{"id":413579,"date":"2025-12-16T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=413579"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:20:55","slug":"report-eudr-compliant-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/report-eudr-compliant-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated soy standard benchmark report: EUDR compliant plus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How do soy sustainability standards perform against key deforestation\u2011free, environmental and social criteria? The report \u2018EUDR Compliant Plus: The value of soy sustainability standards in the EU context\u2019 updates Profundo’s 2023 benchmark<\/a> of soy Voluntary Standard Systems\u00a0to assess how well they have evolved in response to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and how they can practically support company due diligence in 2025.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo: A pile of soybeans \u00a9 Filipp Romanovski<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The study reviews 20 soy voluntary standards, benchmarked against the European Feed Manufacturer\u2019s Federation\u2019s 2023 Soy Sourcing Guidelines, examining what has changed since 2023 and what still needs to be addressed to deliver a credible, deforestation free and conversion free, and EUDR ready soy supply for Europe. Many of these standards will have a role to play in achieving and assuring deforestation- and conversion-free, sustainable soy supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Heleen van den Hombergh, Senior Expert Agro-Commodities at IUCN NL, supported researchers Pavel Boev and Jinke van Dam with the approach, context and recommendations for the soy supply chain. The research was commissioned by WWF Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Key findings of the benchmark report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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