To meet European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) rules, African exporters can use African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO) standards to prove their products are legal and deforestation-free, securing vital market access.
This report examines how voluntary sustainability standards and private sector actors can prevent, respond to, recover from, and adapt to deforestation risks in global value chains.
This workbook aims to provide a systematic overview and analysis of due diligence regulations by mapping their main provisions against common themes, serving as an initial step toward promoting interoperability.
Governments are adopting sustainability standards for global value chains (GVCs), but businesses in the Global South face challenges in meeting these evolving regulations.