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International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
System overview ISCC EU ISCC DE ISCC PLUS 36 BImSchV
Bonn March 21 2013
Andreas Feige
ISCC System GmbH
Weissenburgstr 53
D-50670 Koumlln
wwwiscc-systemorg
e-mail infoiscc-systemorg
2
ISCC is already operational since the beginning of 2010 More than 250
stakeholders contributed to its development
3
Contrary to several existing certification schemes ISCC aims at fulfiling
legal sustainability requirements plus environmental and social ones
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Continuum of Certification Schemes Labels
4
ISCC follows the strategy of a quality system going beyond the legal
requirements
Source FAO 2011
FAO Benchmarking of
Certification Schemes
5
ISCC is used by companies in 70 countries
as of February 22 2013
ZWE
ZMB
ZAF
MYT
YEM
VUT
VNM
VEN
VCT
UZB
URY
USA
UGA
TZA
TWN
TTO
TUN
TKM TJK
THA
TGO
TCD
TCA
SWZ
SYR
STP
SUR
SOM
SEN
SLE
SHN
SWE
SDN
SYC SLB
SAU
RWA
RUS
ROU
REU
QAT
PRY
PRT
PRI
PAK
PHL
PNG
PER
PAN
OMN
NZL
NRU
NPL
NOR
NLD
NIC
NGA
NER
NCL
NAM
MOZ
MYS
MWI
MDV
MUS
MLT
MRT
MTQ
MNP
MAC
MNG
MMR
MLI
MKD
MDG
MAR
LBY
LVA
LUX
LTU
LSO
LBR
LKA
LCA
LBN
LAO
KAZ
CYM
KWT
KOR
PRK
COM
KHM
KGZ
KEN
JPN
JOR
JAM
ITA
ISL
IRN IRQ
IND
ISR
IRL
HTI
HRV
HND
HKG
GUY
GNB
GNQ
GLP
GIN
GMB
GRL
GHA
GUF
GEO
GRD
GAB
FSM
FJI
ETH
ESP
ERI
ESH
EGY
EST
ECU
DZA
DOM
DMA
DNK
DJI
CYP
CPV
CUB
SCG
CRI
COL
CHN
CMR
CIV
CHE
COG
CAF
COD
CAN BLR
BWA
BTN
BHS
BRA BOL
BRN
BMU
BEN
BDI
BHR
BGR
BFA
BEL
BGD
BRB
AZE
ARG
AGO
ARM ALB
ATG
AFG
ARE
CHL
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
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ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
2
ISCC is already operational since the beginning of 2010 More than 250
stakeholders contributed to its development
3
Contrary to several existing certification schemes ISCC aims at fulfiling
legal sustainability requirements plus environmental and social ones
Vo
lun
tary
d
rive
n b
y p
riva
te s
ec
tor
an
d N
GO
s O
blig
ato
ry driv
en
by la
ws re
sp
de
cre
es
Continuum of Certification Schemes Labels
4
ISCC follows the strategy of a quality system going beyond the legal
requirements
Source FAO 2011
FAO Benchmarking of
Certification Schemes
5
ISCC is used by companies in 70 countries
as of February 22 2013
ZWE
ZMB
ZAF
MYT
YEM
VUT
VNM
VEN
VCT
UZB
URY
USA
UGA
TZA
TWN
TTO
TUN
TKM TJK
THA
TGO
TCD
TCA
SWZ
SYR
STP
SUR
SOM
SEN
SLE
SHN
SWE
SDN
SYC SLB
SAU
RWA
RUS
ROU
REU
QAT
PRY
PRT
PRI
PAK
PHL
PNG
PER
PAN
OMN
NZL
NRU
NPL
NOR
NLD
NIC
NGA
NER
NCL
NAM
MOZ
MYS
MWI
MDV
MUS
MLT
MRT
MTQ
MNP
MAC
MNG
MMR
MLI
MKD
MDG
MAR
LBY
LVA
LUX
LTU
LSO
LBR
LKA
LCA
LBN
LAO
KAZ
CYM
KWT
KOR
PRK
COM
KHM
KGZ
KEN
JPN
JOR
JAM
ITA
ISL
IRN IRQ
IND
ISR
IRL
HTI
HRV
HND
HKG
GUY
GNB
GNQ
GLP
GIN
GMB
GRL
GHA
GUF
GEO
GRD
GAB
FSM
FJI
ETH
ESP
ERI
ESH
EGY
EST
ECU
DZA
DOM
DMA
DNK
DJI
CYP
CPV
CUB
SCG
CRI
COL
CHN
CMR
CIV
CHE
COG
CAF
COD
CAN BLR
BWA
BTN
BHS
BRA BOL
BRN
BMU
BEN
BDI
BHR
BGR
BFA
BEL
BGD
BRB
AZE
ARG
AGO
ARM ALB
ATG
AFG
ARE
CHL
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
3
Contrary to several existing certification schemes ISCC aims at fulfiling
legal sustainability requirements plus environmental and social ones
Vo
lun
tary
d
rive
n b
y p
riva
te s
ec
tor
an
d N
GO
s O
blig
ato
ry driv
en
by la
ws re
sp
de
cre
es
Continuum of Certification Schemes Labels
4
ISCC follows the strategy of a quality system going beyond the legal
requirements
Source FAO 2011
FAO Benchmarking of
Certification Schemes
5
ISCC is used by companies in 70 countries
as of February 22 2013
ZWE
ZMB
ZAF
MYT
YEM
VUT
VNM
VEN
VCT
UZB
URY
USA
UGA
TZA
TWN
TTO
TUN
TKM TJK
THA
TGO
TCD
TCA
SWZ
SYR
STP
SUR
SOM
SEN
SLE
SHN
SWE
SDN
SYC SLB
SAU
RWA
RUS
ROU
REU
QAT
PRY
PRT
PRI
PAK
PHL
PNG
PER
PAN
OMN
NZL
NRU
NPL
NOR
NLD
NIC
NGA
NER
NCL
NAM
MOZ
MYS
MWI
MDV
MUS
MLT
MRT
MTQ
MNP
MAC
MNG
MMR
MLI
MKD
MDG
MAR
LBY
LVA
LUX
LTU
LSO
LBR
LKA
LCA
LBN
LAO
KAZ
CYM
KWT
KOR
PRK
COM
KHM
KGZ
KEN
JPN
JOR
JAM
ITA
ISL
IRN IRQ
IND
ISR
IRL
HTI
HRV
HND
HKG
GUY
GNB
GNQ
GLP
GIN
GMB
GRL
GHA
GUF
GEO
GRD
GAB
FSM
FJI
ETH
ESP
ERI
ESH
EGY
EST
ECU
DZA
DOM
DMA
DNK
DJI
CYP
CPV
CUB
SCG
CRI
COL
CHN
CMR
CIV
CHE
COG
CAF
COD
CAN BLR
BWA
BTN
BHS
BRA BOL
BRN
BMU
BEN
BDI
BHR
BGR
BFA
BEL
BGD
BRB
AZE
ARG
AGO
ARM ALB
ATG
AFG
ARE
CHL
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
4
ISCC follows the strategy of a quality system going beyond the legal
requirements
Source FAO 2011
FAO Benchmarking of
Certification Schemes
5
ISCC is used by companies in 70 countries
as of February 22 2013
ZWE
ZMB
ZAF
MYT
YEM
VUT
VNM
VEN
VCT
UZB
URY
USA
UGA
TZA
TWN
TTO
TUN
TKM TJK
THA
TGO
TCD
TCA
SWZ
SYR
STP
SUR
SOM
SEN
SLE
SHN
SWE
SDN
SYC SLB
SAU
RWA
RUS
ROU
REU
QAT
PRY
PRT
PRI
PAK
PHL
PNG
PER
PAN
OMN
NZL
NRU
NPL
NOR
NLD
NIC
NGA
NER
NCL
NAM
MOZ
MYS
MWI
MDV
MUS
MLT
MRT
MTQ
MNP
MAC
MNG
MMR
MLI
MKD
MDG
MAR
LBY
LVA
LUX
LTU
LSO
LBR
LKA
LCA
LBN
LAO
KAZ
CYM
KWT
KOR
PRK
COM
KHM
KGZ
KEN
JPN
JOR
JAM
ITA
ISL
IRN IRQ
IND
ISR
IRL
HTI
HRV
HND
HKG
GUY
GNB
GNQ
GLP
GIN
GMB
GRL
GHA
GUF
GEO
GRD
GAB
FSM
FJI
ETH
ESP
ERI
ESH
EGY
EST
ECU
DZA
DOM
DMA
DNK
DJI
CYP
CPV
CUB
SCG
CRI
COL
CHN
CMR
CIV
CHE
COG
CAF
COD
CAN BLR
BWA
BTN
BHS
BRA BOL
BRN
BMU
BEN
BDI
BHR
BGR
BFA
BEL
BGD
BRB
AZE
ARG
AGO
ARM ALB
ATG
AFG
ARE
CHL
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
5
ISCC is used by companies in 70 countries
as of February 22 2013
ZWE
ZMB
ZAF
MYT
YEM
VUT
VNM
VEN
VCT
UZB
URY
USA
UGA
TZA
TWN
TTO
TUN
TKM TJK
THA
TGO
TCD
TCA
SWZ
SYR
STP
SUR
SOM
SEN
SLE
SHN
SWE
SDN
SYC SLB
SAU
RWA
RUS
ROU
REU
QAT
PRY
PRT
PRI
PAK
PHL
PNG
PER
PAN
OMN
NZL
NRU
NPL
NOR
NLD
NIC
NGA
NER
NCL
NAM
MOZ
MYS
MWI
MDV
MUS
MLT
MRT
MTQ
MNP
MAC
MNG
MMR
MLI
MKD
MDG
MAR
LBY
LVA
LUX
LTU
LSO
LBR
LKA
LCA
LBN
LAO
KAZ
CYM
KWT
KOR
PRK
COM
KHM
KGZ
KEN
JPN
JOR
JAM
ITA
ISL
IRN IRQ
IND
ISR
IRL
HTI
HRV
HND
HKG
GUY
GNB
GNQ
GLP
GIN
GMB
GRL
GHA
GUF
GEO
GRD
GAB
FSM
FJI
ETH
ESP
ERI
ESH
EGY
EST
ECU
DZA
DOM
DMA
DNK
DJI
CYP
CPV
CUB
SCG
CRI
COL
CHN
CMR
CIV
CHE
COG
CAF
COD
CAN BLR
BWA
BTN
BHS
BRA BOL
BRN
BMU
BEN
BDI
BHR
BGR
BFA
BEL
BGD
BRB
AZE
ARG
AGO
ARM ALB
ATG
AFG
ARE
CHL
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
6
More than 2200 certificates have been issued so far
Numbers as of February 22 2013
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
7
RestofWorld26
CzechRepublic13
UnitedKingdom8
Indonesia8
Germany7Netherlands
6
Malaysia6
Hungary6
Slovakia6
NorthAmerica(US+CAN)4
Romania4
Poland3
SouthAmerica3
ISCC is not a bdquoGerman systemldquo more than 90 of the certified system
users are located outside of Germany
Numbers as of February 22 2013
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
8
Currently ISCC operates ISCC DE and ISCC EU for biomass and biofuels
and ISCC PLUS for conventional and chemical markets
ISCC DE
Recognized by the BLE
in January 2010 for the
German market
Recognized as suitable
to fulfil the require-
ments of the 36
BImSchV
ISCC EU
Recognized by the EC
in July 2011 for 27 EU
member countries
ISCC PLUS
ISCC Chemicals
ISCC Bioplastics
ISCC SRC
ISCC Feed
ISCC Food
ISCC voluntary add
ons (eg biodiversity
GHG consumables)
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
9
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (I)
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Protection of important ecosystems
Grassland Biodiverse grassland excluded Completely excluded
Further criteria to ensure ecological sustainability
Soil conservation
1Management strategy for soil erosion
2Burning of stubble crop residues not allowed without
the permission of competent authority
1Soil management plan regarding prevention control and
improvement of soil erosion nutrient balance organic
matter pH soil structure biodiversity salinization
2Burning as part of land clearance is generally not allowed
3Use of agricultural by-products not at the expense of soil
nutrient balance or soil organic matter balance
Water
1 Water management plan on
- sustainable water use
- prevention of water pollution (application of agro-
chemicals waste discharge)
2 Method of irrigation in light of water conservation
Further criteria to ensure social sustainability
crop use competition Biomass production does not impair food security
Biomass production does not impair food security Use of
agricultural co-products does not jeopardize function of local
or traditional uses of by-products
Audit requirements
Surveillance Audit Six months after first certification No surveillance audit
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
10
Issue ISCC DE ISCC EU
Farm certification
Classification of farms Part of the audit at the First Gathering Point
Farms are audited either as individual group (with one central
office) or as a group with the first gathering point acting as the
central office
Self-declaration by the farms Necessary Part of the self assessment
Sample of farms to be audited At least 5 of all farms reduced to 3 of all farms
receiving direct payments (Cross Compliance)
At least the square-root of the number of the farms belonging to
one group
Group certification Not allowed Possible
Traceability
Mass balance Use of percentage method is possible Use of percentage method is not possible
Mass balance period 12 months until June 30 2012
afterwards 3 months 3 months
Proofs of sustainability
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the
Last Interface (layout and color predefined) and
transmission to BLE mandatory
Issuance of formal Proofs of Sustainability after the Last Interface
and reporting to BLE only mandatory for deliveries into the
German market
Greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation
Mass balance ndash GHG
emissions
Aggregation of different GHG emissions is possible
(weighted mean value)
Aggregation is not possible even if products have been produced
from identical biomass
GHG calculation No requirements for emission factors Specification
of the source is sufficient
Specific requirements for the selection of emission factors (eg
the use of Biograce)
Auditor requirements
Recognition auditors Recognition by the German BLE Recognition by gov institutions or national accreditation bodies
Main differences between ISCC DE and ISCC EU (II)
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
11
Monetary benefits from certification ndash ISCC certified products are traded
with a price premium Example RME
Source copy Argus Media Ltd wwwargusmediacom httpwwwargusmediacom
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
12
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums
Source Felda
bull Certification system
recognised by EU for
biofuels
bull High premium for CPO
sales (biofuels)
bull Certification system not
recognised for biofuels
bull Moderate premium for
CPO sales (other
segments than biofuels
with less demand for
sustainable products)
Specialized standards may limit the access to price premiums standards open for all
market segments and kinds of biomass offer additional opportunities
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
13
By extending sustainability certification to all markets iLUC will
automatically be addressed
Biomass
Conversion
Upgrading
Trade
Consumers
Energy Chemical technical
applications
Food and feed
RED
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
14
Sustainability requirements will be proliferated to other regions and
market segments
Biofuels
Mandatory Voluntary Time
Food
Feed
Solid biomass
Chemical applications
Bioplastics
Pharmazeutical applications
Other renewable fuels
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
15
To secure achievements an expansion of sustainability certification to
other markets is a necessity Example feed market
Sources FAO OECD USDA
Global Meat Consumption (1000 t)
bull Global meat consumption increased from 240 mill tons
in 2002 by 22 to 294 mill tons in 2012
bull Further increase to 340 mill tons in 2020 expected
bull Livestock figures increased in parallel
bull Soybean meal increase from 125 mill tons in 2002 by
43 to 180 mill tons in 2012
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
16
In the food industry Unileverlsquos Sustainable Living Plan is considered as a
benchmark
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
17
Retailers confront biomass producers with their own label requirements
and request detailed information about production
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
18
Comparison of sustainability statements of different retailers not possible
for consumers
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
19
PlantBottle is a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially
from plants It is lighthouse for the biobased packaging industry
bull PlantBottle is made with a combination of traditional
materials and up to 30 made from plants
bull The PlantBottle package delivers the same performance
(eg shelf life recyclability weight chemical composition
appearance) but reduces GHG emissions from PET
plastic bottles and dependence on fossil fuels
bull Ingredients MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) made from
plants and PTA (purified terephthalic acid) which makes
up the other 70 It is fully recyclable
bull PlantBottle is made using sugarcane ethanol from Brazil
bull CocaColalsquos intent is to use the packaging for all of the
PET plastic bottles by 2020
bull Until 2016 45 mill tons Bio-PET30 will be required for
CocaColalsquos PlantBottle
bull With ist PlantBottles CocaCola will become the single
largest customer of biobased packaging material
Source CocaCola
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
20
ISCC PLUS is the certification scheme covering sustainability certification
for food feed techchemical and bioenergy (current non RED) applications
Sustainable products
ISCC
certified
operator
Sustainable biomass
ISCC PLUS
ISCC EU
ISCC DE
bull Sustainable biofuel
RED compliant
bull Food
bull Feed
bull Tech chemical
bull Solid biomass
(bioenergy)
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
21
ISCC PLUS ndash core requirements extensions and add-ons
ISCC PLUS
Core Requirements Extensions and Add-ons
ISCC EU ISCC DE
bull Sustainability criteria on farm
level (202)
bull GHG emissions on farm level
(205)
bull Chain of Custody
requirements
Traceability (203)
Quantity bookkeeping
(204-01 or 204-02)
bull Quality management
Extensions bull Food
bull Feed
bull SRC (short rotation coppice)
bull Bioplastics
Add-ons bull Biodiversity action plan
bull Classified chemicals
bull GHG emission requirements
downstream farm level
bull Consumables of a
production process
ISCC EUDE endorsement
bull ISCC EU and DE are
accepted under ISCC PLUS
bull ISCC EU and DE system
users can also draw from the
list of voluntary add-ons and
extensions
bull GHG requirements are
always mandatory
bull Add-ons and extensions can
be used on top of an existing
certificate
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
22
The new documents of ISCC PLUS can be split into three different
categories
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
23
ISCC PLUS has already taken off ISCC PLUS supports biofuels by
addressing iLUC and avoiding leakage effects
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
24
First ISCC certification of a renewable fuel of non biological origin has
taken place in Iceland ndash ISCC PLUS system documents have been adopted
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
25
ISCC PURE demonstrates a strong commitment to the high standards of
ISCC throughout the entire supply chain
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Supplier Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Each element of the value chain up to the relevant market player is ISCC certified
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
26
ISCC PURE is displayed on the written documentation (eg delivery notes)
Farm
Plantation
First
Gathering
Point
Conversion Warehouse
Relevant
market
player
Trader
Warehouse
Trader
Warehouse
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Proof of
Sustainability
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Sustainability
declaration
PURE
Delivery note
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
27
Expansion of sustainability to all markets is an issue of fairness ndash and in
line with the overall objectives of climate change and sustainability
bull Just adding an ILUC factor to the emissions of
biofuels will not solve the problem of land use
change resulting in loss of biodiversity and
carbon stocks
bull Significant land use changes taking place are
only to a small extent attributable to biofuels
Increasing food (meat) and feed demand are
main drivers of land use change
bull LUC is already covered in sustainability
certification schemes like ISCC ILUC can be
addressed by extending sustainability certification
to all uses of biomass These markets are
covered by ISCC PLUS
bull ILUC free biofuels (waste to biofuels) will play an
increasing role in the market and require
particular attention Trace-your-claim aims at
ensuring reliable fraud free supply chains
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
28
Based on the legal framework and learnings from the pilot phase
processes and the overall structure have been developed
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
29
Stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on all documents in the
course of a public consultation process
bull German version available for comments
from November 7 2009 onwards
bull English version was made public on
November 15 2009
bull Public consultation until December 31 2009
bull Feedback be used for the development of
an improved version
Public consultation via ISCC webpage
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
30
System documents and checklists have been supplemented by the ISCC
audit procedures for farm FGP conversion and warehouse suppliers
ISCC System Documents
and Checklists
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
31
ISCC country-specific guidelines provide initial information about three
crucial components for ISCC audits
bull Amount of forest and primary forest
bull Existence of No-go areas according to databases like WDPA Ramsar-Wetlands Intact Forest Landscape
bull National biofuels programs and their impacts
Land use change
bull Country-specific use of fertilizer
bull Registration use ban and restriction of pesticides
bull Forest fires slash and burn practices
bull Poisoning statistics environmental issues
Ecological Sustainability
bull Ratification of ILO core conventions
bull Peculiarities according to child labor forced labor violence of trade union rights
bull Recognition of indigenous peoples traditional land - and land-use rights
Social Sustainability
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
32
19 ISCC trainings have been conducted so far more than 380 auditors
participated Training is an important pillar of ISCClsquos quality policy
Conducted ISCC Trainings Scheduled Trainings 2013
bull Cologne June 4 - 6 2013
bull Further training considered in SE Asia
bull Further training on waste to biofuels on
March 26 2013
bull Cologne 9 ndash 11 October 2012
bull Cologne 3 ndash 5 July 2012
bull Rio de Janeiro 08 ndash 10 May 2012
bull Bangkok 03 ndash 05 April 2012
bull Cologne 01 ndash 03 February 2012
bull Cologne 17 ndash 19 October 2011
bull Chicago 12 ndash 14 Sept 2011
bull Cologne 06 ndash 08 July 2011
bull Kuala Lumpur 18 ndash 20 May 2011
bull Cologne 28 ndash 30 March 2011
bull Cologne 08 - 10 December 2010
bull Buenos Aires 24 ndash 26 November 2010
bull Warsaw 26 ndash 28 October 2010
bull Rio de Janeiro 24 ndash 26 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 August 2010
bull Cologne 10 ndash 12 May 2010
bull Jakarta 21 ndash 23 April 2010
bull Cologne 24 ndash 26 March 2010
bull Berlin 27 ndash 29 January 2010
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
33
ISCC sends on a regularly basis updates to inform the certification bodies
and registered companies about important changes
ISCC Updates were sent
bull September 5 2012
bull August 27 2012
bull July 16 2012
bull May 30 2012
bull March 15 2012
bull February 23 2011
bull February 21 2011
bull January 13 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull November 2 2011
bull November 9 2011
bull August 18 2011
bull June 17 2011
bull June 8 2011
bull hellip
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
34
ISCC cooperates with 22 certification bodies which guarantee the
implementation of the standard
Certification bodies using the ISCC scheme
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
35
The four layers of the ISCC safety system increase security and integrity
of the scheme
External third party audits by
qualified auditor
Overall ISCC quality and risk
management
Self declarations and internal
audits
ISCC integrity management
Guaranteeing
high quality
and integrity
of the ISCC
Scheme
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
36
ISCC information events are an important information and discussion
forum for pracitical inplementation
Topics
Target groups
bull Agriculture bioenergy
production
bull trade
bull expoerter
bull GOs
bull NGOs
bull Sustainaiblity requirements
in Europe and Germany
bull What is certification
bull Why ISCC
bull Relationshsip ISCC and
other systems
bull Steps towards ISCC
certificate
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
37
ISCC has been also active with its own event at Rio+20 and organised a
panel discussion about sustainable agriculture and certification
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
38
In February 2012 ISCC organized information events in Uruguay and
Paraguay
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
39
An ISCC flyer is available in German English Spanish and Portugese Free
copies are available
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
40
ISCC works on improving transparency Inter alia the new ISCC website
entails more information about the issued certificates
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
41
The ISCC internet platform serves as a main communication channel and
provides information and tools for certification bodies and companies
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
42
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ensures that
sustainability concerns are taken care of in a non-disriminatory manner
building the system and initial management
management
supports
International
Board
ISCC eV
to direct
Proof of sustainability for all kinds of biomass and converted biomass
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
43
Stakeholder dialogue and certification scheme operations are the two main
functions which have to be addressed in the organisational set up
bull Association is appropriate legal framework for
stakeholder representation
(large varying number of stakeholders
relatively easy entry and exit)
bull Clear separation of stakeholder representation
and daily operations of certification scheme
bull Association steers operations
bull Stakeholders represented in the association
are thus discharged from liability for
operations
bull GmbH established as non profit company
Only costs of running the certification scheme
to be covered
bull gGmbH difficult and time consuming to
establish therefore GmbH as legal framework
for operations
Overall organisational set up
ISCC System (GmbH)
Day to day operations
of the certification scheme
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder forum
Steering
of ISCC
operations
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
44
ISCC eV has been inaugurated in January 2010 and is registered as
association in Cologne
Membership
bull Natural person
bull Legal person
bull Particpating in
foundation of ISCC eV
bull Joining the ISCC eV by
admission
bull Certification bodies are
not allowed to become
members
bull Certification bodies may
contribute to work in
Technical Comitees
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
45
General Assembly
Operations
Registry
Qualification
Quality Control
Marketing
Development Projects
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technische
Arbeitsgruppe
Technical
Committees
Interaction between stakeholders association and operational
certification system
Agriculture amp
Conversion
Trade Logistics
amp Users NGOs Social
Research Others
ISCC Association (eV)
Stakeholder
ISCC System GmbH
Board
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
46
ISCC eV - the different stakeholders are united in one association
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
47
Four Technical Committees (TCs) are active within ISCC A TC on
Southeast Asia will follow early 2013
TC I Implementation of the
RED and national
ordinances in Europe
ISCC Technical Committees (TCs) can
be established by the ISCC Board to
work on specific topics and regional
issues and to further promote ISCC
TC III Solid Biomass
TC II Latin America
TC IV North America
(ISCC TC NA) (inaugural
meeting on November 26
in Minneapolis)
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
48
In November 2012 the inaugural meeting of the ISCC TC NA took
place in Minneapolis
bull Almost 40 participants from
Canada and the USA
bull Agricultural companies
processing industry retailers
certification bodies research
organizations associations
bull Representatives from corn soy
ethanol and biodiesel sector
bull Working group ldquoNational
adaptations of ISCC
requirementsrdquo established First
benchmarking for some states
took place already
bull Two new Association members
bull First ISCC PLUS certificates
bull Participation in Bioplastic
Feedstock Alliance
bull Next meeting June 2013
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
49
Companies and certification bodies discussed ISCC and ISCC PLUS
experience and way ahead during the TC meeting
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
50
The Technical Committee 5 for South East Asia will held its
inaugural meeting in Bangkok April 9 2013
bull Objective of this TCrsquos work is the
consideration of specific
requirements in Southeast Asia
as well as the exchange of
experience with ISCC
certification in this region
bull Members of the ISCC
Association ISCC system user
and interested companies as
well as certification bodies
cooperating with ISCC are
cordially invited to participate
bull More than 40 participants from
plantations and vegetable oil
processing industry traders
certification bodies and
associations expected
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
51
ISCC is also active as founding member of aireg eV sustainable fuels for
aviation
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
52
ISCC is founding member of the ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo
The ldquoSustainable Cocoa Forumrdquo was founded on June 13 2012 in Berlin ISCC supports the goal of
increasing the proportion of sustainably produced cocoa in the world and promoting adherence to high
social and environmental standards The forum was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of
Development
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
53
Certification is established and shows positive effects Some challenges
remain
bull Different technical member state requirements
bull Waste to biofuels and double counting
bull Mass balance application
bull Partially recognized schemes
bull Grassland
bull GHG default values aggregated values for agriculture schemes without GHG tool
bull Deliveries between certification schemes double accounting
bull Missing regulation and monitoring
Need for harmonization
bull Further regulation is necessary (EC member states implementing authorities (REFUREC))
bull Consensus on minimum requirements between voluntary schemes (ISCC initiated first meeting)
Need to extend certification to other end-uses of biomass also as a means to tackle iLUC
ISCC PLUS is increasingly being used for food feed and biochemicals
54
54