On 28 October 2025 (10.00-11.30 UK time), IEEP UK will be hosting a webinar on the upcoming UK Forest Risk Commodities (FRC) legislation, and potential for alignment with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR).

The Environment Act 2021 prohibits the use of forest risk commodities (FRC) in the UK that have been produced in a manner that does not comply with local land use laws. However, this ban will require secondary legislation to determine its scope, due diligence reporting requirements and implementation timeline. This legislation has still not been introduced.

In this session, we will take a closer look at the potential scope and timeline of UK FRC, exploring the case for alignment with the EUDR. With the EUDR’s implementation recently delayed for a second time – and under wider pressure as part of the EU’s simplification agenda – this webinar comes at an important moment for action on deforestation in supply chains across the UK and EU.

You can register to attend the webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f-_4rkwhSdWtJxJU47pCww

This webinar will be chaired by IEEP UK Chair Malini Mehra, and feature:

Pippa Heylings MP, the Liberal Democrat Net Zero and Energy Security spokesperson, and co-chair of the APPG on Global Deforestation; Ed Worsdell (IEEP UK); and
Nora Hiller (IEEP AISBL). Further panellists will be announced in due course.

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