Deforestation-Free Supply Chains in Europe – EMMA4EU

The programme includes several components for students and for professionals: e-learning modules, training courses and workshops. Those applicable to professionals will be presented here below.

The course is structured into five modules, guiding learners from foundational knowledge to applied practice:

• Introduction & Context – Global and regional deforestation trends, forest-risk commodities, and key socio-environmental and policy concepts.
• EU Deforestation Regulation – Development, design, and limitations of the EUDR; implications for smallholders and Indigenous Peoples; governance and policy frameworks.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), and Certification Schemes – Principles of CSR, ESG finance, and the role of certification systems in EUDR compliance.
• Technical Path to Compliance – Risk assessment, due diligence, geospatial monitoring, traceability tools, and the use of data-driven platforms (e.g., Global Forest Watch).
• Managerial & Soft Skills Linked to the Deforestation-Free Supply Chain (DFSC) – Project management, communication, environmental accounting, and strategies to address paradoxes in DFSC management.

• ETIFOR - Padova, Italy
• Universita Degli Studi Di Padova (UNIPD), Padova, Italy
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Wageningen, Netherlands
• Societa A Responsabilita Limitata (FOREMA), Padova, Italy
• Stichting AidEnvironment (AE), Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Makerere University (MU), Kampala, Uganda
• Nepcon Fmba (NEPCON), Kobenhavn, Denmark
• Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Frederiksberg, Denmark
• Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg (UFR), Freiburg, Germany
• OpenForests UG, Krefeld, Germany