The financial costs to UK businesses to carry out due diligence for land conversion: legal versus gross conversion

The UK Government is currently proposing a mandatory due diligence obligation on companies to monitor their agricultural commodity supply chains for deforestation risks, based on relevant producer country laws to protect forests and other natural ecosystems. Although such a move is welcome, the proposal falls short to address the UK's overall footprint associated with its commodity supply chains, especially in regions where the deforestation and/or land conversion risk is high and regulatory frameworks or enforceme...