All companies rely on natural resources. Safeguarding the integrity of forests and forested landscapes is critical to ensuring your business can continue in a changing world while complying with emerging regulations.
In their intact state, however, forests play a vital role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and keeping it locked up.
Yet, agriculture is driving the majority of global deforestation today, much of this occurring in the tropics. Companies purchasing primary deforestation-linked commodities like beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, and timber-based products are facing increasing exposure to regulatory and stakeholder pressure, to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains.
Being at the forefront of developing nature-based solutions, South Pole’s experts support companies in developing and implementing deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) strategies and commitments. Helping them to comply with regulations such as the European Union’s Deforestation-free Regulations (EUDR), and report on their performance against made pledges.
Assess deforestation and conversion risk exposure to your company and supply chain. Prepare you for regulatory compliance with e.g. EUDR, US FOREST ACT, CSDDD.
Define ambitions and goals to set priorities, targets and milestones. To underpin these steps, design procurement policies including supplier requirements.
Build a deforestation- and conversion-free roadmap and action plan, covering strategic implementation actions to engage your supply chain and reach your targets.
Our financial and investment teams work with clients to mobilise finance for a Net Zero and forest-positive world, to finance forest protection and restoration, improve livelihoods, and safeguard biodiversity.
Monitor and verify progress against your set commitments, using a combination of our tried and tested tools in line with recognised international reporting standards.
✓ 10+ years of experience and a proven track record with 250+ unique clients
✓ Global team of experts leading in sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, forest, and water advisory
✓ Tailored to your business requirements
✓ Full-service offering aligned with international best practices and regulatory expectations
We are an impartial, independent advisor that has supported clients on their climate action strategy for over 17 years.
Our experienced and committed team of passionate experts have global experience and specialised regional market knowledge.
We have a solid track record, having been trusted by 1000+ corporations.
Everyone's talking about a better world. We're here to help make it happen.
South Pole is a participant in the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) Delivery Partner Programme. In consultation with the AFi, South Pole offers services to support companies in applying the Accountability Framework.
The Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF) is an independent Swiss foundation, co-developed by South Pole acting as fund manager, that aims to mobilise USD 100 million by 2026 for climate adaptation projects that support sustainable agricultural and forestry supply chains and that improve the resilience of smallholder farmers in developing countries.
