Ekwato: The SaaS solution to monitor timber products purchasing policies

12 June 2024 EU Deforestation Regulation

Ekwato is an efficient digital solution to manage and monitor timber products purchasing policies.

Intended for both buyers/importers and suppliers/exporters, this tool is a SaaS platform with all the necessary features to meet internal, normative and regulatory requirements (EUTR and EUDR) for the timber products supply chain: automated collection of documents from suppliers, automated and real-time risk analysis, risk mitigation measures, geolocation of forests of origin up to DDS (Due Diligence Statement).

Customisable by each company (SMEs, manufacturers, distributors), EKWATO offers a turnkey DDS (Due Diligence System) - multi-site, multi-user and multilingual (French, English, Spanish).

For suppliers/exporters, the tool offers a secure platform to let their clients download documents and geolocation data in order to let them do their own DDS at any time they want.

Ekwato provides a tool for professionals seeking to monitor their risks while combining flexibility and security. Ekwato also offers business expertise and related services: diagnosis, internal audits, supplier audits, advice.

Available modules

1. COLLECT: automated collection of documents from wood suppliers, with free access to the platform for wood suppliers.
2. RISK: customized, automated, real-time decision tree risk analysis for each wood product, including illimited components by product and risk reduction measures; the dashboard shows the evolution of the risk level by wood product and day by day.
3. SHARE: making documents and data geolocation available to customers on a dedicated, secure platform, 24 hours a day, in order to let them do their own DDS.
4. SOURCE: geolocation of forest parcels (manually or imported from a Geographic Information System - GIS) to be linked with wood products; DDS (Due Diligence Statement) required by EUDR (appendix 2).
5. TAG: phone application to get information of the wood product directly on the phone by scanning the bar-codes of the product, including geolocation of the forest used for this product.