Indonesian pulp exports and deforestation 2023 - 2024 new release

Helen Bellfield

Co-Director

Helen is Trase's Co-Director and Global Canopy's Deputy Executive Director. Helen supports work on Trase's impact agenda, working most closely with governments and civil society. Helen holds a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (BA, 2010) and Finance from the Open University (MS, 2022). Outside of Trase she spends probably too much time on football fields.

h.bellfield@globalcanopy.org

Insights by Helen Bellfield

16 Sep 2025
6 min read

Trase urges EU not to weaken deforestation-free commodity rules

Weakening the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) by including it in plans to "simplify" environmental legislation will undermine business confidence, increase costs and damage progress towards goals on climate change, biodiversity loss and food security, according to Trase’s submission to a consultation by the European Commission.

Aerial view of a palm oil processing plant

29 Jul 2025
7 min read

Trase launches open data on commodity supply chain facilities to help companies and financial institutions meet reporting requirements

Companies and financial institutions can use the freely available data to meet regulatory requirements such as EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and voluntary frameworks including Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

22 Jul 2025
9 min read

Trase and the EUDR: Motivating and enabling world-first legislation to tackle commodity-driven deforestation

Trase data and intelligence has been used by the European Commission, member state governments, enforcement agencies, politicians and civil society groups in the creation of the EU deforestation regulation – the first-ever legislation aimed at breaking the link between deforestation and the trade in agricultural commodities.

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