27.08.2025
Mark your calendars for September: to ensure you are well prepared for the European Union's Regulation on imported deforestation (EUDR), don't miss these four webinars/events dedicated to audits, digital tools, feedback from competent authorities, and collective actions in the sector.
1) September 3 – 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. CEST (online) • EUDR Summit: What to expect during an audit?
Organised by LiveEO, with keynote speaker: Sophie Mende-Sauer (Deputy Director – Policy Issues, Legal Affairs, and Digitization at the BLE, German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food – German competent authority for EUDR).
On the agenda: how an audit is conducted, how to prepare your data effectively, how “substantive concerns” work, Q&A session. Registration: https://lnkd.in/dHsgdnFG
2) September 10 – 1:00 p.m. CEST (webinar) • Meet the experts – PEFC & EUDR
Organised by PEFC International - Round table with the European Commission (Gábor Lovasi), the German authority – EUDR Digital Control System (Matthias Rau), Preferred by Nature (Nina Skou), Stora Enso (Nina Norjama). Moderator: PEFC International. Q&A session.
Registration: treee.es/eudr-web-0925
3) September 24 – 1:00 p.m. (webinar) • Implementing the EUDR: FSC and collective action for a deforestation-free future
This high-level webinar proposed by FSC will take stock of the latest developments in the implementation of the EUDR, with the participation of the European Commission (Gábor Lovasi), the FSC (Saija Hotti), the Dutch competent authority (Jessica van Zetten), ClientEarth (Michael Rice), and the World Bank (Melvin Spreij).
Registration: https://fsc-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/Zj6-n16hRrCKKLL1yli3Ng#/registration
4) September 26 – 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. (in person in Paris) • EY Roundtable – EUDR and Sustainable Supply Chains
Multisectoral roundtable hosted by EY to facilitate cross-sector exchanges on the practical implementation of the EUDR. Key topics will include:
• Best practices & initiatives
• Operational challenges
• Compliance costs & governance
• Impact on sourcing strategies
Address: EY Impact Lab, 46 rue Saint-Lazare, Paris.
Registration by email: Emeline.Leveque@fr.ey.com