# 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

> A legal blog post by Enrico Partiti analyses the European Parliament's ENVI committee vote on binding legislation against EU-driven global deforestation. It describes the proposed Regulation on Forest and Ecosystem Risk Commodities and its due diligence approach.

- Date: 2020-10-20 · published 2020-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50662-doing-business-right-blog-the-eu-parliament-s-proposal-for-a-regulation-on
- 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

The post is legal commentary on a proposal that may eventually affect soy and palm oil imports, but it adds no new price-relevant facts.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-11-04 | [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)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50184-doing-business-right-blog-new-event-fighting-global-deforestation-through-due.md) | +7.5% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2020-11-02 | [Proposal from the European Parliament on Deforestation Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50182-proposal-from-the-european-parliament-on-deforestation-due-diligence.md) | +4.0% | +10.6% |
| 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 | 2017-04-21 | [Parliament resolves to tackle EU’s role in driving illegal deforestation through imports of agro-commodities \| Earthsight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71524-parliament-resolves-to-tackle-eu-s-role-in-driving-illegal-deforestation.md) | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2020-11-04 | [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)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50184-doing-business-right-blog-new-event-fighting-global-deforestation-through-due.md) | +4.7% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2017-04-21 | [Parliament resolves to tackle EU’s role in driving illegal deforestation through imports of agro-commodities \| Earthsight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71524-parliament-resolves-to-tackle-eu-s-role-in-driving-illegal-deforestation.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- sub.asser.nl: https://sub.asser.nl/DoingBusinessRight/Blog/post/the-eu-parliament-s-proposal-for-a-regulation-on-forest-and-ecosystem-risk-commodities-tackling-global-deforestation-though-due-diligence-by-enrico-partiti

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