Leather, re-treaded tires and some packaging materials will no longer be in scope for the EUโ€™s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due to apply in law from December 30 this year. The EU says that the changes, which are part of a simplification package published on May 4, should reduce companiesโ€™ annual compliance costs by about 75 percent.

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...