Navigating the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products with EUDRx
EUDRx is an interactive and consignment-specific analysis and documentation platform specifically designed for operators and traders dealing with the EU’s regulation of deforestation-free products. With EUDRx, businesses can confidently navigate the complexities of compliance and make the due diligence process smooth and straightforward.
Manage the compliance for EUDR relevant commodities
The EUDRx platform is your comprehensive solution for navigating the European Union Deforestation Regulation requirements with ease and confidence.
Designed to guide users through an 8-step systematic approach, EUDRx ensures that all due diligence obligations are met efficiently. The platform leverages cutting-edge satellite technology and machine learning to provide automated, consignment-specific deforestation analysis, delivering rapid and thorough insights.
EUDRx offers an advanced risk assessment that evaluates both social and environmental factors using the latest national datasets, ensuring you have a full view of potential risks. With its streamlined due diligence documentation, the platform enables you to confidently meet EUDR requirements and generate a due diligence statement that demonstrates compliance and alignment with EUDR guidelines. It’s a powerful tool that simplifies the process while ensuring your supply chains are deforestation-free.
Key features
Discover the benefits of EUDRx that enable businesses to navigate the complexities of EUDR compliance with ease by providing the essential insights and guidance needed for EUDR compliant procurement.
Scientifically Sound Methods
Within EUDRx, GRAS uses science-based methodologies to address a broad spectrum of environmental and social concerns, including governmental and labor-related issues. Our approaches offer global coverage and are adaptable across multiple commodities and sectors
State-of-the-Art Satellite Image Interpretation
EUDRx utilizes high-resolution satellite imagery from sources such as Landsat, Sentinel 1 & 2, and PALSAR, among others, to generate detailed forest base maps as well as risk maps with a maximum spectral resolution of 10×10 meters.
Comprehensive Due Diligence Statement
EUDRx guides you through a comprehensive analysis process that involves eight key steps. This thorough process equips you with all the information needed to confidently issue a due diligence statement in the EU information system.
Data storage for up to 5 years
EUDRx provides secure data storage for all necessary documentation and records, maintaining them for up to 5 years. This long-term storage capability ensures that your business stays compliant with EUDR regulations by keeping a comprehensive archive of data readily accessible for audits and reviews.
Customized sector-specific solutions
At GRAS, we are happy to partner with you to develop customized sector-specific solutions tailored to the unique needs of your business and industry. Whether you’re looking for an out-of-the-box tool or a fully customized approach, we’re here to ensure your compliance strategy is seamless and effective. With our deep expertise and innovative technology, we don’t just offer a product – We offer an end-to-end support.
Let us work with you to create a EUDR solution that sets your business up for long-term success, making sustainability compliance easier, faster, and more integrated.
Elevate your Coffee Compliance
The EUDR Coffee Check, developed by GRAS in cooperation with the German Coffee Association and its members, is your tailor-made solution to meet the EUDR requirements in the coffee sector. Designed specifically for coffee consignments, this platform guides you step-by-step through the EUDR requirements to ensure a smooth and efficient due diligence process.
The EUDR Coffee Check is available only to members of the German Coffee Association.
ISCC EUDR Add-on
The EUDR add-on by ISCC is a newly developed extension to the ISCC certification, designed to support companies to meet EUDR compliance. The EUDR add-on helps companies to mitigate risks related to environmental and human rights criteria, as well as to ensure the accuracy of deforestation analyses. By integrating this add-on, ISCC-certified companies can streamline their efforts to meet regulatory standards while maintaining their commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing.
The ISCC EUDR Add-on is available only to ISCC certification holders.
Extended services
With more than 10 years of extensive experience and science-based approaches in the latest remote sensing technologies and social and environmental risk databases, GRAS offers expert support to economic operators, traders and cooperatives with the preparation and implementation of the EUDR. Discover the different EUDR services which GRAS offers:
Consultancy Services
At GRAS, we help companies understand and implement the EUDR Regulation by providing regulatory training and supply chain insights. We guide you in identifying risks and developing an effective EUDR strategy tailored to your business.
Data Collection and Sustainability Assessment
The FARAMO application offers a comprehensive and customizable data management system with innovative and user-friendly tools to integrate smallholders and farmers into the sustainable supply chain, to facilitate data collection, mapping, tracking and monitoring of smallholders and farmers.
Deforestation analysis
GRAS conducts deforestation assessments for EUDR-relevant production areas using advanced remote sensing technologies, strictly adhering to the EUDR cut-off date of 31 December 2020. This guarantees that products entering the market are free from deforestation and strengthens the EU’s commitment to tackling global deforestation and forest degradation.
EUDR Sector Solution
GRAS is your partner to develop customized and industry-specific solutions in the context of the EUDR that meet the specific requirements of your company and industry. Whether you need a ready-to-use tool or a complete customized solution, we are committed to making your compliance strategy work smoothly and effectively.
Further Information
What is the EU Regulation on deforestation free products (EUDR)?
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is the Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 adopted by the European Union. The regulation text is available here , and official guidance on the implementation is provided in the FAQ document.
Who is obliged to comply with the regulation?
The regulation applies to operators and traders who import, export or trade EUDR-relevant commodities and their derivatives within the EU. All participants and traders within the EU value chain are responsible for compliance with the EUDR. Specific provisions have been outlined for small and medium-sized enterprises.
When does the regulation come into force?
The regulation came into force on 29 June, 2023 and its full implementation will commence on December 30, 2025. For micro and small enterprises, the application starts on 30 June, 2026. To learn more about the EUDR regulation, click here.
Which commodities and products are covered by the EUDR?
The EUDR sets mandatory due diligence rules for Operators placing specific commodities or products on the EU market or exporting them from the EU. The commodities initially included are soy, cattle, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, and rubber, as well as derived products.
What are the due diligence requirements under the EUDR?
The EUDR requires operators to implement a due diligence system to avoid sourcing of commodities or products that are not deforestation-free or have not been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production. Operators need to conduct risk assessments, mitigate any non-negligible risks, and publicly report on their due diligence systems annually.