We have selected Meridia as our technology partner to support our EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) verification and assurance activities globally.
Enhancing our geospatial capability
Meridia will provide our auditors, technical reviewers and verification personnel with geospatial capabilities that support independent first-mile verification and related assessments. This includes access to field-level plot data, mapping tools and supply chain data structures that our teams use as part of the evidence review process across the in-scope commodities.
The partnership gives our auditors a consistent, technology-supported basis for reviewing production-origin data as part of existing verification workflows.
We are thrilled to partner with such a reputable and robust company as Meridia. Uniting our global network of experts and comprehensive services with their unique and trusted platform not only enhances our capabilities but also provides that extra peace of mind to clients undergoing the EUDR compliance journey.
Supporting accurate, reliable assessment
These assessments must be highly accurate and reliable, covering deforestation, protected areas, indigenous territories and geospatial data quality. Meridia delivers this through an audited methodology, covering all EUDR commodities across more than 50 origin countries worldwide. The methodology is applied consistently across geographies and commodity types, so the same standard of evidence review applies whether the underlying data relates to a single smallholder plot or a larger aggregated supply base.
This helps our auditors work with the varying levels of completeness and quality found in first-mile data across different sourcing origins.
Our joint capabilities put geospatial assessments and independent verification into one process. Within SGS's EUDR Readiness Solution, that gives companies a single route from plot-level data to an independently verified EUDR assessment.
An overview of the EUDR readiness solution
Our readiness solution is a modular, risk-based consulting and verification framework that combines gap assessment, targeted technical review, training and independent verification, covering over 220 control points across the entire EUDR chain. We assess whether your EUDR due diligence system, first-mile, farm and forest evidence, geolocation data, legality evidence and supply chain controls are credible to support the relevant EUDR decisions and responsibilities, including a defensible due diligence decision.
An overview of EUDR first-mile, farm, plantation, forest verification
Our EUDR first-mile, farm, plantation and forest verification helps producers, suppliers and operators assess whether production-origin evidence is accurate, complete, traceable and suitable to support EUDR readiness – from reliable geolocation data and no-deforestation evidence to legal production in the country of origin.
Comprehensive EUDR compliance solutions
Our EUDR portfolio also includes:
- EUDR chain of custody verification
- EUDR due diligence system verification
- EUDR gap analysis
- Introduction to EUDR training course
For further information, please contact:
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters
Product Manager EUDR
t: +31 (6) 10881016
About Meridia
Meridia is an agtech company built around the first mile: the plots, farmers and aggregation points at the origin of every agriculture supply chain. Its first-mile intelligence combines what field teams observe on the ground and what satellites capture from above, interpreted in the context of local law, foreign regulation and international frameworks. The company draws on more than a decade of field experience, a data lake covering over 20% of the world’s agricultural land, a network of origin experts across the global South and a team of more than 70 agriculture, data and technology specialists.
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.
SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN SW).
