Supermarket essentials will no longer be linked to illegal deforestation

Balwinder Dhoot, FDF’s Director of Sustainability responds to Defra’s announcement on illegal deforestation:

“We welcome today’s announcement on Forest Risk Commodities Regulation. Manufacturers have already made great strides in ensuring they have sustainable supply chains, that put nature and the environment at their heart, whilst also complying with similar regulations already in place around the world. This legislation will support our members in continuing that work to reach their ambitious targets on net zero and deforestation and we look forward to working with the government to ensure this regulation is simple, efficient and works in conjunction with other comparable international schemes.”

Read Defra's statement: Supermarket essentials will no longer be linked to illegal deforestation