This case study highlights how credible voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) support palm oil companies with regulatory requirements such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Featuring the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), it explores how VSS enable traceability, ensure legal production, and promote smallholder inclusion - helping businesses build deforestation-and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains that go beyond compliance.

ISEAL's navigating EUDR: compliance and beyond series captures how businesses and credible voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) are steering supply chains toward compliance and beyond in palm oil, cocoa and soy sectors. Each case study explores identifying traceability and legality risks, using proven frameworks and data tools, and advancing smallholder inclusion and sustainable livelihoods in complex commodity systems. 

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