While Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) will not comment on behalf of the European Coffee Federation, we would like to take this opportunity to reiterate LDC’s position with respect to the EUDR.

LDC continues its efforts to proactively prepare for compliance, including by engaging with and supporting our suppliers (especially smallholder producers) to address practical challenges associated with implementation.

More generally, LDC is supportive of a swift introduction of the regulation, which aligns with the Group’s ambition in this matter. In fact, as part of our commitment to eliminating deforestation and conversion of native vegetation for agricultural purposes from our supply chains, we already carry out deforestation and conversion due diligence following our deforestation– and conversion–free methodology.

In addition, as non-producers, we have developed a due diligence, monitoring and grievance system to ensure that all LDC suppliers are aware of, and work to meet, the environmental and social requirements stipulated in our various commodity-specific sustainability codes and policies, as well as our global Supplier Code of Conduct.