ClearPaper
EU sustainability regulations turned into templates small businesses can actually use. No lawyer needed to figure out what the rules are asking for.
The Problem
EU compliance regulations (CSRD, CSDDD, EUDR) require documentation but there's no universal format. Small importers and producers can't afford compliance consultants who charge €10,000-50,000+, forcing them out of markets or into non-compliant guesswork.
Every EU member state has different interpretations of the same regulations, creating fragmentation. Thousands of small businesses face compliance costs that exceed their profit margins.
Without standardized templates, businesses waste months trying to figure out what information regulators actually want, only to submit documents that get rejected for missing required fields they didn't know about.
Who Needs ClearPaper and Why
Different stakeholders, different motivations, same solution
SME Importers
- Can't afford €10k+ consultants
- Don't know what docs customs needs
- Risk of shipments being blocked
- Clear checklist of required info
- Templates they can fill themselves
- Confidence docs will be accepted
Save €10k-50k per year, maintain market access, speed up customs clearance
Farmer Cooperatives
- Losing EU market access
- Buyers demand docs they can't create
- No budget for compliance help
- Simple forms in their language
- Know what data to collect
- Prove sustainability claims
Keep EU buyers, fair prices for certified sustainable products, market security
Consultants (Partner)
- Spend hours on template work
- Can't scale to small clients
- Reinvent wheel for each client
- Validated base templates
- Focus on strategic advice
- Serve more clients efficiently
2x client capacity, offer affordable services, less tedious work
Researchers
- Regulations change faster than research
- Hard to test compliance tools
- Need real-world validation
- Open dataset of compliance docs
- Academic validation opportunities
- Real-world impact from research
Publications, field testing platform, measurable social impact
Regulators
- Inconsistent documentation formats
- Hard to verify compliance
- Small businesses struggle to comply
- Standardized submission formats
- Higher compliance rates
- Easier audit processes
Better compliance data, reduced enforcement costs, achievable regulations
Students
- Regulations are boring to study
- Theory disconnected from practice
- Hard to see real-world impact
- Learn by building useful tools
- Understand regulations practically
- Portfolio-worthy projects
Legal research skills, real users, understanding of supply chain compliance
How Stakeholders Interact
Everyone wins: Templates are free, validated, and constantly improved by the community
How It Works
Choose Regulation
Pick the template you need: CSRD, CSDDD, or EUDR
Download Template
Get it in Word, PDF, LaTeX, or JSON format
Fill & Submit
Complete the form with your data, submit to authorities
Current Status
Repository created April 2025 with 2 commits. Currently in planning phase with README documentation only. No template files available yet.
Get Involved
ClearPaper is open-source and community-driven. We need your help to make EU compliance accessible to everyone.