Sheridan, a leading U.S. print service provider, has selected LiveEO’s TradeAware platform to help its publishing customers meet the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The move strengthens Sheridan’s role as a proactive supply chain partner and underscores its commitment to regulatory readiness and sustainability.
Anticipating Regulation, Supporting Customers
With twelve production facilities across the United States, Sheridan serves a diverse range of publishing clients, many of whom distribute into the European Union and must now meet strict EUDR due diligence requirements. Although not directly regulated, Sheridan recognized that offering verified sourcing information would provide significant value to its customers.
Strategic Action Rooted in Customer Partnership
Sheridan realized early on that EUDR would have far-reaching implications for the publishing supply chain. “We saw just how significant this regulation would become for our customers and knew we had to be ready,” said Paul Bozuwa, Executive Vice President of Strategic Solutions at Sheridan. “Our goal is to be the best publishing partner we can, anticipating needs, removing barriers, and doing everything we can to help our customers navigate this regulation with readiness.”
Why TradeAware: A Platform Built for Precision and Trust
Following a structured selection process, Sheridan chose TradeAware for its consultative approach, technical depth, and strong cultural fit. The platform combines geospatial intelligence with human-reviewed legality assessments, developed in partnership with international law firm CMS.
“Partnering with LiveEO allowed us to establish a platform for gathering, validating, storing, and sharing information with our customers in a form that is easily submitted to the EU TRACES system,” added Bozuwa. “Reaching that decision was a milestone moment.”
Accelerating Compliance Through Automation and Integration
TradeAware enables traceability of paper sourcing, deforestation and legality risk analysis, and efficient generation of Due Diligence Statements (DDS). Sheridan is currently integrating the platform to streamline compliance support across its operations.
“Sheridan’s foresight sets an important example for the industry,” said Daniel Seidel, Co-CEO of LiveEO. “We’re proud to support their journey toward embedded compliance.”
A Model for Sustainable Publishing Supply Chains
This partnership positions both companies to lead in aligning publishing supply chains with emerging global sustainability and transparency standards.
