Support the establishment of a circular and sustainable biobased industry
In the transition from a linear fossil-based economy towards a circular biobased economy, numerous biobased value chains have been set up at different levels of development, and several new biobased products have been introduced to the market.
Biobased products are wholly or partially derived from biological resources, but still, it is important to ensure their sustainability considering the range of environmental impacts, as well as socio-economic impacts.
To this end, a plethora of sustainability certification schemes and business-to-business labels have been developed to allow traceability and transparency of sustainability impacts along the value chains and trades. Today, it is essential to evaluate the credibility of these tools and support their harmonization. This is where SUSTCERT4BIOBASED comes into play!
SUSTCERT4BIOBASED aims to develop a monitoring framework to assess the effectiveness, robustness, and completeness of the existing certification schemes and labels, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and promote the adoption of the best-in-class examples.
SUSTCERT4BIOBASED goals
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Το review and analyze the existing international and EU sustainability certification schemes and business-to-business labels for biological resources and for biobased materials and products
To create a database of the global trade flows for biological resources and for biobased materials and products (including certified and uncertified)
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To create a database of the global trade flows for biological resources and for biobased materials and products (including certified and uncertified)
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To develop a monitoring framework for the systematic evaluation of the effectiveness and robustness of the existing sustainability schemes and labels.
To use the developed monitoring framework to assess the existing schemes and identify the “best -in class” among them.
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To use the developed monitoring framework to assess the existing schemes and identify the “best -in class” among them.
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To assess the costs and benefits from the adoption of certification schemes and labels in selected industrial biobased value chains
To identify best practices and offer recommendations for the adoption of effective and robust sustainability schemes and labels
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To identify best practices and offer recommendations for the adoption of effective and robust sustainability schemes and labels
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To engage a variety of relevant stakeholders especially international organizations, industrial parties, scheme owners, certifications bodies and policy makers