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Annual Report 2014


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Solaris energy tobacco field in Limpopo, South Africa, Photo Credit: Sunchem

Acknowledgements:

RSB would like to thank its staff for contributing to this annual report, including Sébastien Haye, Reet

Sarnik, Melanie Williams, Matt Rudolf, Aurea Nardelli, Anne Uyeda, and Helena Kennedy as well as

the RSB members, Board of Directors, Certified Operators and other supporters for helping with

photographs and other material.

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Contents

1. Message from the Chair ............................................................................................................................ 4

2. Note from the Executive Director ............................................................................................................. 5

3. 2014 Highlights ......................................................................................................................................... 6

4. Growing Commitment to RSB ................................................................................................................... 8

5. Smallholder Program .............................................................................................................................. 12

6. Standards ................................................................................................................................................ 14

7. Communications ..................................................................................................................................... 16

8. Governance ............................................................................................................................................. 18

9. Certified Entities ...................................................................................................................................... 23

10. Events .................................................................................................................................................... 27

11. Financial Update ................................................................................................................................... 29

12. Take Action! .......................................................................................................................................... 31

Annex: RSB Member Organizations as of December 2014 ......................................................................... 32


1. Message from the Chair

Dear Friends,

Having represented National Wildlife Federation in the RSB since RSB’s

beginning in 2007, I am proud to have seen it develop into a standard being

implemented around the globe. We are now seeing the impact of fulfilling our

mission of ensuring the sustainability of biomaterials.

2014 was an exciting year for RSB!

Our certification and standard sides came together under one roof to improve efficiencies in

administrative functions.

Our important relationship with leading companies in the aviation industry who see the long-

term benefits of sustainable aviation biofuels is moving into the operational stage.

Our smallholder initiative grew in Africa and expanded to Brazil with projects on the ground in

the process of becoming RSB certified, to demonstrate the potential to improve smallholders’

livelihoods through sustainable feedstock production.

A scheduled 5-year review of the RSB standard was initiated, in order to enhance clarity,

improve utility, and update certain features; you will hear more about that in 2015.

The number of RSB certifications grew to a total of 17, using a variety of feedstocks in a variety

of countries.

Our membership continues to strengthen and attract diverse groups from around the world!

We envision 2015 to build on the foundations we have put in place in 2014. RSB certified biojet fuel

coming online, continued smallholder program expansion, increased RSB certifications around the world

across diverse feedstocks, and more value for and involvement of RSB members are in our future. We

continue to look to our members for inspiration, support and good ideas – so keep them coming.

Thanks for being part of the RSB!

Sincerely,

Barbara Bramble

Board Chair of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials


2. Note from the Executive Director

Dear Friends,

2014 has been a very important year for RSB. As an integrated organisation

with streamlined communications we have seen certification and membership

grow steadily. We had RSB’s first certification of bio-chemical production as well as our first joint

certification with the Forest Stewardship Council. There was also strong growth in the waste sector

where RSB has a competitive advantage on upstream verification.

RSB continues to grow and expand its engagement with industry leaders around the world who want to

promote their positive sustainability performance, especially in the aviation, advanced biofuel,

bioplastic, and biochemical sectors.

Improvements to the standard and procedures have also made the RSB certification system more user-

friendly and streamlining will continue in 2015. We added a new smallholder standard to help further

our goal of helping smallholders around the world access markets through certification and improve

their livelihoods. 2014 also kicked-off smallholder certification projects in South Africa, Brazil and Sri

Lanka that will be scaled-up in 2015.

NGOs including World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), International Union for Conservation of Nature

(IUCN), and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have endorsed RSB as the world’s leading

scheme for biomaterials in their comparisons of certification schemes. Unilever has also recognised that

RSB meets its Sustainable Agriculture Code. Thanks to increased outreach, public visibility, measured by

press coverage and social media attention to RSB, also increased substantially in 2014 and continues to

grow.

During 2015 we will focus on growing certification, further streamlining the standard, adding value to

RSB membership, scaling up smallholder activities, and strengthening the institutional foundation of the

RSB through fundraising and project development.

We are very excited about our evolution, and thank our Board of Directors, Assembly of Delegates and

all members and partners who have provided their support in 2014. Their involvement is essential to all

aspects of our work and contributes to our success.

Rolf Hogan

Executive Director of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials


3. 2014 Highlights

1. RSB Continues to be Rated Best Certification System

NGOs continue to be supportive of RSB. A 2014 report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

concluded that RSB is the best performing of the seven leading biofuel certification schemes it

examined. Despite different methodologies, and varying numbers and set of standard schemes

examined, the 2014 NRDC report concurred with 2013 WWF and IUCN NL reports that RSB is the

strongest, most robust, and most comprehensive of the compared schemes. Also, a 2014 SSI report

“State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014: Standards and the Green Economy” states RSB is the

only initiative demonstrating 100% coverage of all three SSI greenhouse gas indicators.

2. RSB Certifications

RSB awarded certification to seven new biofuel and feedstock producers who met the RSB standard for

a total of 17 certified operators as of December 2014. They come from all around the world and use a

variety of feedstocks. These producers are listed in Section 9 of this document. A further four operators

were in the process of certification at years’ end.

3. Streamlining of RSB Standard and Certification System

RSB progressively implemented recommendations on how to make our system more business-friendly,

simple and cost-competitive. In 2014, we revised and merged 22 standards and procedures documents,

making it simpler, clearer and more cost effective than ever to get certified.

4. Smallholder Program Expansion

RSB’s General Assembly approved a new smallholder standard which aims to provide small producers

with additional flexibility in the compliance process. RSB continued the smallholder program to support

small farmers in Asia and expanded into Southern Africa and Brazil. In Brazil, the RSB is supporting the

certification of a macaúba palm tree project in Minas Gerais state. In South Africa, RSB supported

capacity building of a smallholder cooperative and commercial farmers growing Solaris energy tobacco.

For more information see the smallholder section of the RSB website.

5. Increased Public Recognition

RSB made proactive efforts in 2014 to gain media attention through a variety of communication

strategies and tools including social media, email newsletters, press releases, publishing articles and

commentary pieces. All of these efforts combined led to significant increases in awareness of RSB as

measured via social media channels and website analytics. Details are provided in section 7:

Communications.

http://www.nrdc.org/energy/files/biofuels-sustainability-certification-report.pdf

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/businesses/transforming_markets/solutions/certification/agriculture/biofuels/

http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/betting_on_best_quality.pdf

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2014/ssi_2014.pdf

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2014/ssi_2014.pdf

http://rsb.org/activities-and-projects/smallholder-program/


2014 At a Glance

January RSB integrates certification and standard development under one roof

Stakeholder consultation opened for Theory of Change and data collection system

February RSB’s “Proof of Clarity” article published in Biofuels International

Greenwood earns RSB certification

March

Boeing, South African Airways, RSB launch smallholder initiative in South Africa

RSB launches simplified certification process for Bonsucro certified entities

Solena Fuels joins RSB as new member

RSB’s Sébastien Haye co-authors book chapter in “Socio-Economic Impacts of

Bioenergy Production” edited by D. Rutz and R. Janssen

April Schatz Energy Research Center of Humboldt University joins RSB as new member

May

RSB certification recognized by Unilever

Amyris earns RSB certification

SSI report states RSB only initiative demonstrating 100% coverage of all three

SSI greenhouse gas indicators

INRO recommends use of RSB certification system for biomass

June Ennovor Biofuels first in UK to earn RSB certification

July

NRDC report ranks RSB highest for helping ensure sustainability of biofuels production

Sustainable Aviation publishes “Fuelling the Future” which supports RSB as the most

robust global sustainability standard for aviation biofuels

August

RSB’s commentary on biobased chemicals and mass balance published in Bioplastics

Magazine presents RSB’s approach to minimum bio-based content.

MBP Group earns RSB certification

South Africa Airways hosts RSB South Africa Day in Johannesburg to present RSB

certification and smallholder work

September

WWF makes statement that WWF, IUCN and NRDC concur that RSB is the strongest,

most robust of credible scheme in their 2013 and 2014 reports.

RSB General Assembly in São Paulo, Brazil, the first one held outside of Europe,

adopts Theory of Change and smallholder standard.

November

RSB partners with Elements on traceability software to help track biofuel feedstock

sustainability data

AltAir Fuels, European Bioplastics, Moringa Group and CISONET become RSB members

December

Official launch of smallholder project Solaris with SkyNRG, Sunchem SA, Boeing and

South African Airways promotes interest in scaling up and attracts widespread media

attention.

Macaúba palm tree in Minais Gerais, Brazil, Photo Credit : Aurea Nardelli, RSB


4. Growing Commitment to RSB

In 2014 we had a steady increase in certification as well as growing interest in RSB-certified products.

The certification of Amyris’ facility in Brazil is an important milestone representing the first certification

of non-energy biomaterials. Another first was the joint certification of Greenwood Resources in Oregon,

USA to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and RSB standards. RSB has also made significant inroads

into the wastes and residues market which accounts for five of the seven certifications completed in

2014. The UK’s largest biodiesel producer, which sources significant volumes of UCO, is expected to

complete certification in early 2015. This has been a sector where RSB has developed a competitive

advantage by adapting quickly and effectively to concerns about traceability in the EU.

The aviation biofuels sector is developing rapidly with the first commercial production plant expected to

come online in California in 2015. RSB has been actively engaged with nearly all major biojet fuel

initiatives around the world in 2014. The advanced biofuel sector is also coming online in the USA and

elsewhere, as cellulosic ethanol reached commercial scale deployment in 2014. Again, RSB has engaged

with nearly all commercial initiatives and we expect to see the first certifications in 2015.

a. Beyond Biofuels

RSB is seeing growing demand for a credible sustainability certification in markets other than liquid

fuels. In 2014, RSB had several companies submit applications for certification that are developing non-

fuel oils (biolubricants and bio-based hydraulic fluids). RSB also received an application from a company

developing a biomass product for use in electrical power stations, and one for a bio-based chemical used

in coatings and resins. In 2014, Amyris Biotechnologies certified their cutting-edge farnesene plant in

Brotas, Brazil. Farnesene is an intermediate chemical that can be transformed into a broad range of

downstream products varying from fuels to fragrances.

b. Flying with RSB

RSB has continued working with the aviation sector, including

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN), Commercial Aviation

Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users

Group (SAFUG), and Brazilian Biojetfuel Platform (BBP) to support

their journey to achieve carbon emissions reduction in the industry.

Related aviation activities this year include:

Sustainable Aviation publishes “Fuelling the Future” which

supports RSB as the most robust global sustainability standard

for aviation biofuels.

RSB continues its engagement with the BBP, participating in

the Sustainability Working Group. The main objective is to

work closely with the aviation sector in Brazil, advising on the

construction of sustainable value chains. In 2014, RSB signed a Memorandum of Understanding

http://www.sustainableaviation.co.uk/2014/aviation-industry-publishes-fuelling-the-future-calls-for-urgent-review-of-uk-government-sustainable-aviation-fuels-policy/

http://climatesolutions.org/programs/saf/resources/safn

http://www.caafi.org/

http://www.caafi.org/

http://www.safug.org/

http://www.safug.org/

http://cdieselbr.com.br/

http://www.sustainableaviation.co.uk/2014/aviation-industry-publishes-fuelling-the-future-calls-for-urgent-review-of-uk-government-sustainable-aviation-fuels-policy/


with Minas Gerais state governor and other organizations of the aviation

sector, for development of value chains for biojet fuel in the state. The agreement created the

first integrated platform for biojet fuel production and promotes Tancredo Neves International

Airport as the first Brazilian “green airport”.

Solena Fuels joined RSB and announced a new project ‘Greensky’, in collaboration with British

Airways, to make biojet and biodiesel from waste in East London. They made a public

commitment to meet the RSB requirement for carbon emission reduction.

c. On the Ground - BSR Future of Fuels Initiative Over the past year RSB has continued its participation in the

“Future of Fuels” initiative led by Business for Social

Responsibility (BSR). BSR is an international non-profit

consultancy that works with many of the largest companies in

the world to develop their sustainability strategies. Since

2013, BSR has organized a series of workshops and research

documents to help corporate members with large fleets to

identify sustainable ground transportation options to lower

their environment footprint. RSB continues to serve as an

advisor to BSR on the Future of Fuels initiative, in particular to

help identify options related to sustainable biofuel

procurement.

d. North and South American Markets The past year has seen exciting growth of the RSB in North America, as the bioenergy and biomaterials

markets continue to mature, and next generation technologies make their way to commercial markets.

Most notable was the first commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plants coming online. RSB has engaged in

discussions with the industry led by the U.S. Department of Energy to identify appropriate biomass

production types and locations based on the principles of on Sustainable Landscape Design. RSB has

actively engaged in certification and partnership activities with biomass companies targeting the

cellulosic industry with perennial energy grasses and other novel biomass types. 2014 was also an

important year for RSB to reach audiences outside of the bioenergy sector. RSB participated in

numerous events in North America focused on biochemicals and biomaterials, as well as biofuels.

RSB continues to work closely with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff through the

Sustainability Workgroup to help them identify ways to incorporate sustainability into the Low Carbon

Fuel Standard (LCFS), as mandated by the CARB Board of Directors in 2010. Meetings of the

Sustainability Workgroup were slowed in 2014 as CARB staff focused on preparing for re-adoption of the

LCFS in February 2015. Nevertheless, the RSB continues its participation in this important effort, and

was present for the one in-person meeting on the group in 2014. It is anticipated that this effort will pick

up steam again in 2015.

Corn field

http://www.solenafuels.com/

http://www.bsr.org/

http://www.bsr.org/

https://bioenergykdf.net/content/incorporating-bioenergy-sustainable-landscape-designs-workshop

http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm


“MBP Group was built on a sustainable background, adding as much value as possible to industrial by-products. Sustainability was - and still remains - a key ingredient of our business activities and its success. We are pleased to see that our company was certified according to the RSB scheme; this constitutes an important recognition of our continuous efforts for the sustainable management and trade of industrial waste and by-products.”

- David Magnussen, CEO MBP Group

RSB has also experienced significant interest in 2014 in South America, following the Amyris plant

certification in Brazil. In South America, RSB is working actively through its smallholder program to work

with a variety of novel feedstocks and family farmers. RSB has engaged with Brazilian producers of

Macauba and seed tobacco, jatropha growers in Ecuador, and a pongomia plantation project in

Paraguay. RSB is very excited to see a diversification of bioenergy feedstocks in the Americas, and the

rural development it brings to the region.

e. European Markets

In Europe, the applicability of the new RSB Standard for Biomaterials to a wide range of chemical

intermediates and final products is strong. RSB joined the ‘Initiative Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials

for the Industrial Use of Biomass’ (INRO) which seeks to use existing Voluntary Sustainability Schemes to

establish sustainability criteria for biomaterials. INRO announced that instead of creating its own

certification system, it recommends using existing systems for biomass including the RSB certification

system. The European Bioplastics Association, which represents the interests of Europe’s thriving

bioplastics’ industry, joined RSB in 2014 to help its members access high quality sustainability

information.

There has been a debate in the European biomaterials industry in 2014 about the transparency that

consumers expect when a material is labelled as ‘bio’ but contains

some fossil material. RSB contributed to this debate in an article

in Bioplastics Magazine. RSB has set a requirement for a

minimum of 25% bio-based carbon, in contrast to other

sustainability standards which have no minimum. RSB

certification will reward and recognize those

operators who have made the extra investment to

ensure their products have a high bio-content.

The RSB approach to upstream verification of

double counting biofuels was presented to the UK's

Department for Transport in 2014, where industry

representatives praised the clarity of the RSB's

Standard on waste and residues and approach to

upstream verification. Ennovor Biofuels became the first

UK company to earn RSB certification. Orka NRG, based in

Geneva, was the first biomaterials trader to become RSB

certified, closely followed by MBP Group, a logistics and trading

group for all types of wastes. In further recognition of the importance of

upstream verification of extra incentivised wastes and residues, RSB became an observer to the

Register of Biofuels Origination (RBO), which is launching an ambitious online platform to track all

such materials in Europe.

http://www.inro-biomasse.de/en.htm

http://www.inro-biomasse.de/en.htm

http://en.european-bioplastics.org/

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/documents_and_resources/August%202014%20Bioplastics%20Magazine%20-%20sustainability_certification_and_mass_balance.pdf

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/documents_and_resources/August%202014%20Bioplastics%20Magazine%20-%20sustainability_certification_and_mass_balance.pdf

http://www.mbpgroup.eu/

http://www.biofuelsregister.eu/


In 2014, Germany announced a change to its biofuel obligation, which is to be based on greenhouse gas

savings, from 1st January 2015. In order to prepare RSB certified operators for these new requirements,

RSB approved the use of EU default values for greenhouse gas savings, or the Biograce and ENZO2

calculators, which have been approved by the German Government for this purpose, instead of the RSB

calculator. The RSB requirement for a minimum greenhouse gas saving of 50% has not changed.

h. Collaboration with Other Standards

The RSB works with other robust and credible sustainability standards that are ISEAL members. These

are multi-stakeholder standards that include a clear balance between the voice of industry and civil

society and that aim to make a genuine positive impact on the environment and society.

In March 2014, RSB completed a study revealing that Bonsucro certified sugarcane could be considered

compliant with most of the RSB’s 12 Principles and Criteria. Download a summary of the gap analysis

here.

Following on a similar collaboration with FSC, GreenWood Resources was the first joint RSB-FSC

certification which demonstrated the potential for a double gold-standard certification (FSC + RSB) for

bioenergy from woody biomass.

By 2020, Unilever intends to buy all its agricultural raw materials from farms applying sustainable

agricultural practices. In March 2014 the RSB standard was recognized as being fully compliant with the

Unilever Principles of Sustainable Agriculture, meaning that RSB materials qualify towards Unilever’s

sustainable sourcing goals.

Supply Chain Tracking

RSB and Elements Software started working together in 2014 to help RSB certified operators track their

biofuel feedstock. Both organizations are recommending the Elements web-based traceability system to

ease management of sustainability data as product travels through each stage of the supply chain.

Elements will help RSB Participating Operators comply with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/Benchmarking%20studies/14-03-05%20RSB-CHK-02-003%20Auditors%20Checklist%20for%20Bonsucro-certified%20Operators.pdf

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/Benchmarking%20studies/14-03-05%20RSB-CHK-02-003%20Auditors%20Checklist%20for%20Bonsucro-certified%20Operators.pdf

https://us.fsc.org/newsletter.239.814.htm?utm_source=March+Public+Newsletter&utm_campaign=March+2014+Public+Newsletter&utm_medium=email

https://us.fsc.org/newsletter.239.814.htm?utm_source=March+Public+Newsletter&utm_campaign=March+2014+Public+Newsletter&utm_medium=email

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/Press%20Releases/May%202014%20-%20RSB%20Unilever%20Press%20Release.pdf

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/Press%20Releases/May%202014%20-%20RSB%20Unilever%20Press%20Release.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/Elements%20RSB%20Flyer.pdf


5. Smallholder Program

In 2014, building on work in Asia and Central America in 2013, the RSB Smallholder program expanded

to South Africa and Brazil developing field projects, and focused at a global level on identifying and

engaging development agencies and industry to support smallholders.

The projects will test the RSB standard and certification process for smallholder groups, adopted by the

General Assembly in September, which should provide small producers with additional flexibility in the

compliance process through a stepwise approach and the waiving of certain requirements.

Africa RSB partnered with South African Airways (SAA), SkyNRG and Sunchem SA to support a project based on

a novel energy tobacco crop called “Solaris” developed by Sunchem. The oil from seeds can be used for

biodiesel and biojet fuel and the press cake which is high in protein can be used as an animal feed. The

crop is cultivated by a smallholder cooperative and commercial farmers, as part of Project Solaris, in the

Limpopo province of South Africa. The RSB certification process of Sunchem SA started at the end of

2014 and is aimed to conclude in 2015. In December 2014, SAA, Boeing, SkyNRG and Sunchem hosted

an event for promoting the Solaris project among South African government officials responsible for

rural development. SAA is committed to supplying 50% of its fuel needs in Johannesburg airport with

RSB-certified biojet fuel by 2023.

Samantha Bartle from Project Solaris speaking with Donald Sekwati from

Kopano cooperative, Limpopo.

Photo Credit: Rolf Hogan, RSB


In May, with partners Solidaridad and the Partners for Euro-African Green Energy (PANGEA), RSB held a

workshop in Mozambique to present plans for the RSB Smallholder Program in Southern Africa and

consult on capacity building needs in the region. In August, RSB held a one-day workshop in

Johannesburg hosted by South African Airways to present RSB certification and smallholder work to

industry and NGOs.

Brazil

During 2014, the RSB Smallholder Program defined criteria for selection of projects in Brazil and

proceeded with the evaluation of candidates. The macaúba palm tree project in Minas Gerais state was

selected. It involves rural communities that collect macaúba fruits which are processed by a smallholder

cooperative. Macaúba palm (Acrocomia aculeata) is native to Brazil and oil extracted from its fruit has a

variety of usesincluding: biodiesel, biojet fuel, cosmetics and soaps. There is a strong interest from the

aviation sector in using Macaúba for biojet fuel. It has great potential to be produced using sustainable

practices by family farmers in Brazil and other South America countries.

The field activities started in October, in partnership with the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

campus Montes Claros. In December, an initial field evaluation looked at how smallholders are

harvesting the fruit and how RSB standards can be applied in their context. A workshop with producers

and local stakeholders, to discuss the results and next steps of the project, is planned for February 2015.

Interview Being Conducted by UFMG Team in December 2014 Field

Visit, Photo Credit: Aurea Nardelli, RSB


Did you know? RSB's standards have been streamlined in 2014 leading to some impressive results? We revised and merged 22 standards and procedures documents.

Total number of documents cut by: 33%

Average reduction of document length: 35%

Risk Management Standard reduction: 77%

6. Standards

The in-depth revision of the RSB

standard and certification process

continued in 2014.

Based on several rounds of multi-

stakeholder consultation (public and RSB

members), we improved the readability

and practicality of our sustainability requirements and

stayed true to our original aspirations to keep the RSB standard one of the most credible sustainability

seals for biofuels and biomaterials. As requested by the RSB Assembly of Delegates in 2013, the process

led to a significant reduction of the total number of RSB documents, a restructuring of many documents

to mirror the certification process operators undergo, and the rewriting of text in “plain English”

language. Feedback on the revisions, especially the use of ‘plain English’, has been positive.

In 2014, the following documents were developed/revised and transposed into an EU RED version to be

included in our EU-recognised package:

RSB Principles & Criteria for Smallholder Groups – This new standard specifies the adapted

Principles & Criteria for smallholder groups.

RSB Standard for Certification of Smallholder Groups - This new standard specifies the

certification requirements for smallholder groups.

RSB Phase-in Procedure - This describes how new and revised standards shall be implemented.

RSB Procedure on Communication and Claims - This describes the types of on-product and off-

product claims allowed for certified operators, certification bodies and RSB members.

RSB Standard for Risk Management - All operators are required to implement risk management,

which includes the identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring of risks related to the

sustainability and traceability of their material.

RSB Standard on Traceability of RSB Certified Material (Chain of Custody) - This standard

includes all requirements related to the acquisition, handling and forwarding of RSB-certified

products, in particular the attached product transfer documentation, accounting systems (e.g.

mass balance) and other technical aspects.

RSB's list of prohibited chemicals was updated.

RSB List of Documents was updated.

http://rsb.org/pdfs/RSB-STD-03-001%20RSB%20P&Cs%20for%20Smallholder%20Groups.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/RSB-STD-03-002%20RSB%20Standard%20for%20Certification%20of%20Smallholder%20Groups.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/Procedures/RSB-PRO-01-001-vers%201.0%20-%20RSB%20Phase-in%20Procedure.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/Procedures/RSB-PRO-50-001-vers%203.0-RSB%20Procedure%20on%20Communication%20and%20Claims.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/Version%203/RSB-STD-60-001-vers%203.0-Standard%20for%20Risk%20Management.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/RSB-STD-20-001-vers.3.1%20RSB%20Std%20for%20Traceability.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/guidelines/14-11-10%20RSB%20List%20of%20prohibited%20chemicals.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/standards/15-01-13%20RSB%20List%20of%20documents.pdf


Monitoring and Evaluation

Theory of Change – The Theory of Change describes how the RSB standard and certification

system will bring about positive changes in biomass production and processing chains

worldwide. It details how specific activities will lead to mid-term and long-term impacts on the

environment and people and explains how such impacts will be measured continuously through

the collection of relevant data from certified operations and the surrounding areas. It was

drafted by the RSB Secretariat, held in public consultation and two rounds of member

consultation, and approved by RSB’s Assembly of Delegates in September.

Development of the Monitoring & Evaluation Process and Data Collection System - The Data

Collection System describes the information RSB is collecting among participating and certified

operators in order to measure change over time (Impact Indicators), as described in the Theory

of Change (see above). At present, the Data Collection System is primarily based on the

information collected through the regular audit process; in future steps, additional information

might be collected beyond the scope of certified entity to measure change at the local and

regional levels.

Public Reporting System - ISEAL requires a public update on the system development. Much of

the Theory of Change content can be found in the system report, in a summarized format.

All monitoring and evaluation work is conducted in line with the ISEAL Impacts Code and RSB will

undergo an independent evaluation early 2015 to confirm that RSB Monitoring and Evaluation

System is compliant with the Code. This will ensure that RSB’s membership of ISEAL remains up-to-

date.

Helena Chum speaking at General Assembly in Brazil, September 2014. Photo Credit: Leslie Pass, IISD

http://rsb.org/pdfs/M&E/Theory%20of%20Change/14-10-27%20RSB%20Theory_of_Change.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/M&E/Impact%20Indicators/14-10-27_Impact_indicators.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/M&E/Impact%20Indicators/14-10-27_Impact_indicators.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/M&E/15-03-11%20M&E%20Public%20System%20report.pdf

http://rsb.org/pdfs/M&E/P041_ISEAL_Impacts_Codev1.0.pdf


“The debate as to which voluntary scheme provides the best method to ensure full sustainability continues, with WWF recently ranking RSB as the best performing scheme out of the 13 schemes included in their analysis.” - Biofuels International,

March/April 2014

7. Communications RSB proactively utilized a variety of communication

tools in 2014, such as social media, email

newsletters, press releases, and more, in order to

increase media and general public awareness of

RSB. This ramp up in quantity and quality of e-

newsletters, press releases, social media posts, and more led to

some significant increases in measurable online communication results noted below and on the

following pages.

RSB published five e-newsletters, and distributed 10 press releases in 2014, expanding its

communications with members, certified operators, and other supporters. Overall awareness of RSB

also grew drastically between December 2013 – December 2014:

84% increase in social media followers in LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

20% increase in website (rsb.org) visitors

16% increase in website (rsb.org) page views

52% increase in public media mentions including these publications below

Publications that Mentioned RSB in 2014:

Air Transport World

Aviation Pros

Biodiesel Magazine

Bioenergy-news.com

Biofuels Digest

Biofuels International

Biofuels Journal

Biomass Magazine

Bioplastics Magazine

Bloomberg

Cogeneration & Onsite Power

Production

DefenceWeb.co.za

Domestic Fuel

Eco-business.com

EngineeringNews.com.za.

Ethanol Producer

FeedtheGrid.net

GlobeNewswire.com

GreenBiz.com

GreenChemicalsBlog.com

Humanitarian News

India Strategic

Intelligent Aerospace

JustMeans.com

NASDAQ

News24.com

New Zealand Herald

Mail & Guardian

MarketWired.com

RenewableJetFuels.org

Sierra Express Media

Sustainable Aviation

TechInvestorNews.com

Transport & Logistic News

Travel & Tour World

Urabio.com.br

Wall Street Journal

World News (wn.com)

http://rsb.org/news-and-publications/rsb-newsletters/

http://www.rsb.org/

http://www.rsb.org/


81

347

123

639

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Media Mentions Social Media Followers

RSB Public Visibility Growth

2013

2014

12,669

55,185

15,139

63,789

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

Website Unique Visitors Website Page Views

RSB Website Growth

2013

2014


8. Governance

a. Assembly of Delegates

The 2nd RSB General Assembly was held in São Paulo on September 23, 2014. The first RSB Assembly

held outside of Europe marked an important evolution for RSB, and provided a forum to showcase

current developments and future plans for RSB and its members. Some highlights included:

Approval of new smallholder standard which aims to provide small producers with additional

flexibility in the compliance process through a stepwise approach.

Approval of RSB's 2013 Annual Report.

Approval of RSB's Monitoring and Evaluation system framework.

Representatives from Brazil's Ministry of Agrarian Development, Amyris, GOL Airlines, and

Amigos da Terra Brasil expressed important perspectives and experiences with the standard.

The afternoon open session gathered over 40 participants and ended with a reception where

participants made new connections, rekindled old ones and networked with industry, government and

NGOs interested in sustainable biofuel and other bio-products from Brazil.

Download the meeting summary, created by IISD as a trial to report on other voluntary schemes General

Assembly meetings, on our website.

RSB Assembly of Delegates meeting, São Paulo, Brazil, September 2014, Photo Credit: Leslie Pass, IISD

http://www.rsb.org/pdfs/AOD/14-09-23%20RSB%20General%20Assembly%20Meeting%20Summary.pdf


The Assembly of Delegates serves as the highest authority of the RSB and is composed of up to three

Delegates from each RSB Chamber, as elected by RSB members, thus giving each chamber and

represented sectors the same weight and influence in the decision making power. The Assembly elects

the Board of Directors.

RSB Delegates as of 31 December 2014:

Chamber 1 Chamber 2

Makoto Goda – Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co. (Japan) Willemijn van der Werf – Lanzatech (USA)

Elias Tana Moning – Outreach Bioenergy International (Indonesia) Jill Kauffman Johnson - Solazyme (USA)

Alex Fotsch - SG Biofuels (USA) Kerry O’Donoghue - Pangea (Belgium)

Chamber 3 Chamber 4

Annalisa Monaco – Boeing (USA) Olivier Genevieve – Sucre Ethique – (France) Christoph Fülleman – Swiss Airlines (Switzerland) Homero Fuentes – COVERCO (Guatemala)

Gloria Visconti – Inter-American Development Bank (USA) Omara Amuko – National Union of Farm and Plantation

Workers (Uganda)

Chamber 5 Chamber 6

Salvador Feranil – Philippine Network of Rural Development Jayant Sarnaik – Applied Environmental Research

Institutes (Philippines) Foundation (India)

Laxman Neupane - Centre for Empowerment and Erin Simon – WWF (Global)

Development (Nepal) Ibrahim Hafeez Rehman – TERI (India)

Abubakar Datun - Rural Development Institute of Sultan Kudarat

(Philippines)

Chamber 7

Helena Chum – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)

Kevin Fingerman - Humboldt State University (USA)

James Onchieku – Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kenya)

André Machado, Coordinator Biofuels DGRAV- Family Farming Secretariat speaking at General Assembly

session in Brazil, September 2014. Photo Credit: RSB


b. Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the RSB and represents the Association

towards third parties. RSB Board of Directors as of 31 December 2014 are listed below.

1. Barbara Bramble – National Wildlife Federation (Chair)

2. Khoo Hock Aun – Cosmo Biofuels (Vice-Chair)

3. Maarten van Dijk – SkyNRG (Treasurer)

4. Willemijn van der Werf – Lanzatech

5. Arturo Barrit – Associated Labor Unions – Trade Unions Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP)

6. Salvador Feranil - Philippine Network of Rural Development Institutes

7. Helena Chum – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

c. Chamber Chairs

Chamber Chairs play a key role in bringing members together to contribute to the decisions of the

Assembly as well as engaging members to support the implementation of the standard. The RSB

Secretariat hopes to work with Chamber Chairs more proactively in 2015 to engage the membership.

Chamber Chamber Chair

Chamber 1 Sriram Srinivasan, JOil (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Chamber 2 Willemijn van der Werf , LanzaTech (The Netherlands)

Chamber 3 Thomas Roetger, International Air Transport Association (Switzerland)

Chamber 4 Arturo R. Barrit, Associated Labor Unions-Trade Unions Congress of the Philippines

(ALU-TUCP) (The Philippines)

Chamber 5 Salvador Feranil, Philippine Network of Rural Development Institutes (The Philippines)

Chamber 6 Doris Cellarius, Sierra Club (USA)

Chamber 7 Vacant as of December 31, 2014


d. Membership The RSB and its Standard belong to its members. A full list of RSB members as of 31 December 2014 is

provided in the Annex at the end of this report. The map on the next page illustrates the various

countries RSB members come from around the world.

In 2014, RSB created a new “Membership Guide” for those

interested in learning more about RSB membership. The Guide

includes information about benefits of becoming a member,

how to become a member, the application form, and more.

RSB Assembly of Delegates meeting, São Paulo, Brazil, September 2014, Photo Credit: Leslie Pass, IISD

http://rsb.orghttp/rsb.org/pdfs/documents_and_resources/Membership%20Guide.docx

http://rsb.org/documents_and_resources/Membership Guide.docx


Countries with RSB Members

As of 31 December 2014, RSB has 106 members

in 30 countries around the world.

A full list is annexed to this report.

Thank you to all our members, board, chamber chairs and others who support us

financially as well as with their time and efforts on furthering RSB projects around the world.

RSB’s success is a tribute to our diverse coalition of members that include farmers, companies

and businesses, non-governmental organizations, experts and academics, governments,

inter-governmental agencies and many other groups from around the world.

Sunchem workers with seedlings, South Africa, Photo Credit: Sunchem


9. Certified Entities It’s been an exciting year for RSB certifications with a diverse set of entities earning RSB certification

bringing our total to 17 certified operators. Certified entities of different sizes and from different parts

of the world cover a variety of feedstock types and biofuel types. We hope to continue seeing such

diverse entities pursuing RSB certification, which is truly global and non-feedstock specific.

Certified in 2014

Operator Name Country Feedstock Type Biomaterial Type

Biofuel Weiss, Inc. Canada Yellow grease Biodiesel

GreenWood Tree Farm Fund, LP USA Hybrid poplar Wood chips

Amyris, Inc. Brazil Sugarcane Farnesene

Ennovor Biofuels UK Used cooking oil Biodiesel

ORKA NRG AG Switzerland Used cooking oil Used cooking oil

MBP Group

Norway,

Sweden,

Denmark, UK

Industrial wastes &

residues

Industrial wastes &

residues

Dansuk Industrial Co., Ltd. South Korea Used cooking oil Biodiesel

Map of RSB Participating Operators


Certified Prior to 2014

Operator Name Country Feedstock Type Biomaterial Type

Shoalhaven Starches Pty Ltd

(Manildra Group of Companies) Australia

Waste starch from

wheat processing Ethanol

Maple Biocombustibles S.R.L. Peru Sugarcane Ethanol

Global Clean Energy Mexico Jatropha curcas Vegetable Oil

Dynamic Fuels LLC USA

Wastes, animal by-

products, greases,

vegetable oils

Renewable Diesel /

Biojet Mix

Piedmont Biofuels Industrial, LLC USA Used cooking oil Biodiesel

Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (SL) Sierra Leone Sugarcane Ethanol

SkyNRG The

Netherlands

Used cooking oil and

other feedstocks Biokerosene/Jetfuel

Camelina Company España (CCE) Spain Camelina Biodiesel and aviation

kerosene

Beijing Shougang LanzaTech New

Technology Co., Ltd. China

CO feed gases via

microbial fermentation Ethanol

PGF Biofuels Ltd. Canada Brassica Carinata Vegetable Oil


Sugarcane plants in Colombia, Photo Credit: Matt Rudolf, RSB



10. Events

RSB representatives attended a number of events over the past year to network and present the RSB

standard. Below is a comprehensive list of events attended by RSB from January-December 2014.

2014 Event

January

CAAFI General Meeting (Washington DC, USA)

4th Annual Minnesota Green Chemistry Conference (Minneapolis, USA)

US National Biodiesel Board & California Biodiesel Alliance (San Diego, USA)

February

5th Annual Next Generation Bio-Based and Sustainable Chemicals (San Diego, USA)

Bioenergy and Water: Developing strategic priorities for sustainable outcomes (Paris,

France)

March

WBM (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

DOE Sustainable Landscapes (New Bern, USA)

FAA Aviation Center of Excellence Kick Off Meeting (Washington DC, USA)

April ABLC 2014 (Washington DC, USA)

Biopolymer Symposium & BIO (Philadelphia, USA)

May

11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (Philadelphia, USA)

Biopolymers Symposium (Philadelphia, USA)

ISEAL Annual Meeting (London, UK)

June

RSB “Accessing the EU Market for Used Cooking Oil” Webinar (online)

22nd EU Biomass Conference & Exhibition (Hamburg, Germany)

DOE Sustainable Landscapes (Chicago, USA)

Policies against Hunger XI (Berlin, Germany)

July

Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability (Recife, Brazil)

UCS/GPI Cellulosic Biofuels Summit (Ames, USA)

IDB/BNDES Bioeenergy (Washington DC, USA)

DOE Biomass 2014 (Washington DC, USA)

August

RSB South Africa Day (Johannesburg, South Africa)

RSB Auditor Training (Johannesburg, South Africa)

GESA (Gland, Switzerland)

LCFS Sustainability Workgroup meeting (Sacramento,USA)

Collective Biodiesel Conference (Pittsboro, USA)

September

RSB General Assembly meeting (São Paulo, Brazil)

French Biojet Initiative (Paris, France)

EcoEngineers RIN Academy (Des Moines, USA)

FES-OHCHR (Geneva, Switzerland)

UN Climate Summit (New York, USA)


WBM (São Paolo, Brazil)

EFIB (Reims, France)

EU Ecolabel for bio-based products (Brussels, Belgium)

October

ITC's T4SD Symposium (Geneva, Switzerland)

American Fats and Oils Association Annual Meeting (New York, USA)

EBTP 6th Stakeholder Plenary Meeting SPM6 (Brussels, Belgium)

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Forum (Madrid, Spain)

ARGUS (London, UK)

BBEST (São Paolo, Brazil)

Slow Food (Turin, Italy)

UN Global Compact (Geneva, Switzerland)

WBM (San Diego, USA)

ICAO Regional Aviation Security Conference (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

November

F.O. Licht's World Ethanol & Biofuels Conference (Budapest, Hungary)

BSR (New York, USA)

ISEAL Effectiveness Days (London, UK)

Field to Market (Iowa, USA)

RBO General Assembly (Brussels, Belgium)

Cookstove Future Summit (New York, USA)

December

European Bioplastics Conference (Brussels, Belgium)

RSB Auditor Training (Miami, USA)

Project Solaris Launch Event (South Africa)

Events Attended by RSB in 2014


“In our view, RSB is the most credible standard for biofuels and biomaterials and we are supporting their work in order to help ensure that it is picked up by industry and governments alike so that the market can be put on a truly sustainable footing.”

- Martin Peter, Program Manager, SECO

11. Financial Update Revenue The total revenue in 2014 was CHF 1,129,963 (up from CHF 544,476 in 2013). The biggest single share is represented by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) with the Packard Foundation and Boeing Corporate Citizenship Program also contributing significantly to the RSB budget. In addition, a large part of RSB Secretariat travel was covered by meeting organizers. Expenditure Total expenses in 2014 amounted to CHF 958,744 (up from CHF 644,358 in 2013). This increase represents the incorporation of business development and communications staff as part of the rationalization of RSB Standards and RSB Services agreed in late 2013. Increased expenditure was also due to project activities under the grants from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Boeing. Cash At the end of 2014, the total cash in the RSB bank account was CHF 394,049 (compared to CHF 496,382 at the end of 2013). Figure 1 - RSB Revenues from January 2014 to December 2014

53,150 70,779

961,329

44,705

RSB Revenues in 2014

Certification

Membership Fees

Donations & grants

Interest/Other


Figure 2 - RSB Expenditures from January 2014 to December 2014

297,148

411,279

66,759

104,129 79,429

RSB Expenditures in 2014

Salaries & socialcharges

Projects & 3rd partyfees

Office expenses

Travel

Other


12. Take Action!

While we think our mission is critical to help solve the global climate change crisis, we cannot exist

without your help. Here are 5 simple ways you can make a difference and support RSB as we work to

curb climate change by ensuring that biomaterials deliver on their promise of sustainability:

a. Membership: Become a member of RSB and have a voice in updating and improving our

standard as technology and policies change and support its implementation. Visit our

membership page for more information or download our new membership guide.

b. Partnerships: There are unlimited ways you can partner with us. We have collaborated on a

variety of research policy rural development and policy projects and initiatives as well as

working with other standards to promote best practice. If you’d like to partner with us, please

contact us at [email protected].

c. Certification: Earning RSB certification for your farm, production facility, distribution centre or

other biomaterial related entity is a great way to demonstrate your commitment to

sustainability to your employees, shareholders, community members, buyers, suppliers, and

others. Visit our certification page for more information.

d. Public Support: Link to us on your website, give RSB and our standard a “shout out” on your

social media, talk about us when discussing sustainability conversations at a conference or

meeting…anything you can do to help raise our visibility in your everyday conversations helps

further our reach and mission. Support us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

e. Donations: We are a non-profit organization that relies on generous funding from a variety of

donors. If you or your organization have the ability to donate to RSB, you may receive a tax

benefit (depending on your country), but more importantly, you will feel the satisfaction of

supporting a non-profit organization that is working hard to help our people and planet. Any

donation amount is welcome. Contact us directly at [email protected] to make a donation.

http://rsb.org/membership/

http://rsb.org/documents_and_resources/Membership%20Guide.docx


http://rsb.org/certification

https://twitter.com/rsb_org

https://www.linkedin.com/company/roundtable-on-sustainable-biofuels-rsb-services-foundation

https://www.facebook.com/rsb.org



Annex: RSB Member Organizations as of December 2014

Chamber Organisation Country

Chamber 1 - Farmers and growers of biomass

1 Argentine No-till Farmers' Association (Aapresid) Argentina

1 Cosmo Biofuels Group (represented by Cosmo Biofuels Sdn Bhd) Malaysia

1 Global Clean Energy Holdings USA

1 JOil (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Singapore

1 National Corn Growers Association USA

1 Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co. Ltd Japan

1 Outreach Bioenergy International Indonesia

1 PGF Biofuels Ltd. – Associate Member Canada

1 SG Biofuels, Inc. USA

1 United Soybean Board USA

Chamber 2 - Industrial biofuel/biomaterial producers

2 Addax Bioenergy Management SA Switzerland

2 AltAir Fuels USA

2 Amyris, Inc. – Associate Member Brazil

2 Biofuel Weiss, Inc. – Associate Member Canada

2 Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association - UNICA Brazil

2 Bundesverband der Deutschen Bioethanolwirtschat BDBe Germany

2 Dansuk Industrial Co., Ltd. – Associate Member Korea

2 Ennovor Biofuels – Associate Member UK

2 European Bioplastics Germany

2 Genencor/Danisco - owned by Dupont Belgium

2 Gevo, Inc. USA

2 Great Plains Oil & Exploration-The Camelina Company USA

2 GreenWood Tree Farm Fund, LP – Associate Member USA

2 Heliae, LLC USA

2 Imperium Renewables, Inc. USA

2 INEOS Bio Switzerland

2 LanzaTech Inc. USA

2 Malaysian Biodiesel Association Malaysia

2 Maple Biocombustibles S.R.L. – Associate Member Peru

2 National Biodiesel Board USA

2 Neste Oil Oyj Finland

2 Novozymes A/S Denmark

2 Pangea - Partners for Euro-African Green Energy Belgium

2 Petrobras S.A. Brazil

2 Shoalhaven Starches Pty Ltd (Manildra Group of Companies) – Associate Member Australia

2 Solazyme Inc. USA

2 Solena Fuels USA



Chamber 3 - Retailers/blenders, the transportation industry, the bio-product industry, banks/investors

3 Airbus France

3 Boeing USA

3 IATA Switzerland

3 Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) USA

3 International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) UK

3 MBP Group – Associate Member Switzerland

3 ORKA NRG AG – Associate Member Switzerland

3 Royal Dutch Shell (Shell International Petroleum Limited) UK

3 SkyNRG The Netherlands

3 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group SAFUG The Netherlands

3 Swiss International Air Lines Switzerland

Chamber 4 - Rights-based NGOs (including land, water, human, and labour rights) & Trade Unions

4 Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) Philippines

4 Commission for the Verification of Codes of Conduct (COVERCO) Guatemala

4 National Union of Plantation and Agricultural Workers of Uganda Uganda

4 Sucre Ethique- Ethical Sugar- Azucar Etico- Açucar Etico France

Chamber 5 - Rural development or food security organisations & Smallholder farmer organizations or

indigenous peoples’ organizations or community-based civil society organizations

5 AgSri India

5 Center for Empowerment and Development Nepal

5 Civil Society Organisations Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in

East Africa (CISONET) Uganda

5 Mali FolkeCenter Mali

5 Moringa Group South Africa

5 Philippine Network of Rural Development Institutes, Inc. (PhilNet-RDI) Philippines

5 Rural Development Institute of Sultan Kudarat Philippines

5 Sustainable Rural Growth and Development Initiative (SRGDI) Malawi

5 Trowel Development Foundation, Inc (TDFI) Philippines

Chamber 6 - Environment or conservation organisations & Climate change or policy organisations

6 Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira Brazil

6 Applied Environmental Research Foundation(AERF) India

6 Center for Sustainable Energy Farming USA

6 Civil Society Biofuels Forum (CSBF) Zambia

6 National Wildlife Federation USA

6 Natural Resources Defense Council USA

6 Public-Private Alliance Foundation USA

6 Sierra Club USA

6 Sustainable for Environmental & Climate Change Association (SECCA) Tanzania

6 The Energy and Resources Institute India (TERI) India

6 The Gold Standard Foundation Switzerland

6 The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation P.R. China



6 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) -

Associate Member Switzerland

6 United Nations Foundation – Associate Member USA

6 Wetlands International The Netherlands

6 WWF International Switzerland

Chamber 7 - Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), governments, standard-setters, specialist advisory

agencies, certification agencies, and consultant experts

7 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia

7 Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Canada

7 Energy Biosciences Institute USA

7 Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (Associate Member) Italy

7 Green Aviation International Association UK

7 Hawaii Biofuels Foundation USA

7 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) USA

7 International Maritime Organization (IMO) UK

7 Kenya Forestry Research Institute Kenya

7 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) USA

7 Office of Biofuels, NSW Trade and Investment Australia

7 ProForest UK

7 Schatz Energy Research Center of Humboldt University USA

7 Stanford University - Sustainable Bioenergy Project, Woods Institute for the

Environment USA

7 Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) USA

7 Swiss Federal Office of Energy Switzerland

7 Swiss Federal Office of Environment (FOEN) Switzerland

7 The Energy Biosciences Institute (University of California Berkeley) USA

7 The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) United Kingdom

7 UC Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group USA

7 UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) (Associate Member) Switzerland

7 United Nations Environment Programme (Associate Member) France

7 US Commercial Service USA


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