# From fair trade to deforestation-free cocoa | IDDRI

> An IDDRI blog post examines whether existing fair trade and certification schemes address deforestation linked to agricultural imports, using cocoa as the example. It notes the growing number of competing sustainability logos and the limits of socio-economic certification.

- Date: 2018-05-28 · published 2018-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65043-from-fair-trade-to-deforestation-free-cocoa-iddri
- 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 a general sustainability commentary with no clear near-term effect on feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-16 | [From zero deforestation to Zero Hunger: how Trase can help \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62557-from-zero-deforestation-to-zero-hunger-how-trase-can-help-sei.md) | -3.7% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [Europe “dangerously behind” on achieving deforestation-free soy, palm, timber, cocoa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58614-europe-dangerously-behind-on-achieving-deforestation-free-soy-palm-timber-cocoa.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-08-14 | [EU commodities import continue to drive deforestation - EMMA4EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28805-eu-commodities-import-continue-to-drive-deforestation-emma4eu.md) | -3.2% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2024-04-23 | [A map of the world's forests to support the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Supply Chains \| Cirad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30771-a-map-of-the-world-s-forests-to-support-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2025-03-12 | [How will the EUDR affect the UK’s trade  in deforestation-risk commodities? (Dec/24)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25600-how-will-the-eudr-affect-the-uk-s-trade-in-deforestation-risk-commodities-dec-24.md) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2018-10-16 | [From zero deforestation to Zero Hunger: how Trase can help \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62557-from-zero-deforestation-to-zero-hunger-how-trase-can-help-sei.md) | -4.3% | -6.5% |
| SBM | 2025-03-12 | [How will the EUDR affect the UK’s trade  in deforestation-risk commodities? (Dec/24)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25600-how-will-the-eudr-affect-the-uk-s-trade-in-deforestation-risk-commodities-dec-24.md) | +1.6% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2020-05-28 | [PRESS RELEASE: EU feed industry on the right track for responsible & deforestation-free soy \| FEFAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53155-press-release-eu-feed-industry-on-the-right-track-for-responsible-and.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- iddri.org: https://www.iddri.org/en/publications-and-events/blog-post/fair-trade-deforestation-free-cocoa

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