13/08/2026
Yesterday, 12 August, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) met with representatives from the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)’s International Deforestation Regulations Team to discuss the UK’s proposed approach to tackling deforestation in supply chains, announced on 23 June.
The meeting covered the upcoming consultation in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the implications for coffee supply chains, and the role the ICO can play in informing coffee-producing countries and global private-sector associations. Discussions also explored ICO support for the coffee sector’s readiness for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).*
Collaboration between governments, international organizations and the private sector remains essential to ensure that regulatory approaches are effective, coherent and actionable across global coffee value chains.
