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RSB Certification
RSB Certification is a third-party certification system for biofuels sustainability standards, encompassing environmental, social and economic principles and criteria through an open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder process.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) is an international initiative coordinated by the Energy Center of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) that brings together farmers, companies, non-governmental organizations, experts, governments, and inter-governmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biofuels production and processing. Participation in the RSB is open to any organization working in a field relevant to biofuels sustainability.
The RSB has developed a third-party certification system for biofuels sustainability standards, encompassing environmental, social and economic principles and criteria through an open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder process. The RSB certification system provides the assurances operators need to guarantee the sustainability and traceability of their feedstocks and fuels. The RSB system can put operators on a path towards compliance and certification for EU market access and other regulated markets.
On March 22, Boeing, an active RSB member, announced the launch of a partnership with the RSB called the Sustainable Biomass Consortium (SBC), a research initiative focused on increasing collaboration between voluntary standards and regulatory requirements for biomass used to create jet fuel and bioenergy for other sectors.
The RSB certification system is operated by RSB Services, which is the services body of the RSB, providing access to the certification process, licensing, auditors' training among other activities.
Biofuel operators that receive RSB certification will be able to:
- Assure their customers that their product is responsibly produced, positioning RSB-certified operators favorably in their procurement processes.
- "Know their biomass/biofuel" by being able to trace the origin of the product along the entire supply chain through various chain-of-custody models.
- Receive market recognition as leaders in biofuel sustainable production, which is increasingly important to regulators and major fuel buyers.
- Benefit from a competitive advantage from the RSB's active work to prioritize certification of their entire supply chain, with clear benefits for their suppliers and customers at the same time.
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