The European Union Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) is a legislative framework aimed at combating deforestation and forest degradation linked to the production and consumption of commodities associated as major drivers of deforestation. These include cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, and timber, as well as products derived from these commodities like leather, chocolate, and furniture. The EUDR requires that companies that are placing these commodities on the EU market must perform due diligence to ensure that they are not sourced from deforested land.
Besides requiring the companies to provide precise geolocation data of the land where the commodities are produced to enable the traceability of products back to their origin, ensuring compliance with deforestation-free criteria, the EUDR incorporates specific provisions to ensure that products entering the EU market are not only deforestation-free but also comply with local laws of the country of origin. Companies are required to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for actual and potential adverse legal constrains, including human rights and environmental impacts in their operations and supply chains.
In this context and on basis of these Terms of Reference (“ToR”), IDH aims to select a party to develop a pilot project that support two coffee companies and one smallholder association in Huila, Colombia, meet the legality requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) The pilot project will involve implementing comprehensive due diligence processes to ensure compliance with local and international legal standards.
Objectives
The overall objective of the assignment is to ensure that two coffee companies and one smallholder association in Huila, Colombia, meet the legality requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The project will involve implementing comprehensive due diligence processes to ensure compliance with local laws.
Proposal requirements
IDH is requesting the service providers to hand in a proposal of maximum 5 pages (excluding company biographies, CVs, sample work and references). The proposal must be handed in a MS Word or PowerPoint version next to a PDF submission to facilitate any copy-and-pasting of content that we may need during evaluation.
The proposal must be submitted in English to Francisco Leon at leon@idhtrade.org, Carolina Tenorio at tenorio@idhtrade.org, and Susana Loaiza at loaiza@idhtrade.org, before 19th of July, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Please consult the Terms of Reference available here for more details on the assignment:
ToR – EUDR Pilot on legality Huila