UK: Mounting pressure to adopt a British version of EUDR

The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is facing pressure from traders to adopt a British version of the European Union's Deforestation Regulation. This comes despite serious concerns that the European legislation could exclude small farmers and producers from the market. The Retail Soy Group (RSG) , which includes supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury's , has urged the UK's new environment minister, Steve Reed , to finish drafting a new law on commodities at risk of deforestation, while the minister is not yet in his first 100 days in office. The lack of an equivalent law on ...