IIGCC supports joint statement on consistent and timely implementation of EU Deforestation Regulation

IIGCC, alongside IPDD, FAIRR, the PRI and 43 investors, has signed in support of the statement. It underscores the importance of full and effective implementation of the EUDR in line with the existing agreed timelines, starting in December 2026. 

Investors representing more than EUR 5.5 trillion in assets are calling for timely and consistent implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation, following the results of the Commission’s simplification review. IIGCC supports the statement as an investor association alongside the Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD), the FAIRR Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Long-term investors acting in fulfilment of their fiduciary duties, consider deforestation a systemic financial risk with direct implications for portfolio resilience, long-term value creation and global commodity supply chains. They support the EUDR as a landmark framework that can provide a harmonised and enforceable baseline for due diligence and traceability. This helps integrate deforestation risk into their stewardship activities, capital allocation, and investment decision-making.

The EUDR should be implemented according to the previously agreed text and timeline, in a consistent and predictable manner, and with practical support for companies and producing countries, but without reopening, delaying or weakening its core objectives.

Investors highlight three priorities to ensure the integrity, predictability and effective delivery of the EUDR:

• Preserve the integrity of the EUDR: Avoid reopening or renegotiating the legislative text, as this would create uncertainty, raise transition and compliance costs, and undermine confidence in EU policymaking.
• Maintain implementation timelines and policy predictability: Implement the Regulation in line with existing timelines to give investors and companies a stable pathway for capital allocation, operational planning and investment in traceability and sustainable land use.
• Ensure legal clarity and harmonised implementation: Provide clear guidance, consistent interpretation across Member States and proportionate implementation support, specifically for SMEs and producing countries, while maintaining strong traceability, due diligence and enforceability requirements.