The most recent quarterly market update, published in June 2026, explores recent developments in regulation, including the EUDR and UK Forest Risk Commodities regulation alongside broader market updates. This includes the launch of AFi’s finance tool and EFI’s commodity convertor tool. It also looks at commodity specific market updates on soy, palm oil, coffee and […]
THIS JOB POST IS NOW CLOSED Who are we looking for? Role: Communications Manager PART TIME (see below for an idea of what we do) Location: Bournemouth or remote Employment type: Part time, with opportunities for flexible working – likely 5 – 7.5 hours a week (would suit someone looking for school hours) Salary: £45,000 – […]
The most recent quarterly market update, published March 2026, explores recent developments in regulation, such as the EUDR, CSRD and CSDDD, along with broader market updates. This includes the Middle East conflict and the EU RED III Directive. It also looks at commodity specific market updates on palm oil, soy, cocoa and coffee, four commodities […]
When you look at the news these days, all the political chaos and growing polarity can get you down. When you look at progress in our sector, sustainability, you can get even more depressed, as sometimes it feels like very little headway is being made to fight climate change, nature loss, and pollution. Anxiety related […]
In July 2021, Efeca joined the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign. Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from non-state actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial, educational, and healthcare institutions – for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. […]
Efeca’s fundraising challenge for Grounded Community! The Efeca team and friends took on a step challenge of ‘walking’ from Bournemouth to Belém in Brazil, where this year’s COP30 was hosted. Our goal was to raise £1,000 for Grounded Community, an amazing charity based in Boscombe, Bournemouth that is dedicated to providing access to healthy, […]
At Efeca, we are proud to be sponsoring a local artist as part of our commitment to support emerging talent in Dorset. We provided this sponsorship in 2025 to celebrate the creativity, dedication, and potential of young people pursuing careers in the arts. Nurturing local talent contributes to our community’s culture, and encourages innovation, confidence […]
The UK Soy Manifesto launched in 2021 with an ambitious goal to ensure all physical shipments of soy to the UK are verified deforestation and conversion-free (vDCF) by the end of 2025. Despite this strong ambition and the progress made, the efforts of the UK market have not been sufficient on their own to enable […]
The Amazon Soy Moratorium (ASM) is a groundbreaking, voluntary agreement that has substantially helped to decouple soy production from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon since it was introduced in 2008. Currently, the ASM faces mounting pressure from the agribusiness sector and new legislation that threatens to dismantle its protections. There has been international and national […]
Efeca supports companies in achieving EUDR compliance and deforestation-free supply chains. Our EUDR White Paper, developed with BSI, offers practical guidance to help businesses align with regulations, enhance sustainability, and build resilient supply chains. Please fill in the form below to download the white paper. in partnership with
In July 2021, Efeca joined the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign. Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. It mobilizes a coalition of leading net zero […]
At Efeca, we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to tackling complexity and delivering clarity, helping to build practical solutions that fit with the big picture. As part of this, we are hosting the UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative’s (UKSCI) first Nature and Biodiversity Forum in London on Friday 7th June 2024. Since 2012, the UKSCI […]
This job is now closed. Who are we looking for? With an ever expanding programme of work we are looking for a motivated experienced person to join our team for 12 months as a Consultant / Senior Consultant for maternity leave cover. Based in Ireland, working from home, with regular trips to our Bournemouth office […]
The UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative (UKSCI) and its industry forum were established to develop sustainable and resilient UK commodity supply chains, aiming to drive a positive global impact, including ensuring living incomes for producers. Initially, the focus was on ensuring UK supply chains were free from deforestation and conversion, an objective now increasingly supported by […]
In July 2021, Efeca joined the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign. Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. It mobilizes a coalition of leading net […]
We are a Certified B Corp! B Corps are organisations that have legally committed to making business decisions that create positive impact for the environment, customers, suppliers, employees and the community, using business as a force for good. We first started exploring the question of what it means to be a B Corp in the […]
The following is an excerpt from a blog written by Conal Judd-English about an indigenous smallholders study tour that he and Judith Murdoch went on in Malaysia in December 2022. Working on sustainable sourcing of palm oil in the UK, we are quite removed from the practical realities being played out in countries where the […]
This edition of the UK Roundtable’s annual progress report for soya is the 5th in its series, marking five years since the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya was established in 2018. It reported a small decrease in the total volume of soy imported to the UK (-6%). While there initially seems to be year on […]
On behalf of the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil, Efeca has written the 2021 Annual Progress Report (published in November 2022). Since the inception of the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil in 2012, a decade of reporting has shown that the proportion of UK imports of palm and palm kernel oil […]
We are delighted to announce that Efeca’s Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community (DSPOC) initiative has been selected as a finalist for the ‘Communicating Sustainability’ award in the Southern Sustainability Awards 2022, hosted by the Southern Sustainability Partnership! 🎉 This recognition is a testament to our steadfast commitment to promoting sustainable practices and raising awareness about […]
The UK Government’s Global Resource Initiative Finance Report, authored by Efeca on behalf of the GRI Taskforce, provides crucial recommendations for the UK government, aimed at ensuring financial institutions take proactive steps to address the risks associated with deforestation and land conversion linked to their lending and investment activities. This report is accessible on the […]
