Compliance
Checker
Compliance starts with knowledge
social violations cases with due diligence legislation
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Case Studies
Based on nonpartisan evidence and supply chain mapping, each case in the Compliance Checker aggregates data on visually confirmed deforestation and land use change, legal violations; and commodity traders and operators behind the scenes.
Case studies validated by local partners
Commodity Groups
Covering 77 unique products across soy, cattle, rubber, coffee, cocoa, palm oil, and wood.
EU Member
States
Contains import data for each of the EU27 countries, specified per 77 commodity products.
Companies
Extensive corporate risk profiling is complemented with detailed potential noncompliance case studies
Countries with
Deforestation Risk
Export profiles of key deforestation risk countries.
About
The Compliance Checker is an open-access platform compiling near real-time evidence from validated investigations and global supply chain analyses to assess deforestation and legality compliance risks in commodity supply chains.
The Compliance Checker identifies companies and farms potentially violating environmental due diligence legislation, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Sarah Drost
Senior Expert - Deforestation-free Supply Chains
Marco Garcia
Expert - Deforestation-free Supply Chains GIS analysis
Rita Raleira
Expert - Deforestation-free Supply Chains and Policy analysis
Sem Veerkamp
Developer
Local Partners
Supporting validation
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Civil Society &
NGOs
Evidence that can drive change
Use real-time deforestation alerts and trade data to identify risks and potential non-compliance, helping strengthen campaigns, support legal action, and guide complaints or further investigation.
Policymakers &
Authorities
Independent data for informed decisions
Access verified, non-partisan evidence on commodity trade flows and environmental, social, and legal risks, built on traceable records beyond self-reporting, to inform enforcement and policy decisions.
Media & Investigative Journalists
Actionable data for accountability
Leverage actionable data and advanced geospatial analyses to investigate deforestation, land-use change, forest crimes, and related social and environmental abuses across global supply chains.
Companies & other Private Parties
Transparency for stronger due diligence
Identify where risks and grievances arise across relevant supply chains to strengthen due diligence protocols and practices, and better assess and address potential risks.