The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and the 2BS Association (2BS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale trusted sustainability certification across aviation and materials supply chains. This collaboration is part of the RSB Impact Alliance project. The
In response to the European biodiesel market being flooded with vast quantities of Chinese biodiesel with partially doubtful declarations of origin and feedstock, the voluntary schemes ISCC, 2BS, KZR INiG, RSB and REDcert have agreed to improve their already established
2BS is engaged in rigorous sustainable practices. Lately, suspected cases of Advanced Biodiesel mislabeling from another Voluntary Scheme have been identified, impacting the market as a whole. 2BS has put in place precautionary measures following this issue. 2BS is not
ucrop.it is endorsed by 2BS as an official platform in Latin America to scale the criteria of the 2BSvs certification. Buenos Aires, February 2023. ucrop.it was recognized by 2BS as an official platform in LATAM for Landscape Sustainability Verification. The
Last June, the European Commission published the Commission implementing regulations 2022-996. This document brought new technical references to the RED II, directly impacting the sustainability certification process within the fuel market. Regarding the new directives, last August, 2BS submitted to
The European Commission recognized, on September 26th, the report submitted by Argentina with typical greenhouse gas emission values from the local cultivation of soybeans (NUTS2 values). These values are applicable within the biofuel market. They are an average of the
We are pleased to inform about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of Implementing Regulation 2022/996 dated June 27, 2022. The document can be downloaded here. This regulation specifies the rules for implementing the RED II
The recognition of the 2BSvs Voluntary Scheme by the European Commission has been officially renewed on 8 April 2022. The publication of the implementing decision in the Official Journal of the European Union recognises 2BSvs for the whole field of
We are aware that the terms of the transition from the REDI Directive to the RED II Directive decided by the European Commission may have given rise to many interpretations on the market. The policy of 2BS and its steering
We, the undersigned Voluntary Schemes would like to clarify the following: Recognition under RED II: In a letter dated 10th July 2021, the European Commission has informed Member States that some voluntary schemes have successfully passed the preliminary assessment for
As you may be aware, 2BS is currently in the recognition process by the European Commission as a voluntary scheme for the Directive RED II (Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001). We wish to update our customers regarding to the current
Operators in European countries that have not forwarded the NUTS 2 values in the new units (grCO2eq / Kg of dry matter) to the European Commission have three alternatives for drafting the sustainability claims, for managing and communicating GHG emissions
As from 1 August 2017, the unit of transmission of NUTS 2 * emissions in the biofuel chain of custody must be made exclusively in gr CO2 / dry-kg of feedstock. Operators can use the values their Member State has
The implementing decision (EU) 2016:1433 of the Commission, relating to the recognition of the 2BS voluntary scheme for the establishment of conformity with the sustainability criteria of the directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Pending renewal of the recognition of voluntary schemes which the end date expires, the European Commission issued a letter on transitional measures to be applied. Please find the transitional measures in this document.
The European Renewable Energy Directive (RED) requires that all players in the biofuels supply chain seeking to value their sustainable products in the market be
The Union Database, launched in 2023 by the European Commission, facilitates traceability throughout the supply chain of biofuels and bioliquids in the transport sector in
2BS sustainability certification was recently recognised by the European Commission regarding its co-processing procedures. This represents an extension to the scope of 2BS certification. Thanks
We welcome our 8th certification body: SCS. This company, a pioneer in the field of sustainability standards and third-party certification, is now part of our
Climate change is driving consumers to opt for more environmentally-friendly products, a phenomenon that is impacting all industries. In the food and feed sectors, the