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New paper on corporate accountability in commodity supply chains under the EU Deforestation Regulation

New paper on corporate accountability in commodity supply chains under the EU Deforestation Regulation

CLEVER Researchers Laila Berning and Metodi Sotirov (University of Freiburg) published the paper “Hardening corporate accountability in commodity supply chains under the European Union Deforestation Regulation” in the Wiley Regulation…

Rafaella Ferraz Ziegert and Laila Berning presenting - University of Freiburg

Evaluating trade regulations in Forest-risk Commodities to protect biodiversity

The world’s forests and the biodiversity they harbour are significantly impacted by the global trade in forest and agricultural Forest-risk Commodities (FRCs), commodities whose production or extraction might contribute to…

Data Management in projects: enjoyable or unavoidable?

Data Management in projects: enjoyable or unavoidable?

Have you already faced the situation when someone asks you about your original data, but you don’t even remember what your excel file names mean anymore? Or the data is…

Investigating links between trade and biodiversity

Investigating links between trade and biodiversity

Thanks to global trade, Western societies are not only wealthy but have also access to diverse products. From diapers for our babies or diesel for our cars to the dressing…