Initiative for the Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for the Industrial Use of Biomass

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3 Content 1. Development of the Market 2. Problems and Solutions 3. What are the goals of INRO? 4. What are not our goals? 5. Participants 6. Starting premises for the INRO 7. How does the INRO proceed? 8. Sustainability Criteria agreed upon by the INRO 9. Quality Criteria for certification systems agreed upon by the INRO 10. Bill Passing through the Value Chain 11. Decision 12. Networking 13. Schedule 14. Will it continue? 15. Further topics of the second phase 3

4 Development of the Market 4

5 Problems and Solutions Problems: Public and NGOs call for ecological and social minimum standards Differentiation of the markets leads to an imbalance of the biomass supply Solutions: International standards for the certification of sustainability Efforts to expand the certification of foods, feed and industrial use The international certification is supported by German and European initiatives: Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Union on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources CEN TC 383 "Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy" CEN-TC 411 Bio-based products Voluntary German initiative INR 5

6 What are the goals of the INRO? Definition of identical criteria for sustainable supply of biomass for industrial processes Acceptance and voluntary commitment of the companies for the purchase of certified biomass Identical criteria for all sectors in order to avoid distortions of competition Comparable criteria for agricultural production Strengthening of the advantage for the customer Protection of the companies against allegations by the press, NGOs As a "first mover, opportunity to influence the embodiment of international and national rules 6

7 What are not our goals? To be a new system of certification To be a new label 7

8 Participants Environmental and Development Federations Certification Systems Government Organizations National and International Companies Federations Science Commodity Purchasers and Traders 8

9 Participants (II) Companies: Linde Engeneering Dresden GmbH 9

10 Participants (III) Industrial federations and associations: Ministries and authorities: 10

11 Participants (IV) Science: Environmental and development organizations: Certification systems: 11

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13 Starting premises for the INRO (I) Based to a large extent on the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Union on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED), for example, in determining the sustainability criteria Establishment of overall conditions for certified goods No establishment of own certification standard, but usage of existing certification systems 13

14 Starting premises for the INRO (II) Production on the field Processing of raw materials Sale Processing by manufacturing companies Certification of sustainability along the criteria Certificate is passed throughout the value chain Certified end product 14

15 Starting premises for the INRO (III) INRO does not replace the ecobalance of the entire value chain of the product! 15

16 Starting premises for the INRO (IV) Plants that should be reviewed: Oilseeds: e.g. rapeseed, palm oil, soybean oil, castoroil plant Starch / sugar yielding plants: e.g. sugar cane, sugar beets, corn, maize Fiber yielding plants: e.g. hempseed, flax, linen, cotton At a later date: Lignocellulose yielding plants Animal fats 16

17 How does the INRO proceed? (I) 1. The participants of INRO define what they understand by the term sustainable 2. The participants of INRO define what they understand by a good certification 3. The participants of INRO decide how the certification shall be passed throughout the value chain 4. We endeavor to convince the certification systems to adopt the INRO criteria and make decision on whether we are going to recognize your system or not. 17

18 How does the INRO proceed? (II) 5. The companies commit themselves to apply the INRO criteria (depending on the raw material as application project or for the whole amount of the purchased commodity starting from a certain point of time 6. We endeavor that more and more companies from Germany and Europe participate constant process 7. We endeavour that similar initiatives emerge in many European countries and that the INRO criteria are being integrated into the existing processes such as CEN and European Lead Market Initiative: EU PPP Bioeconomy The Netherlands Switzerland, Italy, Austria? 18

19 Sustainability Criteria agreed upon by the INRO - Ecological Criteria Ecological criteria: Protection of natural biotopes Areas with high natural value Areas with high carbon stock Peat bogs Partly wooded areas Soil protection Water protection Consideration of crop rotation Environmentally compatible use of fertilisers and pesticides Sustainable waste management 19

20 Sustainability Criteria agreed upon by the INRO - Social Criteria Social criteria (amongst others): Freedom of association No forced labour No child labour No discrimination Availability of accommodation Access to drinking water Protective clothing Training and further education Adequate remuneration and working contracts Backing in case of illness Proof of land use right Compliance with the rights of indigenous peoples 20

21 Sustainability Criteria agreed upon by the INRO - Economic Criteria Recording system for each unit of production Registration of cultivation areas in use Involvement of subcontractors CR (Corporate Responsibility) guidelines for business relations Anti-corruption and bribery measures Transparency of payment flows 21

22 Quality Criteria for certification systems agreed upon by the INRO Aim: In order to assure the credibility of the certification, it is essential that the certification is transparent is protected from abuse is developed with the participation of NGOs certifies thoroughly (e.g. actually performing onlocation inspections) 22

23 Bill Passing through the Value Chain Book & Claim Mass balance Z Z Z X X Z X Z Z X Segregation Z Z Z Z X X Z Z 23

24 Decision However, it is up to the companies to decide which method of traceability (Book and Claim, Massbalance, Segregation, ) they want to use. These must be implemented through qualified certification systems. Methods of traceability are chosen according to the companies goals. A protection against the potential of forgery must be ensured. Furthermore, it must be ensured that the claim towards the customer is verifiable. 24

25 Networking (I) In particular, the European level is necessary to achieve the acceptance of INRO Examples for the international orientation of INRO: European Leadmarket Initiative: EU-PPP Bioeconomy ISO/CEN AISE Charter (European detergent industry) Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (USA) Eco Vadis (the European purchasing initiative of the chemical industry in which the suppliers are audited) European Industrial federations such as.: ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association CLEPA - European Association of Automotive Suppliers European Chemical Industry Council European Bioplastics 25

26 Networking (II) Ecosense ELL (European Ecolabel) German and European Lubricant Manufacturers Association Sustainability principles by the grocery trade chains (e.g. Metro, Real, Rewe, Edeka) Aid by Trade Foundation PlasticsEurope (European plastics manufacturing association) Sustainable agriculture network European Federation of Biotechnology AISIL (umbrella organization certification) Network bridge (joint undertaking of the EU Commission) regular exchange with the initiative Green Deal" from the Netherlands and other initiatives from other countries (e.g. Italy, UK, France, Belgium..) 26

27 Schedule : Information event German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) : Information event EU Eleventh Session INRO Twelfth Session INRO Autumn: Final conference 1st phase Will it continue? Initiative Nachhaltige Rohstoffbereitstellung für die stoffliche Biomassenutzung 27

28 Will it continue? Prerequisite for the second phase of the INRO: Increasing purchase of certified raw materials by the companies in accordance with INRO criteria: Application projects Definition of the accepted certification systems Self commitment of the companies Differentiation depending on the raw materials Trade chains sustainability regime Pilot project Food Security 28

29 Further topics of the second phase Further development of the sustainability criteria (transfer to wood, transfer to the certification systems ) Integration into the policy strategy bioeconomy Extension of the initiative to the EU and other European countries Initiative Nachhaltige Rohstoffbereitstellung für die stoffliche Biomassenutzung 29

30 Thank you for your interest and your attention! 30