Terms of Reference: Implementing an EUDR Pilot Project focusing on traceability system
The entry into force of the European regulation is part of the cocoa sector's move towards sustainable, traceable, deforestation-free cocoa. The European Regulation against deforestation and forest degradation (EUDR) imposes a transparent value chain based on the separation of supply chains to guarantee traceability from the farm plot to the port. In addition, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) highlights the need for continuous improvements to ensure that the companies concerned identify and address the negative impacts of their activities on human rights and the environment. For IDH, while the regulation represents an important step in reducing deforestation, its implementation must not put smallholder farmers at risk of exclusion.
IDH intends to support the efforts of the Conseil Café Cacao and companies in the cocoa sector by contributing to the operationalization of the national traceability system and facilitating the verification of data relating to deforestation alerts by all stakeholders around a protected area. The aim is to ensure that EUDR does not encourage the private sector to withdraw from areas at high risk of deforestation and exclude the most marginalized smallholders from the cocoa supply chain, and to facilitate the adoption of the national monitoring and traceability tools by the private sector.
IDH, in collaboration with The Conseil Café Cacao and 3 private sector companies that source cocoa, is looking for a firm to support the operationalization of the national traceability system in selected areas.
Terms of Reference_EUDR pilot project _Traceability System_Final
Annex 3 - Detail Request Form - Letter of Assignment