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Intelligence for sustainable trade
Trase provides data and insight that empowers business, government and civil society to eliminate deforestation and transition towards more sustainable and equitable agricultural supply chains.
Open data
Our data is open access and can be integrated into third-party tools and products.
Independent analysis
We generate actionable intelligence on supply chain sustainability and assess business and policy solutions.
Advisory services
We provide expert advice to support government and multi-stakeholder supply chain sustainability initiatives.
Data integration
Our data can be embedded into third-party business management tools and financial service products.
Open data
Our data is open access and can be integrated into third-party tools and products.
Independent analysis
We generate actionable intelligence on supply chain sustainability and assess business and policy solutions.
Advisory services
We provide expert advice to support government and multi-stakeholder supply chain sustainability initiatives.
Data integration
Our data can be embedded into third-party business management tools and financial service products.
Motivating and enabling action
Trase empowers organisations to take action on deforestation and deliver sustainability commitments.
Explore the data
Including supply chains and geospatial data
Latest insights
Discover the most recent insights from Trase
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20 Aug 2024
Smallholder cocoa farmers need support as EUDR compliance nears
Trase research shows huge variations in the traceability of cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire and the likelihood of whether supplies will comply with the EU deforestation regulation. Support for smallholder farmers is needed to avoid excluding them from the EU market, as companies prepare for regulation.
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6 Aug 2024
Mato Grosso's path to net-zero: Tackling pasture degradation for enhanced beef exports
Investing in pasture recovery could make a huge contribution to improving the environmental performance of beef production in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. New analysis by Trase of data from Brazil’s Remote Sensing and Geoprocessing Laboratory (LAPIG) shows where these investments would be most beneficial.
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10 Jul 2024
Five ways Trase can and cannot support the EU deforestation regulation
Helen Bellfield and Toby Gardner, Trase’s co-directors, answer some frequently asked questions about the benefits and limitations of our data in assisting companies and governments in their efforts to implement the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR).
Latest news
22 Jan 2024
Our website trase.earth has a new look
Welcome to trase.earth - now with a fresh new look. Understanding commodity supply chains and accessing data-driven insights is now easier than ever before.
5 Dec 2023
Video: Crops, cows and climate: The deforestation-linked emissions of global commodity trade
Watch a video highlighting the key findings of Trase emissions research.
26 Sept 2023
New report released: Assessing compliance with Brazil’s Forest Code and implications for the EUDR
In this video, André Vasconcelos shares key findings of a study by Trase and ICV, which looked at whether exports of soy from the Amazon and Cerrado comply with Brazil's Forest Code.
Methodology
Trase analyses supply chain and geospatial data to map the trade of agricultural commodities and link import markets and commodity traders with deforestation, carbon emissions and other sustainability impacts.
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1Data integration
We compile and integrate diverse datasets on commodity production, storage, processing and trade, as well as data on deforestation and other environmental impacts.
2Mapping supply chains
We link agricultural commodity trade data to sourcing regions, both nationally and subnationally, with a focus on providing comprehensive
3Assessing impact exposure
We combine Trase´s commodity sourcing data with geospatial data to quantify the exposure of individual traders and consumer markets to deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts from commodity production.
4Actionable intelligence
We analyse data on company and import market exposure to deforestation and other impacts to identify priorities for action by businesses, governments and civil society to accelerate implementation of sustainability goals.
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