Third Partners' Tailored EUDR Consulting Service Eases EU Deforestation Regulation Compliance for Mid-Sized U.S. Companies
"The vast majority of U.S. companies can avoid turning EUDR into a trade barrier, and even gain a competitive economic advantage, by tackling supply chain data challenges in-house," said Adam Freedgood, co-founder at Third Partners.
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Third Partners' solution adapts to the specific capabilities of each company to solve data gaps, leveraging the latest EUDR policy revisions. Using personalized supply chain data acquisition, GIS mapping, satellite data, and AI-powered analytics capability, their process condenses an otherwise lengthy supply chain traceability and reporting process into a few easy steps.
Mid-sized U.S. companies selling covered products to the EU market face stark legal and financial consequences by year-end.
'Companies hoping the EU will further ease these regulations are perilously close to running out of time,' said Adam Freedgood, co-founder of Third Partners. 'The vast majority of U.S. companies can avoid turning EUDR into a trade barrier, and even gain a competitive economic advantage, by tackling supply chain data challenges in-house,' said Freedgood.
'We tailored our EUDR solution to middle market companies telling us they 'just need it done.' If you're large enough to be caught up in EUDR requirements, but don't ship thousands of container loads to the EU there was no right-sized solution until now,' said Freedgood.
Third Partners' EUDR compliance process is collaborative and meets each company where they are with supplier relationships, geodata processing expertise, and knowledge of the regulation.
'We run a preliminary risk assessment report in week one, a targeted due diligence plan in week two, and then take it from there,' said Freedgood. Companies achieve confidence that they can generate Due Diligence Statements (DDS) by December 30 and have a clear ongoing process to stay compliant.
EUDR is not the first regulation and certainly not the last to require sub-tier supply chain mapping and risk assessment. 'From over a decade of consulting experience we know mid-sized companies get the best results when they strengthen in-house capabilities. Developing environmental risk management tools and processes internally helps firms compete globally with larger peers while reducing the costs of unmitigated risks,' said Freedgood.
"EUDR policy uncertainty has led to a market flooded with inflated compliance products that rarely deliver on promises of easy implementation,' Freedgood noted, 'With EUDR companies cannot simply send a last minute survey to suppliers and hope for the best.' Third Partners offers step-by-step support to digitally map forests and farms, fix gaps in supplier data, and prepare the hundreds of geoJSON (GIS files) for a company to generate the Due Diligence Statements required to export to the EU market.
Companies that work with Third Partners on EUDR, or any environmental risk data challenge, get the same thing every time — a lightweight but rigorous solution leveraging existing business data, people, and systems.
About Third Partners
Third Partners is a full-service sustainability management consulting firm in business since 2013. We support C-suite executives and managers at global brands, middle market leaders, and high growth startups to build more valuable and resilient companies. We achieve results by offering strategic advisory, data management, and tailored solutions backed by training and technology advisory. Our clients seek to eliminate risks to brand, product, and mission, ensuring they meet evolving expectations of buyers, investors, and customers.
About the EU Deforestation Regulation
EUDR is global trade policy that reflects the urgency of reversing commodity-linked deforestation. It covers a massive number of U.S. companies, including those that use, produce, or trade commodities linked to deforestation, including cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber and wood. Consequences of non-compliance include fines, confiscation of revenues, and temporary prohibitions from operating in the EU.
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