation-through-due
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is an event notice with no new policy action, so it does not change supply or demand for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-10-20 | [Doing Business Right Blog \| The EU Parliament’s proposal for a Regulation on Forest and Ecosystem Risk Commodities - Tackling global deforestation though due diligence - By Enrico Partiti](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50662-doing-business-right-blog-the-eu-parliament-s-proposal-for-a-regulation-on.md) | +3.2% | +9.4% |
| SOY | 2021-12-08 | [The European Commission’s new proposed deforestation regulation - what does it mean for indigenous peoples and forest communities? - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43614-the-european-commission-s-new-proposed-deforestation-regulation-what-does-it.md) | +0.7% | +10.7% |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [Greenpeace calls on EU to regulate placing on market of commodities that pose risk to forests and ecosystems \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51645-greenpeace-calls-on-eu-to-regulate-placing-on-market-of-commodities-that-pose.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2026-03-27 | [Environment & Climate Change Laws and Regulations Report 2026 03 An Analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation and Forest-Risk Commodities Legislation in the UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20174-environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations-report-2026-03-an-analysis.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2023-05-23 | [New EU Deforestation Regulation: Overview and Key Considerations for Companies — Global Trade & Sanctions Law — May 23, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35973-new-eu-deforestation-regulation-overview-and-key-considerations-for-companies.md) | -3.3% | +12.9% |
| SBM | 2020-10-20 | [Doing Business Right Blog \| The EU Parliament’s proposal for a Regulation on Forest and Ecosystem Risk Commodities - Tackling global deforestation though due diligence - By Enrico Partiti](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50662-doing-business-right-blog-the-eu-parliament-s-proposal-for-a-regulation-on.md) | +4.4% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2020-08-03 | [Greenpeace calls on EU to regulate placing on market of commodities that pose risk to forests and ecosystems \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51645-greenpeace-calls-on-eu-to-regulate-placing-on-market-of-commodities-that-pose.md) | -3.2% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-27 | [Environment & Climate Change Laws and Regulations Report 2026 03 An Analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation and Forest-Risk Commodities Legislation in the UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20174-environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations-report-2026-03-an-analysis.md) | -2.6% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- sub.asser.nl: https://sub.asser.nl/DoingBusinessRight/Blog/post/new-event-fighting-global-deforestation-through-due-diligence-towards-an-eu-regulation-on-forest-and-ecosystem-risk-commodities-4-november-2020

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