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CSR · Climate & carbon
Milk drives more than four fifths of a cheese's emissions, and how much milk a cheese needs depends on its family. What that means for makers, mongers and buyers.
CSR · Climate & carbon
Most first carbon footprints end at the report. What separates companies that reduce emissions from companies that measure them again, and what to decide before the results meeting closes.
CSR · Climate & carbon
A retailer's emissions sit almost entirely in goods bought for resale and in moving them. How to segment thousands of product lines without stalling on data.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The PPWR caps empty space in e-commerce parcels at 50%, and filler counts as void. Who is covered, how the ratio is measured, and what to redesign first.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
From December 30, 2026, the EUDR requires deforestation-free, geolocated wood. Covered codes, composite products: what changes after the EUTR.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
A product is in EUDR scope only if its customs code appears in Annex I. Palm-oil margarine is out, a chocolate bar is in. Here is how to run the check.
CSR · Climate & carbon
The physical method is more accurate, the monetary method is available. Solid footprints use both, deliberately. How to decide, emission source by emission source.
CSR · Climate & carbon
Collection is the longest phase of a carbon footprint. Which department holds which data, the document to ask for, and the one topic that deserves a questionnaire.
CSR · Climate & carbon
A first carbon footprint fails on sequencing, not on math. How to fix the scope in writing, appoint contributors, and give collection the months it needs.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Register, file, pass the reference number down the chain, and correct a filed statement: the full path of an EUDR due diligence statement in TRACES.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
As of April 3, 2026, RAC backs a broad PFAS ban and SEAC is consulting on derogations until May 25. Enough is settled to start your inventory now.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
The EU packaging regulation applies from August 12, 2026. What it borrows from France's AGEC law, what it overrides, and what stays national.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
EUDR requires geolocation for every production plot. Point or polygon, the 4-hectare rule, cooperatives, and how to verify coordinates before you file them.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from August 12, 2026, and stacks most of its requirements on January 1, 2030. The timeline, and who carries each duty.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
Under the EUDR, whoever first places a product on the EU market carries the due diligence duty. How to work out your role, legal entity by legal entity.
Supply Chain · Product & supply chain regulations
As of January 30, 2026, the EUDR applies from December 30, 2026 for large and midsize companies, and from June 30, 2027 for micro and small ones.
