Project description DEENESFRITPL Assessing sustainability achievements of bio-based systems certification schemes and labels By tracing sustainability impacts along the supply chain, certification schemes and labels are crucial to unlocking the potential of bio-based systems in achieving several sustainable development goals. However, the rapid proliferation of schemes and labels has led to questioning their effectiveness and robustness, as well as to what extent they deliver important outcomes in line with sustainability policy priorities. The EU-funded STAR4BBS project will develop indicators and a monitoring system for assessing the effectiveness and robustness of existing certification schemes and labels, applicable to biological feedstock and bio-based products. It will also research trade flows of bio-based systems, distinguishing between certified and uncertified flows. STAR4BBS will develop and disseminate evidence and recommendations to promote the uptake of effective and robust schemes and labels by different stakeholders. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective STAR4BBS is a three-year multidisciplinary and multi-actor collaborative project, involving seven partners, three associated partners and one linked third party. The overall aim of STAR4BBS is to maximize the potential of Sustainability Certification Schemes (SCS) and labels to support a successful transition to sustainable bio-based economy. At the core of the STAR4BBS project is the development of indicators and a new monitoring system for assessing the effectiveness and robustness of existing international and EU SCS, B2B labels, and related traceability systems applicable to biological feedstock and bio-based materials and products. This information will create the foundations to support achieving the much needed harmonization between schemes and transparency in global and EU trade flows. Through the developed new monitoring system, existing SCS and labels will be analyzed, and the results, as well as additional research on certified and uncertified trade flows and on the impacts and costs and benefits of certification and labels, will substantially increase understanding of the potential of these schemes to contribute to policy and industry sustainability goals and will build awareness of the differences between the schemes. The project will involve important stakeholders (including scheme owners, policy makers, and industry) in the design of research and the monitoring system and in the development of practical recommendations emerging from the research and analysis in order to ensure that the project achieves its ultimate goal. In particular, an increased uptake of the most effective SCS and labels by the bio-based industry will support the development of circular, climate-neutral, sustainable biobased systems that will mitigate climate change, increase resource efficiency, preserve and restore ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resources, and the quality of air, water and soil. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Keywords environmental protection social-economic sustainability bio-based products certification stakeholder engagement Programme(s) HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Main Programme HORIZON.2.6.6 - Bio-based Innovation Systems in the EU Bioeconomy Topic(s) HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-07 - International and EU sustainability certification schemes for bio-based systems Call for proposal HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Net EU contribution € 414 750,75 Address STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 10623 Berlin Germany See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 414 750,75 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA UNITELMA SAPIENZA Italy Net EU contribution € 271 657,50 Address PIAZZA SASSARI 4 00161 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 299 782,50 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. UNI - ENTE ITALIANO DI NORMAZIONE Italy Net EU contribution € 28 125,00 Address VIA SANNIO 2 20135 Milano See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 28 125,00 GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON Greece Net EU contribution € 264 290,00 Address IERA ODOS 75 11855 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 264 290,00 UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Spain Net EU contribution € 254 596,00 Address COLEXIO DE SAN XEROME PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N 15782 Santiago De Compostela See on map Region Noroeste Galicia A Coruña Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 254 596,25 AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA Italy Net EU contribution € 272 250,00 Address VIA CAVOUR 71 00184 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 272 250,00 NOVA-INSTITUT FUR POLITISCHE UND OKOLOGISCHE INNOVATION GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 270 750,00 Address LEYBOLDSTRASSE 16 50354 Hurth See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Rhein-Erft-Kreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 270 750,00 Partners (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS NORMALISATIE INSTITUUT Netherlands Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address VLINDERWEG 6 2623 AX Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG Germany Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Unter den Eichen 87 12205 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data RSB ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE BIOMATERIALS ASSOCIATION Switzerland Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address CHEMIN DE BALEXERT 7 1219 CHATELAINE See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data ISEAL ALLIANCE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address THE GREEN HOUSE, 244-254 CAMBRIDGE E2 9DA London See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region London Inner London — East Tower Hamlets Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data
