{"id":21488,"date":"2025-07-02T17:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/?p=21488"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:14:57","slug":"due-diligence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/training\/due-diligence-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Due Diligence: What It Is, When It\u2019s Needed, and How to Prepare for the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If your company imports raw materials or products that may contribute to deforestation (such as cocoa, coffee, timber, palm oil, rubber, soy, or cattle), you should be aware that under the new European regulation known as the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR),<\/a> due diligence becomes a mandatory step.<\/span><\/p>\n

This issue directly concerns Italian businesses.<\/strong> According to the report “Deforestation Made in Italy”<\/a><\/strong> (Etifor and the University of Padova, 2026), Italian consumption of these same commodities put 594,000 hectares of forest at risk between 2005 and 2023<\/strong>, placing Italy third in the EU for per capita embedded deforestation. Robust due diligence is therefore not just a regulatory obligation, but a tool to manage real exposure.<\/p>\n

In this article, you will learn:<\/span><\/p>\n