ISCC works towards a green and liveable planet
- Implementation of zero-deforestation
- Protection of land with high biodiversity value and high carbon stock
- Protection of soil, water and air
- Compliance with human, labour and land rights
- Measurement and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- Traceability throughout supply chains
- Integration of smallholders in international supply chains
- Compliance with laws and international treaties
- Good management practices
News & Events
8th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference
The annual ISCC Global Sustainability Conference took place on 20 February 2018 in Brussels. It was a great success and set a new visitor record with almost 250 registrations!
Word first ISCC Independent Smallholder Certificate
26 March 2018, Jambi (Indonesia): Insights into challenges for independent smallholder to become certified and innovative tools/approaches to tackle these challenges will be given.
Technical Stakeholder Dialogue “Waste, Residues and Advanced Low Carbon Fuels”
The first meeting will take place on 17 July 2018 in Shanghai (China)
ISCC EU and PLUS Basic Training
24 – 26 April 2018, Cologne, Germany (fully booked)
18 – 20 July 2018, Shanghai, China
09 – 11 October 2018, Cologne, Germany
ISCC Greenhouse Gas Training
04 – 05 June 2018, Cologne, Germany
Article on “Indonesian Independent Smallholders to Earn the World’s First ISCC Smallholder Certification”
23 March 2018
Article on the ISCC Conference “Promoting Sustainability in Agricultural Supply Chains” (Spanish)
09 March 2018
Addressing the sustainability of sugarcane
15 February 2018
ISCC can now be followed on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
17 May 2017: Stay up-to-date with news, trainings and events from ISCC by following us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Sustainability certification for all feedstocks and markets on a global scale
You are handling different feedstocks and you would like to only have one sustainability certification scheme that covers them all? With ISCC, only one audit is required to supply all feedstocks to all markets
ISCC is a multi-stakeholder initiative
ISCC is governed by an association with 90+ members
8th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference
20 February 2018, Brussels
During the annual ISCC Conference and General Assembly, members of ISCC as well as interested parties from industry, trade, NGOs, associations, research and authorities come together to discuss latest developments, challenges, opportunities and emerging trends in sustainability and sustainability certification for all markets.
What people are saying about ISCC
Testimonials
With ISCC we have set ourselves apart as an example to our community, as the leaders in environmental and human rights protection.
Cristóbal Roda Vaca, CEO, Aguaí, Bolivia
We consider ISCC as a great partner. Together with ISCC we have deepened the knowledge of environmental activities necessary to guarantee an agricultural production that is safe, sustainable and climate friendly.
Elson Fernandes de Lima, Manager, Casa da Floresta Ambiental, Brazil
The GHG methodology, calculation and verification under ISCC is science-based, well-established, with broad acceptance around the globe.
Dr Steffen Mueller, PHD Principal Economist, The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Well over a thousand Canadian growers are now ISCC certified confirming that Canadian growers and processors meet ISCC’s stringent global sustainability standards. ISCC has proven to be a robust, effective certification system for sustainability.
Samara Hutton, Manager, The Canola Council of Canada, Canada
We support ISCC as it is a solid system already integrating social security issues and promoting the further inclusion of food security aspects.
Dr Rafaël Schneider, Deputy Director, Welthungerhilfe, Germany
ISCC is a multi-feedstock standard. This is a clear advantage compared to other certification schemes. Once the management is set up, you can easily use the scheme for various commodities and serve several markets. This makes ISCC highly efficient.
Albrecht Baetge, Sustainability Manager Europe, ADM, Germany
We use ISCC as ISCC has developed a solid GHG calculation methodology and a GHG audit approach that works well in practice.
Andreas Vogt, Managing Director, Bunge Deutschland GmbH, Germany
It was a natural choice for UPM to choose ISCC. It is the most widely used certification scheme and it really gives you proof of sustainability throughout the supply chain.
Maiju Helin, Sustainability and Regulation Manager, UPM, Finland
When we have chosen ISCC, we knew that our customers get the certificate which proofs that everything in the supply chain was done correctly.
Christian Dyczek, Sustainability Manager, Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH, Austria
Impact of ISCC
So far, ISCC has issued more than 17,000 certificates in more than 100 countries
17,000+
certificates issued
100+
countries
3,000+
system users
30+
cooperating certification bodies
60+
ISCC trainings conducted
670+
ISCC trained auditors
90+
ISCC association members
ISCC`s contribution to a better world
ISCC is a member of the UN Global Compact and supports major international initiatives
