Sustainability Certification for Biobased Systems

Informations projet

SUSTCERT4BIOBASED

N° de convention de subvention: 101059785

DOI

10.3030/101059785

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 25 Avril 2022

Date de début 1 Juin 2022

Date de fin 31 Mai 2025

Financé au titre de

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Coût total

€ 1 999 750,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 1 999 750,00

Coordonné par

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

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Livrables

Documents, reports (27)

Concise glossy Final Report

A concise glossy report for widespread dissemination and to promote follow-up of the main project results. (Task 6.5)

Final policy brief

A final policy brief, which incorporates also the inputs and findings of the other grants funded under HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07. (Task 5.2)

Final clustering report for HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07

Final report on the clustering activities carried out by the grants funded under HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07 (Task 6.3)

Project Management and Quality Plan

Project Management and Quality Plan supporting the scheduling and monitoring of project activities. The plan will include the description of a quality assurance procedure. (Task 7.1)

Review of existing monitoring approaches for sustainability schemes and labels

Review of existing monitoring approaches and indicators (on the purpose and scope of the tools, considered themes and sub-themes, method of evaluation and scoring) (Task 3.1)

Assessment of feasibility of certification adoption in selected value chains

Cost benefit assessment results for selected three biobased value chains will be reported, and feasibility will be evaluated looking at whether the economic, environmental, and social benefits outweigh the costs (Task 4.5)

Evaluation of existing schemes and labels

Assessment of existing schemes and labels with the developed monitoring system (Task 3.3)

Thematic briefs to industrial biobased value chain actors

A set of recommendations in the form of thematic briefs will be prepared for industrial biobased value chain actors to promote, build trust, overcome obstacles, increase adoption and deployment of best-in-class certification scheme and ecolabels. (Task 5.4)

Analysis of effects of certification on EU trade of biobased value chains

Report on investigation of a relation between certification and (change in) trade volumes of biobased value chains (Task 2.3)

Analysis of synergies and trade-offs

A qualitative analysis will identifying the trade-offs and synergies in the context of biobased value chains. (Task 1.4)

SUSTCERT4BIOBASED Exploitation and Sustainability Plan - initial

Initial Exploitation and Sustainability Plan (Task 6.4)

Thematic briefs to regional bioeconomy actors

Recommendations for regional bioeconomy actors provided in the form of thematic briefs for potential deployment opportunities in regional bioeconomy strategies. (Task 5.5)

Dissemination and Communication Plan

Dissemination and Communication Plan answering the questions of WHO are the stakeholder audiences, WHAT are the key messages, HOW they will be transmitted (Task 6.1)

Network of Interest and project activities and events

Main output of the activities concerning stakeholder engagement (development of the Network of Interest, organized events) will be reported. (Task 6.2)

Dissemination and Communication Plan - final version

Final version of the Dissemination and Communication Plan to ensure the continuation of dissemination activities beyond the end of the project (Task 6.1)

Classification of biological resources and biobased products

Classifying the wide range of biological resources and biobased products available in the biobased economy (EU and international context). (Task 1.1)

Catalogue of sustainability certification schemes and labels

Factsheets will be made for each reviewed scheme providing an overview of all relevant information (Task 1.3)

Description of the monitoring system

Description of the monitoring system developed and optimized using the feedback and experience from testing. (Task 3.5)

Thematic briefs laying down recommendations to scheme/label owners

A set of recommendations in the form of thematic briefs will be prepared to scheme/label owners to enhance their performance in terms of completeness, robustness, and effectiveness. (Task 5.3)

Mid-term clustering report for HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07

Mid-term report on the clustering activities carried out by the grants funded under HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07 (Task 6.3)

Project Advisory Board terms of reference and composition

Project Advisory Board terms of reference and composition will be reported (Task 7.2)

Summary of project deliverables findings

Compiling the findings of WP1-4, summarising, and categorising them in order to build project recommendations tailored to the different target groups. (Task 5.1)

Review of methodologies for cost benefit analysis and internalising externalities for sustainability certification

Literature review of relevant methodologies to assess cost and benefits and internalize externalities (Task 4.1)

SUSTCERT4BIOBASED Exploitation and Sustainability Plan - updated

Updated Exploitation and Sustainability Plan incorporating any changes or additions made during the execution of the project, from the version initially prepared in M6. (Task 6.4)

First policy brief

First policy brief focused on how the monitoring system can be integrated in the policy process (Task 5.2).

Identification of the most representative biobased value chains

Identified most representative value chains linking the biological resources and products (Task 2.1)

Selection of biobased value chains for cost benefit analysis

Selection of three biobased value chains in the EU and Associated Countries using multi criteria analysis (Task 4.2)

Data sets, microdata, etc (1)

Database of trade volumes for biological resources and biobased products

Data of trade volumes collected for the identified most representative biobased chains will be reported as a database (Task 2.2)

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

SUSTCERT4BIOBASED promotional package

Development of the project identity (graphic elements and logo), as well as its basic promotional package (web portal, template, leaflet etc.) (Task 6.1)

Other (1)

Data collection template for cost benefit analysis

Data collection template accompanied by a guiding document that explains the nature of data to be collected (Task 4.3)

Data Management Plan (2)

Data Management Plan - update

A DMP update in M36 on the broad methodological principles of managing data incorporating any additions made during the execution of the project from the initial version of this document in M6. (Task 7.5)

Data Management Plan - initial

A DMP will be elaborated in M6 to set out the broad methodological principles of managing data. It will describe the data collected, processed and/or generated (e.g., data type, collection mode, sharing, handling, and preserving practices), ensuring respect to the GDPR principles, FAIR data management. (Task 7.5)

Publications

Conference proceedings (5)

Unveiling the True Value: Exploring Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Certification Schemes in the Biopolyethylene Value Chain

Auteurs: Aramyan, L., Vissers, L., Manouchehrabadi, B., Niemenoja, K., Verwijst, L.
Publié dans: Proceedings of 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2024
Éditeur: EUBCE
DOI: 10.5071/32NDEUBCE2024-2CO.2.1

Methodology for the Socio-environmental and Socio-economic Analysis of the EU Bio-based Industry

Auteurs: Fernández Ocamica, V., Bernardes Figueirêdo, M., Bartolomé, C.
Publié dans: Proceedings of 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2024
Éditeur: EUBCE
DOI: 10.5071/32NDEUBCE2024-2CO.2.4

A System to Assess and Monitor the Sustainability Performance of Existing Sustainability Certification Schemes for Biobased Systems

Auteurs: Ballemans, H., Vural Gursel, I., Väyrynen, L., Waite, M., Crepy, M.
Publié dans: Proceedings of 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2024
Éditeur: EUBCE

Towards Comprehensive Cost-benefit Analysis: Incorporating Externalities in Sustainability Certification for Biobased Products

Auteurs: Aramyan, L., Vissers, L., Wang, S., Niemenoja, K., Verwijst, L.
Publié dans: Proceedings of 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2025
Éditeur: EUBCE

BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool Content Level for the Assessment of the Sustainability Certification Schemes and Labels for Industrial Biobased Systems

Auteurs: Vural Gursel, I.
Publié dans: Proceedings of 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2025
Éditeur: EUBCE

Other (36)

D5.5 Thematic briefs to industrial biobased value chain actors

Auteurs: Víctor Fernández Ocamica, Paula de la Sen de la Cruz
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16994586

D7.1 Project Management and Quality Plan

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174867

D7.4 Data Management Plan - update

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17021360

D4.2 Selection of biobased value chains for cost benefit analysis

Auteurs: Lusine Aramyan, Irina Verweij-Novikova, Luuk Vissers, Loek Verwijst
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174615

D3.1 Review of existing monitoring approaches for schemes and labels

Auteurs: Mariana López Dávila
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174447

D4.1 Review of methodologies for cost benefit analysis and internalizing externalities for sustainability certification

Auteurs: Lusine Aramyan, Irina Verweij-Novikova, Luuk Vissers, Loek Verwijst
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174545

D6.5 Mid-term Clustering Report for HORIZON – CL6-2021- ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07

Auteurs: SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Iris Vural Gursel, Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama. HARMONITOR: Costanza Rossi. STAR4BBS: Luana Ladu, Nikola Matovic
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15497092

D3.3 BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool

Auteurs: HARMONITOR: Maulidia Khairani, Li Shen, Martin Junginger (Utrecht University). STAR4BBS: Luana Ladu, Nikola Matovic (Technical University of Berlin). SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Iris Vural Gursel (Wageningen Research); Laura Väyrynen (ECOS)
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16994135

D5.3 Final Policy Brief of the BIOBASEDCERT Project Cluster

Auteurs: HARMONITOR: Sergio Ugarte, Costanza Rossi (SQ Consult). STAR4BBS: Luana Ladu, Nikola Matovic (Technical University of Berlin). SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Iris Vural Gursel (Wageningen Research); Laura Väyrynen (ECOS).
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16994497

D6.4 Network of Interest and project activities and events

Auteurs: Pinelopi Kaslama, Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Yannis Kostopoulos
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17020615

D4.4 Assessment of feasibility of certification adoption in selected value chains

Auteurs: Lusine Aramyan, Luuk Vissers, Scarlett Wang, Patrick Kohl
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16994301

D2.3 Analysis of effects of certification on EU trade of biobased value chains

Auteurs: Ana Gonzalez-Martinez, Myrna van Leeuwen
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174323

D1.2 Catalogue of sustainability certification schemes and labels

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia Chavez and Marta Rodríguez Illera
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14335712

D3.2 Evaluation of existing schemes and labels

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel, Heleen Ballemans, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia Chavez and Marta Rodríguez-Illera
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16993920

SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Sustainability certification schemes and labels for industrial biobased systems

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: The Innovation Platform, Numéro 16, 2024, ISSN 2634-0208
Éditeur: Innovation News Network

D6.7 SUSTCERT4BIOBASED Exploitation and Sustainability Plan - initial

Auteurs: Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174716

D5.6 Thematic briefs to regional bioeconomy actors

Auteurs: Víctor Fernández Ocamica, Paula de la Sen de la Cruz
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17020529

One tool to evaluate all sustainability certification schemes and labels for biobased systems

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: WFBR Circular & Biobased Economy newsletter, 2025
Éditeur: Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

D6.2 SUSTCERT4BIOBASED promotional package

Auteurs: Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15497146

D5.1 Summary of project deliverables findings

Auteurs: Laura Väyrynen
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16994345

D2.2 Database of trade volumes for biological resources and biobased products

Auteurs: Myrna van Leeuwen, Bobby Tsvetkov, Frans Godeschalk, David Verhoog
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15349353

D6.3 Dissemination and Communication Plan – final version

Auteurs: Pinelopi Kaslama, Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Yannis Kostopoulos
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17020553

Certifiably more sustainable and circular industrial bio-based systems

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: CORDIS Results Pack on innovative bioeconomy solutions, Numéro Strengthening the EU’s prosperity through sustainable and circular bioeconomy innovations, 2025, ISSN 2599-8293
Éditeur: Publications Office of the European Union

D6.8 Exploitation and sustainability plan - updated

Auteurs: Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama, Yannis Kostopoulos
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17021076

D6.6 Final Clustering Report for HORIZON – CL6-2021- ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07

Auteurs: STAR4BBS: Luana Ladu, Nikola Matovic (Technical University of Berlin); Ilaria Bientinesi (APRE). HARMONITOR: Sergio Ugarte (SQ Consult). SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Iris Vural Gursel (Wageningen Research); Antonia Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama (White Research)
Publié dans: 2021
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17020709

D4.3 Data collection template for cost benefit analysis and reading guide

Auteurs: Karolina Niemenoja
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17047783

Main outcomes from SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Sustainability certification for biobased systems

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: The Innovation Platform, Numéro 22, 2025, ISSN 2634-0208
Éditeur: Innovation News Network

D1.3 Analysis of synergies and trade-offs

Auteurs: Bárbara Palacino, Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Cristina Lazaro
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14443274

D6.9 Concise glossy report

Auteurs: Heleen Ballemans, Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17021139

D2.1 Identification of the most representative biobased value chains

Auteurs: Víctor Fernández Ocamica , Sebastian Zapata Habas, Cristina Lázaro and Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174219

D7.2 Project Advisory Board Terms of Reference and Composition

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174891

D6.1 Dissemination and Communication Plan

Auteurs: Antonia-Areti Kalimeri, Pinelopi Kaslama
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174683

D5.4 Thematic brief laying down recommendations to scheme/label owners and standard writers

Auteurs: Laura Väyrynen
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17020450

D5.2 Mid-term Policy Brief of the BIOBASEDCERT Project Cluster

Auteurs: SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Iris Vural Gursel, Marxine Waite, Laura Vayrynen. HARMONITOR: Sergio Ugarte STAR4BBS: Luana Ladu, Nikola Matovik
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15497065

D1.1 Classification of biological resources and biobased products

Auteurs: Bárbara Palacino, Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Cristina Lazaro
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14283702

D7.3 Data Management Plan – initia

Auteurs: Iris Vural Gursel
Publié dans: 2022
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15174999

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Trade-Offs and Synergies of Key Biobased Value Chains and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Auteurs: Víctor Fernández Ocamica, Bárbara Palacino, Carmen Bartolomé, Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Cristina Lázaro García
Publié dans: Sustainability, Numéro 17, 2025, ISSN 2071-1050
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/SU17073040

Assessment of EU Bio-Based Economy Sectors Based on Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Technical Indicators

Auteurs: Víctor Fernández Ocamica, Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Sebastián Zapata, Carmen Bartolomé
Publié dans: Sustainability, Numéro 16, 2024, ISSN 2071-1050
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/SU16051971

Droits de propriété intellectuelle

Other (14)

Policy recommendations aimed at enhancing the robustness and effectiveness of CSLs within the EU co-regulatory frameworks, emphasising the need for clearly defined sustainability ambitions, concrete targets, legislative clarity, coherence across sectors, prioritised use of bio-based products, implementation of governance and sustainable content criteria, and collaborative efforts for harmonisation.

Numéro de demande/publication: Joint Policy Briefs
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Two policy briefs targeting policy makers - Joint deliverables of the BIOBASEDCERT cluster owned except for the below partners by SQ consult & Berlin TU

Numéro de demande/publication: Recommendations to policy makers 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON STANDARDS

Two policy briefs targeting policy makers - Joint deliverables of the BIOBASEDCERT cluster owned except for the below partners by SQ consult & Berlin TU

Numéro de demande/publication: Recommendations to policy makers 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Thematic briefs to regional bioeconomy actors

Numéro de demande/publication: Recommendations to regional bioeconomy actors 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

Results from testing the developed monitoring tool on selected sustainability certifications schemes and labels for biobased systems.

Numéro de demande/publication: Results from testing the developed monitoring tool 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool (BMT) assesses the robustness, comprehensiveness and effectiveness of existing CSLs applicable to bio-based products.

Numéro de demande/publication: BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON STANDARDS

This study used Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to rank 18 selected biobased value chains within six industrial sectors, evaluating them against 11 sub-criteria under three main criteria. The goal was to identify which value chains are most market-implemented, can transition from fossil-based products, and enhance overall sustainability in line with EU objectives.

Numéro de demande/publication: Identification of the most representative biobased 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

Classification of all existing biological resources and of the existing biobased products within the most relevant industrial sectors of the European bioeconomy.

Numéro de demande/publication: Classification of biological resources and biobase 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

Data collection template for carrying out cost-benefit analysis based on methodology defined in T4.1

Numéro de demande/publication: Data collection template for cost and benefit anal 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): CONTROL UNION CERTIFICATIONS GERMANY GMBH

Thematic briefs laying down recommendations to scheme/label owners and standardization bodies

Numéro de demande/publication: Recommendations to standards writers, scheme owner 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON STANDARDS

Thematic briefs to industrial biobased value chain actors

Numéro de demande/publication: Recommendations to industrial biobased value chain 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool (BMT) assesses the robustness, comprehensiveness and effectiveness of existing CSLs applicable to bio-based products.

Numéro de demande/publication: BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring Tool 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

11 Factsheets were created to provide an overview of sustainability certification schemes and labels for industrial biobased systems. These factsheets cover general information, governance, and sustainability principles. The goal is to increase awareness and promote the adoption of sustainability schemes for biobased products, aiding actors in selecting suitable schemes for their value chains and organisations.

Numéro de demande/publication: Catalogue of sustainability certification schemes 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Methodology for cost benefit analysis and internalizing of externalities for sustainability certification

Numéro de demande/publication: Methodology for cost benefit analysis and internal 1
Date: 2025-05-31
Demandeur(s): STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH