I believe that many customers who have been certified by FSC have paid some attention and made efforts to the sustainability of their products. However, today we would like to emphasise to everyone that even if your factory already has FSC certification, it is crucial to do EUDR again.

First of all, let's learn about the refined knowledge of EUDR (EU Zero Deforestation Act). The EUDR aims to reduce the EU's contribution to global deforestation and deforestation, and stipulates strict rules for the launch and provision of related products in the EU market and the export of related products from the EU. The regulation officially took effect on June 29, 2023 and will be enforced on December 30, 2024.

The relevant commodities involved in EUDR include cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soybeans, wood, etc. The focus is on whether the production and source of these products after December 31, 2020 are related to deforestation and degradation. For example, the relevant products should contain relevant goods produced on land that has not been deforested after December 31, 2020, and the logging of wood after December 31, 2020 will not lead to forest degradation.

So, why do we need to do EUDR after FSC certification? Although FSC certification is important in sustainable forest management, EUDR covers a wider range and has more specific requirements. EUDR has stricter requirements for due diligence. Enterprises must ensure that their products meet EUDR standards, otherwise they will not be able to sell relevant products in the EU market.

Here, we would like to introduce the professionalism of Zhongbang Group to you. Zhongbang Group has rich experience and a professional team in dealing with EUDR regulations. We can provide you with comprehensive support and guidance to help you understand the specific requirements of EUDR, establish an effective traceability system, and ensure that your products meet regulatory standards.

Zhongbang Group helps enterprises establish an effective traceability system mainly through the following steps:

1. Demand analysis and planning:

Communicate in depth with enterprises to understand their product characteristics, supply chain structure and traceable goals.

According to the needs of the enterprise and the requirements of EUDR, formulate a personalised traceability system plan.

2. Data collection and collation:

Assist enterprises to collect data from raw material procurement to product sales, including supplier information, raw material source, production and processing records, quality inspection reports, transportation information, etc. Organise and analyse the collected data to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data.

3. Technology selection and application:

According to the actual situation of the enterprise, choose appropriate traceability technologies, such as barcodes, QR codes, RFID, etc.

Establish a corresponding database or information management system to store and manage the traceable data.

4. Process formulation and optimisation:

Formulate detailed traceability processes and standard operating procedures, and clarify the responsibilities and operation requirements of each link.

Optimise the existing processes of the enterprise to ensure the smoothness and efficiency of the traceability process.

5. Training and support:

Provide training for enterprise employees to understand the importance, operation methods and relevant precautions of the traceability system.

During the establishment and operation of the traceability system, provide continuous technical support and consulting services to solve the problems encountered by enterprises in a timely manner.

6. Continuous improvement:

Regularly evaluate the traceability system, and update and improve the traceability system in a timely manner according to the development of the enterprise and changes in regulatory requirements.

Encourage enterprises to continuously optimise supply chain management and improve the effectiveness and reliability of the traceability system.

Our services include but are not limited to:

Provide EUDR regulatory training to give you an in-depth understanding of the impact of regulations, due diligence methods and procedures.

Conduct EUDR gap analysis coaching to help you identify the gap between the current system and EUDR requirements and provide suggestions for improvement.

Assist you in establishing a due diligence system, providing program file templates and related support to ensure that you can meet the requirements of EUDR.

In a word, the implementation time and standards of EUDR have been clarified. In order to ensure that your products can be sold smoothly in the EU market, the importance of doing EUDR is emphasised again.

Zhongbang Group will serve you wholeheartedly to help you smoothly cope with this regulatory challenge and achieve the goal of sustainable development.