Manage a resilient, EUDR-ready supply chain with Sphera’s industry-leading Supply Chain Transparency solution
Readying your supply chain for EUDR
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) sets rigorous new standards for companies dealing in key commodities like palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber, and rubber.
For businesses like yours, this means a high-stakes challenge: achieving complete supply chain transparency, accurate data collection and continuous risk assessment—without disrupting operations.
Per the EUDR, due diligence is performed by:
Collecting detailed information—including documents, data, geo-coordinates and proof of adherence to the country of production’s laws—that demonstrates the products comply with the EUDR.
Carrying out a risk assessment in relation to each product to ascertain the risk of non-compliance with the EUDR.
Mitigating risks by adopting measures and procedures to address potentially non-compliant products.
Overcome EUDR compliance hurdles
Traceability issues:
Gain visibility across your supply chain to ensure compliance with the EUDR’s strict traceability standards.
Data accuracy and supplier engagement:
Avoid delays by ensuring accurate data collection from all suppliers
Risk assessment and mitigation:
Identify potential compliance risks and proactively address them before they impact your operations.
Minimize risk and maximize market access with holistic EUDR compliance
Sphera’s Supply Chain Transparency off the shelf solution provides a comprehensive approach to help organizations meet the requirements of the EUDR. Designed for seamless implementation, it enables you to quickly and easily address the complexities of compliance while minimizing risk and maximizing market opportunities:
Gap and supplier risk assessment
Conduct product gap assessment against EUDR compliance and verify suppliers’ compliance readiness.
Automated due diligence
Automate the data collection and validation process, so you can confidently document compliance for each shipment.
Supplier engagement at scale
Streamline supplier data collection with tools to engage and monitor compliance from all your suppliers.
Submission-ready reporting
Generate EUDR-ready reports in a fraction of the time and integrate seamlessly with EU submission portals.
Continuous expert support
Leverage our team of Compliance Consultant experts who stay on top of evolving regulations so you’re always prepared.
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For decades, Sphera has helped industry leaders worldwide maintain their ESG performance and manage supply chain risks. Our clients trust us for our accuracy, reliability and depth of expertise.
Project & Systems Manager
“We were able to seamlessly integrate Sphera SCRM into our SRM system. Now all of our data is right where we need it.”
Global Operations Risk & BCP Manager
“Thanks to the updates from Sphera Risk Intelligence, we are able to quickly develop a deep understanding of the impact on our supply chain from vendors to customers. This enables us to fine-tune our contingency planning and mitigate supply chain impacts. For example, we can identify alternatives to suppliers in Ukraine or Russia before supply bottlenecks occur.”
Senior Manager Purchasing Analytics
“We use Sphera Supply Chain Risk Management to get information we wouldn’t be able to get otherwise—particularly with respect to geopolitical events and management shifts that might affect our suppliers. Thanks to Sphera SCRM alerts, we’re able to get the full picture of supply chain risk.”
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“Sphera Supply Chain Risk Management is a key element of our supply chain risk management, and it has enabled us to deliver impressive results overall. We’ve shortened lead times by 64%, improved production quality by 27% and increased savings by 53%.”
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More information on EUDR compliance
What is the European Union Deforestation Regulation about?
The EUDR seeks to:
- Avoid the listed products Europeans buy, use and consume contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and globally.
- Reduce carbon emissions caused by EU consumption and production of the relevant commodities by at least 32 million metric tons a year.
- Address all deforestation and forest degradation driven by agricultural expansion to produce the commodities in the scope of the regulation.
What companies does the EUDR apply to?
Any company placing or exporting a relevant commodity or product on the EU market is considered an operator and is responsible for complying with the EUDR. For instance, companies that harvest and sell timber, as well as companies that process timber to manufacture goods for sale are subject to the EUDR.
Companies that meet at least two of the following criteria are considered large enterprises and thus need to be prepared to begin adhering to EUDR compliance on December 30, 2025:
- More than 40 million euros in sales
- More than 20 million euros in balance sheet total
- More than 250 employees
If at least two criteria are not met, the company is considered a small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME) and must begin fulfilling EUDR requirements on June 30, 2026.
What commodities is EUDR relevant for?
Palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber and rubber, as well as any products derived from these commodities.
How can companies prepare for EUDR compliance?
Companies can prepare by implementing Sphera’s robust Supply Chain Sustainability solution, which assesses current supplier readiness, identifies those that present compliance risks and engages them to remediate issues ahead of EUDR enforcement.
When does it come into play?
December 30, 2025
What are the penalties for failing to adhere?
Failure to adhere to the EUDR can result in penalties such as:
- Fines corresponding to the extent of environmental damage as well as the value of non-compliant items, with a maximum of up to 4% of the company’s EU turnover from the previous year.
- Confiscation of the non-compliant products and/or the revenue they generated.
- Temporary exclusion from public procurement processes and public funding.
- Temporary prohibition from selling or exporting those items in the EU.
