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RSB’s library is a repository of all documents relating to membership, certification, our sustainability framework, standards and procedures, and other general RSB publications. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact us at [email protected].

RSB takes a digital-first approach to our publications. However, paper-copy versions are available upon request, covering reasonable administrative costs. To request this, please contact us at [email protected].

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(STD 13-001) RSB Japan FIT Standard

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-13-001
  • Version: 2
  • Date: August 2024
This standard specifies requirements for operators producing, procuring and importing biomass into Japan under Japan’s Feed in Tariff (FIT) system. FIT sets out a system of incentives for the production of renewable electricity in Japan which includes subsidies for the procurement of biomass which includes vegetable oils as well as various agricultural and industrial residues and end-of-life products.
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15-001 RSB Procedure for Development and Modification of RSB Standards, RSB Procedures and RSB Guidance

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-15-001
  • Version: 3.3
  • Date: November 2022
The RSB Procedure for Development and Modification of RSB Standards, RSB Procedures and RSB Guidance describes how RSB Standards, RSB Procedures and RSB Guidance are developed and modified. The process outlined in this document is intended to be open and transparent in compliance with the ISEAL (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling) Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards.
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20-001 RSB Procedure for Traceability (Chain of Custody)

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-20-001
  • Version: 3.2
  • Date: May 2020
RSB’s Procedure for Traceability aims to ensure that Participating Operators put in place a robust and transparent chain of custody system that provides traceability for the RSB Certified Material acquired from and/or delivered to other operators in the supply chain.
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2020-01 Advanced Products Category III fossil feedstock substitution

  • Reference code: PG-2020-01
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2020
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Annex 1 to the RSB Guidance on the Harvesting of Forestry Residues (RSB-GUI-01-013-01)

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-013-01
  • Date: December 2024
This Annex has been produced in response to the identified need for verifiers and metrics that can be effectively used by auditors who carry out evaluations of the implementation of the RSB Guidance on Harvesting of Forestry Residues (RSB-GUI-01-013-01).
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Bioenergy – The Power of Renewable Biomass

  • Date: July 2021
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Blockchain Database for Sustainable Biofuels: A Case Study

  • Date: March 2021
RSB and Bioledger developed a case study on the potential of a blockchain database to support traceability of biofuel and its feedstocks and overcome the vulnerabilities identified by a recent fraud investigation in the Netherlands. The proposed solution — a blockchain database that enables verifiable proof of origin, secure consignment creation, process simplification, audit efficiency, data integrity, and central governance — was prototyped and trialled with project partners to process a total of 1,927,906 litres of feedstock, accurately representing real-life commercial and operational processes in 2020. The project was made possible by a grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
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Case study on the non-CO2 impact of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

  • Date: May 2024
Co-authored by RSB and To70, this case study explores the non-CO₂ impact of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The study was funded by The ClimateWorks Foundation.
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Certification Fee Calculator

  • Date: March 2026
Calculator for RSB Certification Fees.
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Chemicals and Polymers: An Industry Transforming

  • Date: June 2020
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Communications Toolkit: Sustainable Airports Platform (SAP)

This toolkit captures the key information, guidance and tools that make up the Sustainable Airports Platform (SAP) in one convenient place. It has been developed for RSB members, ALIGHT programme partners and targeted external stakeholders based on structured discussions coming from the meetings and presentations we’ve held to date with the platform group.
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Decarbonising Aviation: The Sustainable Way Forward

  • Version: 2.0
  • Date: November 2020
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Decarbonising the Maritime Sector: A White Paper of the RSB Sustainable Marine Fuel Platform

  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: September 2024
This white paper was developed by RSB, as part of the RSB Sustainable Marine Fuel Platform.
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Development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Ethiopia: A Roadmap

  • Date: October 2021
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Disponibilidade De Matéria-prima Para Combustível De Aviação No Brasil

  • Date: October 2021
Feedstock Availability for Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Brazil – Portuguese version
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Executive Summary: Blockchain Database for Sustainable Biofuels

  • Date: March 2021
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Executive Summary: Enabling FPIC Through Voluntary Standards

  • Date: September 2018
Since 2017, RSB and Equitable Origin (EO) have been working jointly on a project funded through the ISEAL Innovations Fund to research and develop a means of addressing the challenge of the meaningful implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). The key output from this project is draft framework for a tool that can be used to aid the verification process. The tool is multi-sided, facilitating a “co-audit” process that is jointly implemented by the assurance provider and by the affected Indigenous Peoples’ community.
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GUI-01-002 RSB Screening Tool

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-002
  • Version: 4.03
  • Date: December 2025
The RSB Screening Tool is an interactive exercise intended to help operators seeking certification to identify: a) the social and environmental aspects relevant to their operations which will need to be more closely monitored, and b) when a more detailed study or assessment of a particular aspect of the standard is required.
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GUI-01-002-01 RSB Impact Assessment Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-002-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: August 2017
Principle 2 (and its criteria and minimum requirements) of the RSB Principles & Criteria requires participating operators (POs) to complete a process called the RSB Impact Assessment. This document describes the process that should be followed, to give direction and guidance to POs and auditors. In many instances the PO may already have completed a government-regulated process, and the RSB standard requires that this process is streamlined and integrated with the RSB Impact Assessment.
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GUI-01-005-02 Rural and Social Development Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-005-02
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Rural and Social Development Guidelines provide guidance on how to improve the socio-economic conditions of a given area. However, it is important to note that each context is different, and each case has specific challenges and opportunities for which local stakeholder input is essential. For this reason, the RSB encourages operators to work with affected communities and vulnerable households to find the best ways to improve their lives.
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GUI-01-006-01 Food Security Assessment Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-006-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Food Security Assessment Guidelines provide guidance on measuring food security and conducting a food security impact assessment (FSIA). The FSIA should provide information on the status of, and the impact of the operation on, food security in the locality. The assessment should also provide guidance to operators on the most relevant measures they can employ to mitigate any negative impacts and enhance the food security of directly affected stakeholders.
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GUI-01-007-01 Conservation Impact Assessment Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-007-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Conservation Impact Assessment Guidelines help operators to conduct a conservation impact assessment by evaluating potential impacts of operations on conservation values. They describe key aspects to be investigated during the planning of new projects or ongoing activities in order to identify the potential impact of operations on conservation values (including the use of invasive species) and suggest good practices to minimise such impacts.
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GUI-01-008-01 Soil Impact Assessment Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-008-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Soil Impact Assessment Guidelines help operators to conduct a soil impact assessment by evaluating potential impacts of operations on local soils. They describe key aspects to be investigated during the planning of new projects or ongoing activities, in order to identify potential impacts operations may cause to soil health and, if relevant, good practices to minimise such impacts to an acceptable level.
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GUI-01-008-02 RSB Certification Protocol and Guidance for Harvesting Corn Stover as a Feedstock for Biofuels or Bio-products

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-008-02
  • Version: 1
  • Date: November 2017
RSB’s Certification Protocol and Guidance for Harvesting Corn Stover as a Feedstock for Biofuels or Bioproducts provides decision makers information regarding the practices and the metrics that should be followed by farmers and auditors to ensure that any removal of corn stover for cellulosic biofuel or bioproduct production is done in a way that complies with the RSB Principles & Criteria
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GUI-01-009-01 RSB Water Impact Assessment Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-009-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Water Impact Assessment Guidelines help operators to conduct a water impact assessment by evaluating potential impacts of operations on water resources. They describe key aspects to be investigated during planning of new projects or ongoing activities in order to identify potential impacts operations may have on water (including the use of invasive species) and good practices to minimise such impacts.
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GUI-01-012-01 Land Rights Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-012-01
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
RSB’s Land Rights Guidelines help operators identify existing rights to land (formal and informal) in the area of proposed operations, and to identify potential risks to the operation and impacts to rights-holders. They are also designed to help operators negotiate with rights-holders and users in line with their right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), both in land acquisition and for resolving disputes over land in both proposed and existing operations, in order to help operators avoid and resolve such disputes. The guidelines are intended to guide the operator to apply good practice, minimise risks, respect rights and avoid disputes in relation to land. These guidelines may also be used by the auditor to gain a better understanding of key aspects to be considered during certification process.
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GUI-2014-01 Guidance on Screening Tool 4b Question 6

  • Reference code: RG-2014-01
  • Date: January 2014
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GUI-2015-01-Updated Guidance on Palm Glycerin

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GUI-2016-02 Guidance on Forestry Processing Residues

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GUI-2018-01 RSB Guidance for RSB-STD-11-001-01-010 clause H.1.2.5 on “Mutual recognition in the context of waste / residues derived biofuels under the EU RED”

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GUI-2019-01 Reactive Guidance on Implementation of Principle 4, Criterion 4e, Minimum requirements

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GUI-2019-02 Guidance on Claims for Non-GMO Use in Cultivation

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GUI-2019-06 Guidance for Advanced Product Claims

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GUI-2019-07 Guidance on RSB Accreditation Scope

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GUI-2020-01 Reactive Guidance on EU RED Claims: Outsourcing industrial processes to operators not included in the RSB EU RED certification scope

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GUI-2020-02 Reactive Guidance on RSB-PRO-70-001: audit schedule changes due to conditions beyond the control of POs and CBs

  • Reference code: RG-2020-02
  • Version: 2.2
  • Date: June 2020
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GUI-2020-03 Reactive Guidance on the certification of first collectors using end-of-life plastic

  • Reference code: RG-2020-03
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: March 2020
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GUI-2020-04 Reactive Guidance on achieving the GHG emission reduction threshold under the RSB Standard for Advanced Products

  • Reference code: RG-2020-04
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: April 2020
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GUI-2020-05 RSB Reactive Guidance on Implementation of the RSB Japan FIT Standard

  • Reference code: RG-2020-05
  • Version: 3.0
  • Date: March 2021
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GUI-2020-06 Reactive Guidance on the Risk Assessment Tool

  • Reference code: RG-2020-06
  • Date: August 2020
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GUI-2021-1 RSB Guidance on Requirements to certify CORSIA eligible fuel

  • Reference code: PG-2021-1
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: February 2021
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GUI-2024-06 Reactive Guidance on RSB Standard for advanced fuels: Flexible Attribution for Fuel Operators

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GUI-2024-07 RSB Proactive Guidance on the Roll Out of New RSB Logos and Labels

  • Reference code: PG-2022-07
  • Date: July 2024
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Guide to RSB Certification to the Japan FIT Scheme

  • Date: June 2021
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Impact Report 2021

  • Date: September 2022
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Impact Report 2022

  • Date: October 2023
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Impact Report 2023

  • Date: June 2024
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Implementing successful public policies to shape the sustainable future of the aviation industry

  • Date: September 2022
This publication, “Implementing successful public policies to shape the sustainable future of the aviation industry” is a White Paper of the RSB SAF Policy Platform.
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Monitoring & Evaluation Report 2019

  • Date: August 2020
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Monitoring & Evaluation Report 2020

  • Date: June 2021
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Newsletter 1 (December 2007)

  • Date: December 2017
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Newsletter 2 (August 2008)

  • Date: August 2008
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Newsletter 3 (January 2009)

  • Date: January 2009
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Newsletter 4 (August 2009)

  • Date: August 2009
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Newsletter 5 (February 2010)

  • Date: February 2010
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PG-2019-01 Implementation of Principles 4 and 12

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PG-2020-03 Mechanical Operator List

  • Reference code: PG-2020-03
  • Date: July 2020
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PG-2020-05 Mechanical Operator GHG Exemption

  • Reference code: PG-2020-05
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PG-2021-02 Certification of Group of Points of Origin under RSB Japan FIT certification scope

  • Reference code: PG-2021-02
  • Date: February 2021
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PG-2025-05 Guidance on the Application of Updated Risk Classification

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-PG-2025-05
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2026
Proactive guidance providing a description of how updated risk classifications affect new and existing certificates, as well as actionable guidance for certification bodies.
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PRO 20-001-002 Procedure for Registry Book & Claim Recognition

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-20-001-002
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: March 2024
The RSB Book & Claim Recognition Procedure describes the requirements and the process that an independent book and claim registry operator must fulfil to demonstrate compliance with principles outlined in the RSB Book & Claim Manual. From the next major revision, this document will be numbered as PRO-20-003.
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PRO-01-001 RSB Phase-in Procedure

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-01-001
  • Version: 1
  • Date: June 2014
“The RSB Phase-In Procedure describes how and when RSB participating operators, certification bodies and accreditation body shall put in place RSB new standards/procedures and/or new versions of existing RSB standards/procedures. For any new document, a phase-in period is allowed in order to minimise the disruption of certification and accreditation processes.”
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PRO-11-101 RSB EU RED Chain of Custody Procedure

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-11-101
  • Version: 4
  • Date: May 2025
RSB’s EU RED Chain of Custody Procedure aims to ensure that Participating Operators put in place a robust and transparent chain of custody system that provides traceability for the RSB EU RED and/or EU RED Certified Material (e.g. biomass, chemical intermediaries, biofuel, etc.) acquired from and/or delivered to other operators in the supply chain. This standard also aims to ensure that sustainability claims based on compliance with RSB standards only accompany material that is acquired, handled, and forwarded by RSB certified operators according to the requirements included in this standard. This document was previously numbered as PRO-11-101 and known as the RSB EU RED Procedure for Traceability (Chain of Custody).
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PRO-30-001 RSB Procedure for Participating Operators

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-30-001
  • Version: 3.4
  • Date: December 2023
The RSB Standard for Participating Operators sets out the conditions operators shall meet when taking part in RSB certification systems. Operators taking part in RSB certification systems are referred to as ‘Participating Operators’ (POs). POs have control over, and take full responsibility for, all operations, processes, activities and sites in connection with putting RSB standards in place at all times. This standard also describes the role of the RSB Secretariat.
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PRO-45-001 RSB Procedure for Risk Management (Internal)

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-45-001
  • Version: 1.2
  • Date: December 2023
This procedure describes a risk management system based on the international standard ISO 31000 (Risk management – Principles and guidelines).
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PRO-50-001 RSB Procedure for Communication and Claims

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-50-001
  • Version: 3.6
  • Date: July 2024
RSB’s Procedure on Communications and Claims sets out the requirements Participating Operators must meet when using the RSB trademarks (e.g. RSB name, RSB logo, RSB Strapline, RSB on-product label) and compliance claims in association with certified products (“product-related claims”), as well as in general communication.
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PRO-60-001 RSB Procedure for Risk Management

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-60-001
  • Version: 3.4
  • Date: January 2026
RSB’s Procedure for Risk Management aims to make sure that Participating Operators identify, evaluate, mitigate and monitor the risk(s) related to their operations while putting in place RSB standards and procedures.
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PRO-65-001 RSB Grievance Procedure

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-65-001
  • Version: 3.2
  • Date: December 2023
RSB’s Grievance Procedure ensures that grievances against the implementation of RSB policies and procedures, recognised certification bodies, their certification decisions, and RSB members are handled in a timely, comprehensive, consistent, transparent, and effective manner.
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PRO-75-001 RSB Procedure for Accreditation Bodies

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-75-001
  • Version: 3.1
  • Date: February 2018
RSB’s Procedure for Accreditation Bodies ensures that accreditation bodies operating schemes for the accreditation of certification bodies take into account the specific features and requirements of the RSB standards and RSB certification systems and operate in a consistent, reliable and credible manner thereby facilitating their acceptance on a national and international basis.
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Proof of Sustainability (PoS) – RSB EU RED

  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2026
Proof of Sustainability (PoS) documentation for use with RSB EU RED certification and guidance.
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Proof of Sustainability (PoS) – RSB Global

  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2026
Proof of Sustainability documentation for use with RSB Global certification and guidance.
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Proof of Sustainability (PoS) – RSB ICAO CORSIA

  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2026
Proof of Sustainability (PoS) documentation for use with RSB ICAO CORSIA certification.
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Proof of Sustainability (PoS) – RSB Japan FIT

  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: January 2026
Proof of Sustainability (PoS) documentation for use with RSB Japan FIT certification and guidance.
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Report to the EU Commission on Assurance Stakeholder Involvement Market Updates

  • Date: July 2024
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RG-2017-02-Surveillance Audit

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RG-2017-06 Forwarding Material

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RG-2022-09 Transfer of RSB Certificates

  • Reference code: RG-2022-01
  • Version: 1.1
  • Date: September 2022
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RSB Activity Update 2012

  • Date: January 2012
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RSB Annual Conference 2021 – Partnership Options

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RSB Annual Conference 2022 | Partnership Opportunities

  • Date: December 2021
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RSB Annual Report 2009

  • Date: January 2009
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RSB Annual Report 2010

  • Date: January 2010
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RSB Annual Report 2011

  • Date: January 2011
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RSB Annual Report 2013

  • Date: January 2013
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RSB Annual Report 2014

  • Date: January 2014
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RSB Annual Review 2015

  • Date: January 2015
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RSB Annual Review 2016

  • Date: January 2016
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RSB Annual Review 2017

  • Date: January 2017
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RSB Annual Review 2018

  • Date: January 2018
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RSB Annual Review 2019

  • Date: August 2020
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RSB Annual Review 2020

  • Date: September 2021
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RSB Bulletin – 12 May 2010

  • Date: May 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 12 November 2010

  • Date: November 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 14 December 2010

  • Date: December 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 14 June 2010

  • Date: June 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 15 October 2010

  • Date: October 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 21 September 2010

  • Date: September 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 22 March 2011

  • Date: March 2011
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RSB Bulletin – 23 July 2010

  • Date: July 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 25 June 2010

  • Date: June 2010
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RSB Bulletin – 26 August 2011

  • Date: August 2011
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RSB Bulletin – 30 June 2011

  • Date: June 2011
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RSB Bulletin – 4 February 2011

  • Date: February 2011
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RSB Bulletin – 4 May 2011

  • Date: May 2011
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RSB Bulletin – April 2013

  • Date: April 2013
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RSB Bulletin – December 2011

  • Date: December 2011
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RSB Bulletin – December 2012

  • Date: December 2012
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RSB Bulletin – January 2012

  • Date: January 2012
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RSB Bulletin – July 2012

  • Date: July 2012
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RSB Bulletin – May 2012

  • Date: September 2016
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RSB Bulletin – November 2013

  • Date: November 2013
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RSB Bulletin – October 2011

  • Date: October 2011
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RSB Bulletin – September 2012

  • Date: September 2012
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RSB Corn Factsheet – Portuguese

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RSB GHG Tools FAQs

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-13-002
  • Version: 1
  • Date: July 2025
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RSB Ground Transport – Sustainability for the Road Ahead

  • Date: August 2021
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RSB Guidance on the Harvesting of Forestry Residues

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-01-013-01
  • Date: November 2024
The objective of this guidance is to specify the normative requirements for the certification of the harvesting of forestry residues in the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification system. This guidance is a normative document within the RSB certification system and constitutes Section 3 of the RSB Woody Biomass Standard Amendment1 [RSB-SA-01]. This RSB Guidance on the Harvesting of Forestry Residues [RSB-GUI-01-013-01] has been developed with the aim of providing further clarity on how to undertake the harvesting of forestry residues while ensuring the sustainability of the forestry practices, in particular, with regards to soil carbon management. This guidance is focused on specifying the requirements for sustainable forestry residue harvesting and sustainable soil carbon management practices (complementing Section 3.2 ‘Sustainability requirements’ and Subsection 3.2.2 of the RSB Woody Biomass Standard Amendment [RSB-SA-01]).
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RSB Handbook: Power-to-X in the sustainable transition

  • Date: December 2023
RSB’s handbook on Power-to-X (PtX) provides everything you need to know about PtX technologies to make the sustainable transition to a bio-based and circular economy.
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RSB Impact Report 2024

  • Date: September 2025
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RSB List of Documents

  • Reference code: RSB-DOC-10-001
  • Date: May 2021
List of RSB Documents & References
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RSB Market Acceleration Indicator Module

  • Reference code: PRO-20-004 (PILOT)
  • Version: 1
  • Date: December 2025
This Module aims to define market acceleration standards recognising the benefit of long-term offtake agreements to transact the environmental attributes (EAs) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using RSB’s Book and Claim (B&C) System. Accordingly, it should be read in the context of the RSB Book and Claim System1 and the RSB Market Acceleration Indicator Methodology.
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RSB Methodology for Displacement Effects (Voluntary Add-On)

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-04-002
  • Version: 1.1
  • Date: December 2025
Displacement emissions are indirect emissions from producing a replacement feedstock when an economically valuable feedstock is removed from the market. This Standard describes the methodology to estimate displacement emission risk level.
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RSB Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Programme 2025

  • Date: February 2025
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RSB Newsletter (August 2017)

  • Date: August 2017

RSB Newsletter (December 2014)

  • Date: December 2014
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RSB Newsletter (December 2016)

  • Date: December 2016

RSB Newsletter (December 2017)

  • Date: December 2017

RSB Newsletter (December 2018)

  • Date: December 2018

RSB Newsletter (December 2019)

  • Date: December 2019

RSB Newsletter (February 2015)

  • Date: February 2015
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RSB Newsletter (February 2016)

  • Date: February 2016
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RSB Newsletter (July 2013)

  • Date: July 2013
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RSB Newsletter (July 2014)

  • Date: July 2014
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RSB Newsletter (July 2022)

RSB Newsletter (June 2016)

  • Date: June 2016
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RSB Newsletter (June 2018)

  • Date: June 2018

RSB Newsletter (June 2019)

  • Date: June 2019

RSB Newsletter (June 2022)

  • Date: March 2019

RSB Newsletter (June/July 2015)

  • Date: June 2015
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RSB Newsletter (March 2014)

  • Date: March 2014
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RSB Newsletter (March 2016)

  • Date: March 2016
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RSB Newsletter (March 2017)

  • Date: March 2017

RSB Newsletter (March 2018)

RSB Newsletter (May 2014)

  • Date: May 2014
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RSB Newsletter (May 2015)

  • Date: May 2015
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RSB Newsletter (May 2017)

  • Date: May 2017

RSB Newsletter (November 2015)

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RSB Newsletter (October 2014)

  • Date: October 2014
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RSB Newsletter (October 2019)

  • Date: October 2019

RSB Newsletter (September 2014)

  • Date: September 2014
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RSB Newsletter (September 2015)

  • Date: September 2015
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RSB Newsletter (September 2016)

  • Date: September 2016
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RSB Newsletter (September 2018)

  • Date: September 2018

RSB Outcome Evaluation Report 2016

  • Date: May 2016
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RSB Outcome Evaluation Report 2017

  • Date: May 2017
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RSB Outcome Evaluation Report 2018

  • Date: May 2018
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RSB Participating Operator Agreement

  • Date: August 2025
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RSB Principles and Criteria: 2022 Revisions

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-001
  • Version: 3.1
  • Date: December 2022
This document lists all revisions to the RSB Principles & Criteria (RSB-STD-01-001), approved during the 2022 Assembly of Delegates. The revisions will be piloted during 2023, with feedback gathered during the pilot process to enable further clarifications.
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RSB Proactive Guidance on 14C Tests (RSB-GUI-PG-2025-01)

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-PG-2025-01
  • Date: January 2025
Following the publication of the COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/1640 of 5 June 2023 on the methodology to determine the share of biofuel and biogas for transport, produced from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process, Participant Operators using a method other than the radiocarbon (14C) testing as the main testing method should regularly use radiocarbon (14C) testing of the outputs to verify the correctness of the main testing method used. The requirements for these methods are set out in the following RSB standards: • RSB-PRO-11-001-20-001 – RSB EU RED Traceability • RSB-STD-11-001 – Standard for EU Market Access This guidance provides further information on 14C test results.
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RSB Proactive Guidance on Co-Processing GHG Calculations (RSB-GUI-PG-2025-02)

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-PG-2025-02
  • Date: January 2025
Following the publication of the COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/1640 of 5 June 2023 on the methodology to determine the share of biofuel and biogas for transport, produced from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process in line with the European Union Directive 2018/2001/EU on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II), the RSB-STD-11-001 – Standard for EU Market Access and the RSB-PRO-11-001-20-001 – RSB EU RED Traceability were updated to include the established requirements for Co-Processing. One of the main issues in Co-Processing is how to assess and allocate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the production process’s resulting outcomes. This document was created to provide further guidance related to greenhouse gas calculations for fuels resulting from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process, expanding information about the requirements stated in the RSB-STD-11-001 – Standard for EU Market Access, in line with the European Union Directive 2018/2001/EU on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II).
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RSB Procedure for Book and Claim Chain of Custody (The RSB Book and Claim Manual)

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-20-002
  • Version: 4.2
This procedure describes the principles and rules of the RSB Book & Claim System, which consists of the RSB Book & Claim Manual and the RSB Registry (and network of recognised registries).
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RSB Procedure for Joining the RSB Impact Alliance

  • Reference code: RSB-PRO-80-001
  • Version: 1.1
This procedure defines the requirements for RSB’s endorsement of Voluntary Certification Systems joining the RSB Impact Alliance. To this end, this procedure defines the basis for collaboration with other Voluntary Certification Systems to remove barriers and scale positive impacts on our path to transition into a circular bioeconomy. Once endorsed, Certification Systems can allow Certification Bodies that are recognised under those Systems to audit, certify and issue certificates based on the requirements identified in this procedure. Operators that are certified under the RSB Impact Alliance will be able to make RSB Impact Alliance claims on their products, processes and services.
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RSB Public M&E System Report (May 2017)

  • Date: May 2017
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RSB Self Risk Assessment Tool

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RSB Smallholder Case Study: SOCICANA

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RSB Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Guidelines

  • Reference code: RSB-GUI-05-001
  • Version: 3
  • Date: January 2018
The RSB Social Impact Assessment Guidelines are designed to help the operator understand the RSB social impact assessment (SIA) process. The guidelines should be read together with the RSB Impact Assessment Guidelines (RSB-GUI-02-001) which provide a roadmap of the various processes required to complete the RSB impact assessment process and stakeholder engagement process, the latter being central to the completion of the SIA. This document was previously numbered as GUI-01-005-01.
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RSB Soil Impact Indicator Methodology: Soil carbon accumulation measurement and verification

  • Version: 1
  • Date: November 2024
This document outlines the methodology for RSB’s Soil Impact Indicator, focusing on soil carbon. The purpose of developing this methodology was to research and assess the current information, indicators, and tools available (and easily accessible for end users) and build on the existing knowledge and resources to develop a methodology that could serve the needs of RSB, RSB POs, and interested stakeholders.
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RSB Soil Impact Indicator Methodology: Soil health measurement and verification

  • Version: 1
  • Date: November 2024
This document outlines the methodology for RSB’s Soil Impact Indicator, focusing on soil health. The purpose of developing this methodology was to research and assess the current information, indicators and tools available (and easily accessible for end users) and to build on the existing knowledge and resources to develop a methodology that could serve the needs of RSB, RSB Participating Operators (POs) and interested stakeholders
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RSB Standard Amendment – RSB requirements for woody biomass

  • Reference code: RSB-SA-01
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: December 2021
This RSB Standard Amendment has been developed with the aim to review and clarify the approach of the RSB towards woody biomass, related to adequate sustainability requirements (RSB Principles & Criteria) as well as the calculation of Greenhouse Gas emissions. The RSB certification system is a risk-based system which means that several tools and mechanisms are available to en-sure that the focus of the implementation and auditing is set at areas that matter most in a specific context (for example: RSB Screening Tool, RSB Approach for Waste and Residues reflected in the RSB Standards for Advanced Fuels and Advanced Products) while removing barriers to certification for low-risk feedstocks.
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RSB Standards & Certification Overview

  • Date: March 2025
The RSB Standards & Certification Overview is designed to provide a clear and structured guide to RSB’s comprehensive sustainability framework.
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RSB Standards Workplan 2019-2020

  • Date: January 2019
RSB’s Standards Workplan covers all planned work to the RSB Standards during 2019-2020
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RSB Standards Workplan 2021-2022

  • Date: January 2021
RSB’s Standards Workplan covers all planned work to the RSB Standards during 2021-2022
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RSB Standards Workplan 2023

  • Date: February 2023
RSB’s Standards Workplan covers all planned work to the RSB Standards during 2023.
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RSB Standards Workplan 2024

  • Date: October 2023
RSB’s Standards Workplan covers all planned work to the RSB Standards during 2024.
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RSB Standards Workplan 2025

  • Version: 1
  • Date: January 2025
As a transparent, stakeholder inclusive and robust certification system RSB communicates its plans for standards development to its members, operators, and wider stakeholders. This document is the RSB’s Standards Work Plan for 2025. It follows up on the 2024 RSB Standards Work Plan and updates the status of the standard development activities finalised and under development in 2024. Additionally, it looks into 2025, providing an overview of the expected new improvements to be carried out in 2025.
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RSB Water Impact Indicator Methodology: Irrigated crops

  • Version: 1
  • Date: November 2024
This document outlines the methodology for RSB’s Water Impact Indicator, focusing on irrigated crops. The objective of the development of the RSB Crop Water Impact Indicator Methodology is to provide a normative basis for demonstrating positive impacts in water ecosystems (efficiency in water use in agricultural practices) – following a science-based and credible approach – through the implementation of appropriate management practices by Participating Operators (POs) in the RSB system.
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RSB Water Impact Indicator Methodology: Water gains through the removal of invasive alien plant biomass and implementation of follow-up activities to prevent re-infestation

  • Version: 1
  • Date: November 2024
This document outlines the methodology for RSB’s Water Impact Indicator, focusing on water gains achieved through the removal of invasive biomass and follow-up activities to prevent re-infestation. The purpose of the development of this methodology and tool was to research and assess the current knowledge, indicators and tools available (and easily accessible for end users) and to build off the existing knowledge and resources to develop a concept tool that could serve the needs of RSB, RSB POs and interested stakeholders. The RSB Water Impact Methodology and tool for water gains due to IAP clearings have been developed by RSB in collaboration with the third-party consultancies Blue North and Blue Science.
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RSB-PRO-70-001 RSB Procedure for Certification Bodies and Auditors

  • Reference code: PRO-70-001
  • Version: 5.1
  • Date: January 2026
The RSB Procedure for Certification Bodies (CBs) and Auditors ensures that RSB CBs carry out evaluations and certification of operators against the RSB Standard in a stringent, efficient, impartial, consistent, comprehensive and transparent way. This procedure is based on the requirements of the international standards ISO/IEC 17065, ISO 19011, ISAE 3000 as well as the ISEAL Assurance Code.
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RSB-STD-01-003-01 RSB GHG Calculation Methodology

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-003-01
  • Version: 3.2
  • Date: July 2025
RSB’s GHG Calculation Methodology is intended to define the GHG calculation methodology to be used by participating operators in the RSB certification scheme when calculating GHG emissions for the scope of their operations. This standard describes the methodology for calculating GHG emissions as embedded in the RSB Greenhouse Gas Calculator Tools. Furthermore, the intent of this standard is to ensure that all operators participating in the RSB certification systems use the same, standardised methodology to calculate GHG emissions. In the next revision of the GHG methodology, the numbering of this document will change to RSB-STD-03-001.
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RSB: The Importance of the Bioeconomy

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SAF Sustainability Guidance for Airports

  • Date: January 2023
This report, “SAF Sustainability Guidance for Airports” is a summary of the Sustainable Airports Platform outputs in 2022.
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Scenario Development Report on The Future of Sustainable Biofuels in Ethiopia

  • Date: August 2020
A group of stakeholder participants near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2020 to develop a set of scenarios for the sustainable biofuels sector in Ethiopia. The workshop was specifically designed to be a collective participatory process attended by some of these stakeholders, as opposed to generating expert-led scenarios.
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Standards Workplan 2026

  • Date: January 2026
Overview of standards development activities and updates in 2026.
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STD 15-001 RSB Standard for Adaptation to Crop Specific Conditions

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-15-001
  • Version: 2.1
  • Date: March 2011
“The RSB Standard for Adapatation to Crop Specific Conditions ensures that the RSB Principles & Criteria (and corresponding indicators) can be adapted to the political, legal, customary and/or technical social, environmental, cultural, ethical and/or economic conditions specific to the cultivation of a determined crop. ”
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STD 15-002 RSB Standard for Adaptation to Geographic Conditions

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-15-002
  • Version: 2.1
  • Date: March 2011
The RSB Standard for Adapatation to Geographic Conditions ensures that the RSB Principles & Criteria (and corresponding indicators) can be adapted to the political, legal, customary and/or technical social, environmental, cultural, ethical and/or economic conditions in a particular geographic regions.
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STD-01-001: RSB Principles & Criteria

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-001
  • Version: 4.1
  • Date: July 2025
The RSB Principles & Criteria is the core document of the RSB sustainability framework sets out the general requirements for operations producing, converting and processing biomass, advanced fuels, products and biomaterials. This standard applies to all operators taking part in the RSB certification system as individual or groups of economic operators (e.g. a group of farmers), with the exception of traders who are not involved in the production, processing or transformation of biomass or any of its derivatives.
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STD-01-002 RSB Glossary of Terms

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-002
  • Version: 1.6
  • Date: May 2025
The RSB Glossary of Terms provides definitions for all relevant terminology within the RSB system.
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STD-01-003-02 RSB Fossil Fuel Baseline Calculation Methodology

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-003-02
  • Version: 2.1
  • Date: May 2011
RSB’s Fossil Fuel Baseline Calculation Methodology is intended to encompass the calculation of the fossil fuel baseline for gasoline, diesel and jey kerosene. The fossil fuel baseline contained in this document is to be used by RSB Participating Operators when demonstrating compliance with Principle 3 on GHG Emissions. From the next revision, this document will be numbered as RSB-STD-03-002.
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STD-01-010 RSB Standard for Advanced Fuels

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-01-010
  • Version: 2.7
  • Date: December 2025
The RSB Standard for Advanced Fuels describes the requirements for the production of advanced fuels, including: • Fuels from biogenic end-of-life products and production residues • Recycled carbon fuels from non-biogenic end-of-life products and production residues • Renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin • Power to X technologies This standard is applicable to fuel producers, traders, processors and transporters in any region of the world – excluding the EU (if you are within the EU or seeking to trade with it, please use our RSB EU RED Fuel Standard). From the next scheduled major revision, this document will be renumbered as RSB-STD-06-001.
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STD-02-001 RSB Standard for Advanced Products (non-energy use)

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-02-001
  • Version: 2
  • Date: December 2018
This RSB Standard for Advanced Products enables producers of non-energy use products and their intermediates to demonstrate sustainable practices throughout their supply chain. Advanced Products can come in different forms. The following product categories are covered by this standard: • Category I: Products that are bio-based. These products are derived from biomass and have a share of bio-based content not less than 25% present in the product; • Category II: Products produced from non-biogenic end-of-life products or production residues; • Category III: Products produced in a production system that processes bio-based feedstock or non-bio-based end-of-life products or production residues in combination with virgin fossil feedstock and that ensures that at least 25% of the virgin fossil feedstock needed to produce the certified product batch are replaced by alternative feedstock (bio-based feedstock or non-bio-based end-of-life products, by-products or residues).
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STD-03-001 RSB Principles & Criteria for Smallholder Groups

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-03-001
  • Version: 1
  • Date: October 2014
The RSB Principles and Criteria for Smallholder Groups presents the RSB Principles, Criteria and Requirements for the production of biomass feedstock by smallholders and for micro and small‐scale feedstock processing and biomass production. The RSB Principles, Criteria and Requirements are derived from the RSB P&C version 2.0. This document will be numbered as STD-05-001 from the next major revision.
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STD-03-002 RSB Standard for Adaptation to Smallholder Groups

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-03-002
  • Version: 1.1
  • Date: April 2015
The RSB Standard for Adaptation to Smallholder Groups specifies the RSB requirements for the certification of smallholder groups. Group certification is a mean to enable small-scale farmers (smallholders) to access RSB certification. For individual smallholders, third-party certification is not always an economically viable option. The basic understanding of group certification is that a group of farmers joins together to generate the necessary economies of scale to comply with the standard and system requirements. An appointed management unit will take over the responsibility of managing the certification process and putting the necessary systems in place to ensure the compliance of the individual group members under certification to the respective standard requirements. This standard was previously known as RSB Standard for Certification of Smallholder Groups. From the next scheduled revision, this document will be numbered as RSB-STD-05-002.
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STD-04-001 RSB Low ILUC Risk Biomass Criteria and Compliance Indicators

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-04-001
  • Version: 0.3
  • Date: June 2015
RSB Low ILUC Risk Biomass Criteria and Compliance Indicators are voluntary addition for operators looking to demonstrate that their operations have a low iLUC risk, i.e. are unlikely to cause any displacement of an equivalent biomass production to another location. The RSB Criteria and Compliance Indicators for low iLUC risk biomass and biofuels are based on the Low Indirect Impact Biofuels (LIIB) Methodology and were developed in collaboration with Ecofys.
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STD-11-001-01-010 RSB EU RED Standard for Advanced Fuels (Waste and Residues)

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-11-001-01-010
  • Version: 3
  • Date: May 2025
The RSB EU RED Standard for Advanced Fuels (Waste and Residues) aims to ensure that the use of waste and residues for biofuel production is appropriately addressed within the RSB certification system, by ensuring that negative environmental, social and economic impacts related to their use are minimised and that the requirements upon participating operators are appropriate. An additional intent is that waste and residues are verified back to their origin, as per EC Communication Ares(2014)3359578 from 10/10/2014. This standard was previously numbered as RSB-STD-11-001-01-010. From the next major revision, this document will be numbered as RSB-STD-11-102.
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STD-11-101 RSB Standard for EU Market Access

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-11-101
  • Version: 6
  • Date: May 2025
The objective of RSB’s Standard for EU Market Access, is to guarantee compliance of the RSB EU RED certification system with the EU sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, in order to ensure recognition of the RSB EU RED certification system by the EU as proof of compliance of biofuels and bioliquids with the EU sustainability criteria as defined in Directive 2018/2001/EU on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (EU RED) and in the Fuel Quality Directive (2009/30/EC). This standard was previously published as RSB-STD-11-001.
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STD-11-103 RSB EU RED Standard for RFNBOs and RCFs

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-11-103
  • Version: 1.0
  • Date: November 2025
The RSB EU RFNBO and RCF Standard defines the requirements for economic operators producing, importing, or handling Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBOs) and Recycled Carbon Fuels (RCFs) under the RSB EU RED certification system. It aligns with the provisions of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) and enables certification of synthetic fuels and fuels derived from non-renewable waste gases, ensuring compliance with sustainability, traceability, and GHG emission requirements. This standard applies to all operators active in RFNBO or RCF value chain, including points of origin, intermediate processors, fuel producers and traders, who seek EU RED recognition through RSB certification. This document was previously numbered as RSB-STD-11-001-001.
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STD-12-001 RSB Standard for ICAO CORSIA

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-12-001
  • Version: 1.6
  • Date: September 2025
This Standard specifies requirements for operators along the supply chain to produce SAF that is eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), and complies with RSB’s sustainability requirements – thus allowing aviation leaders to make powerful claims on GHG reductions and other important sustainability aspects such as food security, environmental protection and human rights.
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STD-15-003 RSB Standard for Adaptation to Biomass Production Standards

  • Reference code: RSB-STD-15-003
  • Version: 2.1
  • Date: March 2011
The RSB Standard for Adapatation to Biomass Production Standards ensures that RSB Principles, RSB Criteria and RSB Indicators can be adapted to integrate existing biomass production standards in the scope of certification of conformance with RSB Principles & Criteria. To this end the standard defines the requirements for the analysis of gaps between RSB Principles & Criteria and existing biomass production standards, for the development of RSB Interface Standards where necessary and for the process from application to decision on approval by RSB.
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Textiles & Fibres: An Industry Transforming

  • Date: October 2020
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White paper: Implementing successful public policies to shape the sustainable future of the aviation industry

  • Date: September 2022
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