UK supermarkets: deforestation law necessary to protect trade and food security
"A market shift even amongst the most committed UK businesses is impossible to achieve without a binding regulatory baseline."
Nine UK supermarket chains are calling on the government to stop delaying plans to implement an EUDR-aligned deforestation law, citing concerns around EU trade, climate change and food security.
In an open letter addressed to the respective Secretaries of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Business and Trade and Northern Ireland, Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose say repeated delays to implement a deforestation law first introduced in 2021 has left UK businesses “in limbo”.
