Nsight | vol 1

Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2024

Your roundup of the latest news and resources on sustainable commodities, for a climate smart future 💡

🗞️ Top news picks

EUDR compliant coffee heads from India to Europe
Cocoa producers are pioneering sustainable & innovative approaches to farming in Ghana
AXA and Unilever join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

⭐ Featured post

This fortnight, the Nset blog dives into the 5 actions businesses need to undertake to ensure that they will be EUDR ready come December ✅

The EUDR is designed to curb Europe's contribution to global deforestation, aiming to save 32 million tonnes of CO2 annually. Achieving this will involve ensuring that commodities like soy, palm oil and timber entering the EU do not originate from deforested land after 2021.

The EUDR therefore mandates due diligence for companies to prove that their supply chains are deforestation-free. This will influence agricultural practices globally, accelerating a shift towards agroforestry and other sustainable approaches.

Failure to comply can result in fines of up to 4% of an organizations EU turnover, confiscation of products and potential exclusion from public procurement processes- so check out what’s required to comply!

Check out the full piece

📡 On our radar

The carbon footprint of your chocolate is probably wrong - this insightful post from AdAstra sustainability reveals why we need to be mindful of the data we use to measure and define sustainable commodities.
Bioenergy in Kenya: Making tea production sustainable - this great short video reveals how to use sugar cane briquettes to drive more sustainable, cost effective tea production that avoids deforestation and creates greater job security – the kind of win-win-win we love at Nset!
Replacing degraded land in Suriname with sustainable coconut farms - Pomeroon Trading has launched a 1,200 hectare agroforestry project that combines sustainable agriculture with effective carbon offset practices to restore degraded agricultural lands in the Caribbean.