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Publication of the 2025 2BSVS Activity Report

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2BSVS is pleased to publish its 2025 Activity Report, reflecting a year marked by sustained growth, strengthened integrity requirements, and continuous adaptation to the evolving European regulatory framework.

👉 The report is available online on our website: https://www.2bsvs.org/activity-report/

A year of consolidation and growth

In 2025, 2BSVS continued its growth trajectory, with 1,354 certified economic operators across 25 countries, confirming its structuring role within bioenergy value chains. This growth is accompanied by a diversification of certified activities, covering biofuels, biogas, as well as waste and residues sectors.

Ensuring sustainability and compliance across value chains

In a context of increased requirements regarding traceability and fraud prevention, 2BSVS further deployed its integrity programme, aimed at reinforcing the reliability of issued certifications. These actions contribute to securing markets and ensuring compliance with European requirements, particularly those set out in the RED III Directive.

Developments supporting regulatory and climate challenges

The year 2025 was also marked by the development of new certifications and tools addressing current climate policy challenges:

  • deployment of waste and residues certification,
  • work related to the implementation of the EUDR regulation,
  • development of technical tools (GHG calculator, MéthaTool, Mapping Tool).

These initiatives aim to support stakeholders in achieving compliance while facilitating the transition towards more sustainable value chains.

A continuous improvement approach

2BSVS continued to strengthen its internal processes, notably through an ISO 9001 certification project and the enhancement of its tools and methodologies. This reflects an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in service of its stakeholders.

2BS GHG Calculator Update

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We are pleased to announce the update of our 2BS biofuel GHG calculator. From 1 June 2026, calculator v7 will come into effect. It must be used for all your GHG calculations from that date. In the context of your audits, no calculation using the previous version (v6.63) will be accepted.

This new version is available in two formats:

  • A dematerialised online calculator, accessible here (recommended format)

The results produced by this tool are considered compliant by default during the audit. However, the auditor will verify the raw values entered.

  • A calculator in Excel format, downloadable from your personal account.

The calculations performed in this file will be reviewed by the auditor to ensure their compliance, particularly in the event of modifications made by the user. The raw values entered will also be checked.

Please note, however, that the use of the 2BS biofuel calculator is not mandatory. What is required is compliance with the calculation methodology described in document 2BS-PRO-03, regardless of the tool used to perform your GHG calculations.

Impact of the update v6.63 -> v7:

This update only affects the GHG factor, in particular, direct and indirect nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crop cultivation, which can be found in section 4) of our calculator.

NDirect – N = ((ESN + EON ) •EF 1ij) + [ECR • EF1]

This update mainly concerns the change in the EF1ij emission factor, which is now based on the Stehfest & Bouwman method in accordance with the Implementing Regulation 2022/996.

As a result, several additional parameters must now be entered into the calculator:

  • Soil texture
  • Soil organic Carbon content
  • Crop specification (vegetation)

For areas in France, these parameters are automatically filled in with default classifications if you answer “Yes” in cell D30, using the database of French postal codes and pedoclimatic data.

If you are not in France, as with the previous version, the calculator can be modified to automatically obtain the postal codes and pedoclimatic data for your country, or you can enter them manually. If the default classifications from France are used for one of these parameters, evidence must be provided during the audit to justify the choice made.  

If you do not apply the default classifications for France, please answer “No” in cell D30 and fill in the three parameters manually.

Regarding the Stehfest & Bouwman model parameters to be specified, you have access to additional information and a proposal for equivalences between the new input data and those of the IPCC 2019 in the “N2O (Stehfest & Bouwman)” sheet.

  • Important: the pH value is now mandatory in the GHG calculator. For France, you can access regional pH values in the “Valeurs Moyennes Régionales” sheet.
  • For your information, this update will change the results of the GHG calculation. For dry climates, the results may increase, and for humid climates, they may decrease. However, the results depend on nitrogen (N) inputs and, in particular, the Stehfest & Bouwman classification (soil texture, carbon content, crop type, climate, and pH).

2025 annual declaration

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THIS NEWS ITEM IS ONLY FOR OPERATORS WHO HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THEIR 2025 ANNUAL DECLARATIONS

It is the responsibility of the 2BS-certified economic operator to declare its information for the 2025 calendar year (sustainable raw materials and/or fuels). This is a requirement of the European Commission and corresponds to criterion 1.3 of the 2BS-STD-01 and STD-02 audit standards.*

* corresponds to mass balance outputs from January to December 2025

⚠️ The reporting deadline has now passed. For operators who have not yet responded, the reporting platform has been exceptionally reopened until 15 February 2026 to allow you to complete your reporting as soon as possible. Operators who have not submitted their declaration remain in a situation of major non-compliance.

CONCERNED OPERATORS:

  • All sustainable raw materials collection entities certified 2BS for their collection and sales activities (energy crops & waste and residues).
  • All 2BS-certified sustainable biofuel and biogas producers.
  • All points of origin of industrial waste and residues.

Sites that are both raw material collection entities and biogas/biomethane production entities must complete both spaces on the annual declaration.

Traders (reselling products purchased from other operators certified by 2BS or another voluntary scheme) and producers of intermediate products (ethanol, oils) are not concerned by this declaration.

If you have already submitted your information, please disregard this news.

Declare your 2025 production

THE PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS


1. Go to www.2bsvs.org and log on to your private area.

2. Enter your email address and password and click on Login.

3. Click on the tab Annual reporting from 2BS voluntary system to the European Commission and fill in the requested information according to the directions below.
4. Once all the information has been entered, save the reporting for the year 2025.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FORM

If you collected/produced and sold in calendar year 2024: 

  • 2BS-certified sustainable biofuels, bioliquids and/or biogas (option 1);
  • 2BS-certified sustainable raw materials (option 2);
  • 2BS-certified industrial waste and residues (option 3),

choose “Yes” for the option corresponding to your sector on the Annual Reporting page. Otherwise, check “No”.


It is mandatory to answer all three questions in order to validate and submit the reporting. 


1. Click on Yes to fill in the production and sales information for the sector that best applies to your industry.
2. Click on Add a renewable fuel or Add a raw material, depending on your production.

3. In Product type, select the applicable product. Then enter the production information for certified sustainable materials.
4. Click on Add raw material or Add renewable fuel if applicable, and fill in the required information. Add as many products as necessary. Once the information has been completed, validate your report. 

Note 1: The drop-down list Raw material or certified sustainable material corresponds to the one proposed by the European Commission via the Union Database (UDB). Please fill in this information according to the data on your 2BS certificate.

Note 2: If you answered “yes” to the option “I have collected and sold raw materials”, you will need to provide your total number of suppliers, as well as the number of suppliers covered by the GHG (Greenhouse Gas) calculation methodology: disaggregated values, NUTS2, or actual values. When calculations are performed using actual values for some of your suppliers, you must also indicate the number of suppliers benefiting from the ESCA bonus among them.

The information to be declared is :

  • The tonnages of raw materials “collected-sold” by certified entity, by species and by origin (country)
  • The tonnages of different types of biofuels and bioliquids produced, with the type of raw materials used**, their tonnages and origins (countries)
  • MWh of biogas/biomethane with the type of feedstock used, tonnage and origin (countries)
  • Tonnages of industrial waste and residues “produced-sold” by certified entity and origin (countries)

** Raw material refers to the raw material (ex: seed), not the intermediate product (ex: oil).

Fill in the annual declaration form now

If you need any help from our team, they are available to help you: reporting@2bsvs.com

Clarification on the Status of Waste Starch Slurry under the RED Framework

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As starch-derived materials gain interest as feedstocks for biofuel and biogas production, 2BSvs reminds operators of the correct classification rules under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

Waste starch slurry cannot be considered a waste or residue if it is deliberately produced or is the main intended output of a process (for example, following the separation of waste starch slurry from refined starch). This refined starch must necessarily have a food or feed outlet for the waste starch slurry to be classified as a residue. Otherwise, it must be classified as a (co-)product.

This reminder aims to ensure proper feedstock classification and prevent misreporting or non-compliance during certification.

‘waste’ means waste as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC, excluding substances that have been intentionally modified or contaminated in order to meet this definition;

‘residue’ means a substance that is not the end product(s) that a production process directly seeks to produce; it is not a primary aim of the production process and the process has not been deliberately modified to produce it.

News for the methanization sector

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The ESCA guidelines have been updated. We remind you that there are two types of ESCA bonus, which can be combined by a biogas plant producing biogas from crops as well as from waste and residues: 

  • Manure ESCA: linked to avoided emissions thanks to the management of fresh manure. This bonus is applied by a methanisation site (according to audit standard 2BS-STD-02) when using manure or slurry as one of the feedstocks for biomethane production. This practice helps avoid emissions that would otherwise occur if the manure were left exposed in the open air. 
  • Farmer ESCA: related to the implementation of improved agricultural management practices. This bonus is applied by a first gathering point (according to audit standard 2BS-STD-01) when collecting raw materials from farms committed to the ESCA approach (virtuous practices such as mulching, reduced tillage, direct seeding, etc.). 
    In the case of methanisation plants, this ESCA bonus applies to intermediate crops grown for energy purposes (CIVE) or main crops used as feedstocks for biomethane production. 

News for the methanisation sector in France

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Grandfather clause for the biomass fuel sector in France:  

Economic operator in biogas production (anaerobic principle with cogeneration and electrical energy) and biomethane (anaerobic principle + purification and heat energy)  

(Link:  Durabilité des bioénergies | Ministères Aménagement du territoire Transition écologique)

2BS has been notified by the DGEC of the application of the grandfather clause on French territory.   

The grandfather clause (RED III 2018/2001 Art. 29(15)): 

“Until December 31, 2030, energy produced from biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels may also be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b), and (c) of this Article if: 

(a) the support was granted before November 20, 2023, in accordance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission reduction criteria set out in Article 29 in its version in force on September 29, 2020; and 

(b) the aid was granted in the form of long-term support for which a fixed amount was determined at the beginning of the support period and provided that a correction mechanism to ensure that there is no overcompensation is in place.  

Impact of the grandfather clause for economic operators recognized by 2BSvs:  

Each economic operator registered with 2BSvs for RED certification who wishes to be recognized by 2BS and the control/certification office for the recognition and activation of this French derogation must: 

Update their economic operator profile on their 2BS account by checking the box art.29(15) recently added for all members concerned.  

This validation of the checkbox and recognition of the use of this clause or exemption will be effective until December 31, 2030. After this date, i.e., on January 1, 2031, the RED III reduction thresholds will automatically be required for all certification audits. 

Warning with a plain fill-in: In the event of an omission on the part of an OE involved in this derogation, both 2BS and the Control/Certification Body must be informed of this omission prior to any certification audit.   

Warning with a solid fill: In the absence of proof of compliance with the conditions for the application of this clause, the current rules in RED III and GHG reduction thresholds will be applied during certification/control audits. 

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The RED II Directive

The Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) aims to promote the use of energy produced from renewable sources, thus contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in European countries.

2BSvs certification is based on the sustainability criteria defined by RED II and is recognised by the European Commission within the framework of this directive.

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Who is 2BS?

2BS – Biomass, Biofuel Sustainability is a non-profit association dedicated to providing sustainable players access to the European market.

Initially dedicated to the biofuels industry (working with cooperatives, traders and industrial players), 2BS has since broadened its scope to include certifications for other sectors, notably biogas, as well as food and feed.

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2BS works with several certification bodies trained by our team to organise certification audits and manage our sustainability certifications. 

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We propose several tools to help you with your certification process.

2BS both owns and recognises tools that support you on land sustainability verification and greenhouse gas emissions calculation. 2BS-developed platforms are of free access to our customers.

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