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ISCC Technical Stakeholder Committee – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Upcoming Technical Stakeholder Meeting

10 October 2024

Online Meeting: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (CEST)

The attendance is free of charge.

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Co-Chairs of the Committee

  • Mr Frederic Dreux (Unilever)
  • Mr Jason Pierce (Eastman)

About the Technical Stakeholder Committee

ISCC is committed to supporting the shift towards the circular economy and bioeconomy. The ISCC Technical Stakeholder Committee – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy provides a platform for stakeholders to engage in a constructive dialogue on the sustainability certification of recycled and bio-based materials.

More information on ISCC PLUS certification for the circular economy and bioeconomy

Meet the Co-Chairs

Mr Frederic Dreux (Unilever)                                    
Mr Jason Pierce (Eastman)

8th Technical Stakeholder Meeting

28 November 2023, Online Meeting

Agenda
Recap

The 8th ISCC Technical Stakeholder Meeting on Circular Economy and Bioeconomy, held on 28 November 2023, was a virtual meeting with more than 230 participants from all over the world. The meeting covered several key topics, starting with updates and developments in ISCC PLUS, highlighting the latest progress in this area. A significant portion of the discussion focused on legislative developments in Japan, highlighting the evolving regulatory landscape in the country. Furthermore, the meeting covered the UK Plastic Packaging Tax and its implications on chemical recycling, providing insights into how these regulatory measures might shape the industry. The integration of the Mass Balance Approach into sustainability goals within the ISCC PLUS framework was another crucial aspect discussed, emphasizing the importance of aligning environmental objectives with certification processes. Lastly, the meeting addressed ISCC’s partnership with Amazon’s CPF (Climate Pledge Friendly) Program, exploring the collaborative efforts between the two entities in promoting sustainable practices. The meeting overall provided a comprehensive overview of recent developments and collaborations within the ISCC community, demonstrating a commitment to advancing circular economy and bioeconomy initiatives. Thank you to all speakers and participants for their contributions!

Presentations from the 8th Meeting

1_Update on ISCC PLUS – Overview on EUDR, Plastic Tax, Green Claims Directive – Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System 3.6 MB 2_Japan’s Policy for Bioplastics towards 2030 and 2050 and Position to Mass Balance Approach – Hiroyuki Ueda, Chief Researcher, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd, behalf of MOE 1.6 MB 3_Plastic Packaging Tax and a Mass Balance Approach – Mark Palmer, Senior Policy Advisor – Plastic Packaging Tax Policy, HMRC 155.4 KB 4_Integration of Mass Balance Approach into the EPR System – Dr Guillaume Gamon, Project Manager, CITEO 697.0 KB 5_Recent Developments and Market Expansion of ISCC PLUS – Dr Stefan Gärtner, Senior Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions 685.5 KB 6_Achieving sustainability goals with ISCC PLUS – Meike Rapp, Sustainabaility Manager, BRITA Group 1.2 MB

7th Technical Stakeholder Meeting

6 June 2023, Online Meeting

Agenda
Recap

Thank you to the more than 450 participants from around the world that took part in our 7th ISCC Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy! The meeting focused on discussions about regulations and the acceptance and possible recognition of mass balance. Subscribe to our newsletter to read a summary of the event in the next issue. Thank you to the speakers from Unilever, Eastman, the European Commission, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), CEFIC, Kingspan Group, Meo Carbon Solutions and ISCC for their interesting contributions!

Presentations from the 7th Meeting

Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update on ISCC PLUS 3.8 MB Annick Meerschman, Director Innovation, CEFIC, Europe – Energy Excluded Attribution Approach in Europe 1.2 MB Lizzie Young, Divisional Head of Sustainability, Kingspan Insulated Panels, UK – Acceptance of Mass Balance in Constuction Industry 753.2 KB Dr Stefan Gärtner, Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – Recent Development and Market Expansion of ISCC PLUS 907.2 KB Francesca Benzi, Packaging Sustainability Manager PepsiCo Europe, France – Implementing the Use of ISCC Certified Materials as a Brand Owner 834.2 KB

6th Technical Stakeholder Meeting

17 November 2022, Online Meeting

Agenda
Recap

Within our 6th ISCC Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy two of the highlights in the development of ISCC PLUS in 2022 were presented: first that we reached the highest number of participants in the ISCC PLUS trainings and second in the Technical Committee in June as well. And today we surpassed that number again with a total of 370 participants from around the world! Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in the discussion, and recognised ISCC as “the best developed standard in the industry,” to quote one of our expert speakers!

Presentations from the 6th Meeting

Isna Apriani, Senior Marketing Manager, Pigeon, Singapore – Implementing the Use of ISCC Certified Materials (Brand Owner) 1.9 MB Dr Stefan Gärtner, Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – Recent Developments and Market Expansion of ISCC PLUS 489.3 KB Alessandro Pistillo, Co-Chair of Work Stream GHG Scope 3 Sustainability, Together for Sustainability (TfS), Belgium – Setting Standards to Decarbonise the Chemical Industry 1.9 MB Adela Putinelu, Head of Policy, Plastic Energy Ltd., UK – Plastic to Plastic Chemical Recycling 1.4 MB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update on ISCC PLUS 4.2 MB

5th Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Agenda

14 June 2022, Online Meeting

Presentations from the 5th Meeting

Dr Stefan Gärtner, Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – Recent Developments and Market Expansion of ISCC PLUS 3.9 MB Henk Pool, Innovation Manager, Cefic, Belgium – The View of Chemical Refiners and Producers on Mass Balance and Attribution 760.0 KB Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director, Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), France – Update on Brand-owner Position on Mass Balance and Attribution 2.7 MB Gaultier Massip, Ecodesign Engineer, CITEO, France – Together, Let’s Give New Life to our Products 1.4 MB Kelsea Schumacher, Phd, Research Associate, Circular Economy Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US – Certification Approaches and their Role in Economic Transition 1.9 MB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update on ISCC PLUS and Next Steps 4.6 MB

4th Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Agenda

09 December 2021, Online Meeting

Presentations from the 4th Meeting

Jasmin Droste, System Manager and Jessica Michel, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Introduction of the ISCC Licensing Scheme and new On-Product Logos for Brand Owners 1.8 MB Julee Shapiro, Senior Manager Copywriting and Ben Chen, Manager EHS, Mattel Inc., United States – Implementation of ISCC PLUS as a Brand Owner 1.9 MB Dr Stefan Gärtner, Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – Future of Mass Balancing and Certified Attribution Approaches under ISCC PLUS 1.1 MB Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director, Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), France – Industry Position on Mass Balance and Attribution 993.1 KB Laura Griestop, Manager Sustainable Business and Markets and Justus Kammüller, Senior Manager Sustainable Business and Markets, WWF Germany – Circular Economy and the One Planet Business Framework 1.5 MB Werner Bosmans, Policy Officer Circular Economy, European Commission, Belgium – Policy Overview on Plastics in the EU 606.0 KB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update on ISCC PLUS 3.7 MB

3rd Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Agenda

15 June 2021, Online Meeting

Presentations from the 3rd Meeting

Jasmin Droste, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Working Group Logos and Claims 2.7 MB Dr Peter Hawighorst, Sustainability Consultant, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – ISCC PLUS Latest Developments and Way Forward 3.5 MB Prapti S. Muhuri, Manager, Recycling and Recovery, Plastics Division, American Chemistry Council, United States – Chemical Recycling and the Potential Role of Certification 2.1 MB Walter Marchionne, Head of R&D, Froneri, Italy – Case Study- Implementation of ISCC PLUS as a Brand Owner 1.2 MB Neil Scott, Sustainable Hydrocarbons Manager, Borealis Polymers N.V., Belgium – Potentials and Challenges for Scaling up Certification 1.1 MB Michael Schmidt, Chief Procurement Officer, Jokey Group, Germany – Scaling up ISCC PLUS Certification in the Field of Plastic Packaging 1.5 MB Mike Ross, Senior Packaging Manager, Food Solutions Global Knorr, The Netherlands – Upscaling the Use of Circular Polymers for Final Products in the Food Market 3.6 MB Emanuelle Maire, HoU Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, DG Environment, European Commission, Belgium – The Circular Economy Action Plan – Latest Developments and Outlook 2.8 MB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update on ISCC PLUS 7.6 MB

2nd Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Agenda

10 December 2020, Online Meeting

Presentations from the 2nd Meeting

Inna Knelsen, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Practical Certification Approach for Smaller Companies 597.4 KB Jessica Michel, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Update- Implementation of a Licensing Scheme for Brand Owners 1.3 MB Sara Malmström, Market and Innovation, Orkla, Sweden – Implementation of ISCC PLUS as a Brand Owner 936.0 KB Stéphane Perrollier, CEO, Justine Tardy, Marketing and Sales Manager, Qualiform, France – Case Study- Qualiform’s Promotion of New ISCC Certified Products in Collaboration with Eastman 1.2 MB Dr Sarmenio Saliba, Asset and Product Manager – Synthetic Rubber, Trinseo, Switzerland – Market Introduction of ISCC Certified Rubber- Opportunities and Challenges 696.2 KB Carlos Monreal, CEO, Joaquín Pineda, Permitting Manager, Plastic Energy, Spain – Scaling up Chemical Recycling and the Role of Certification 1.1 MB Dr Peter Hawighorst, Sustainability Consultant, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany – Development of ISCC PLUS since the Last Technical Stakeholder Meeting 1.9 MB Gaultier Massip, Ecodesign Engineer, Citeo, France – The French ERP system for household packaging and the potential role of ISCC PLUS certified polymers 2.3 MB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Welcome and Introduction to ISCC PLUS 3.6 MB
  • Dr Christian Krueger, Corporate Sustainability – Circular Economy, BASF, Hervé Millet, Climate and Production Director, Plastics Europe, Germany/France
    The CPA, Monitoring of Recycled Feedstock and The Role of Certification (The presentation cannot be shared – please find more information on the Circular Plastic Alliance here)

1st Technical Stakeholder Meeting – Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

04 June 2020, Online Meeting

Agenda

Presentations from the 1st Meeting

Dr Peter Hawighorst, Project Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Implementation of an Additional Attribution Approach – Requests from a Brand Owner 1,009.2 KB Dr Jan Henke, Director, Jessica Michel, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Implementation of a Licensing Scheme for Brand Owners and Adapted Certification Approach for Small-scale Companies 1.3 MB Jason Pierce, Group Leader, Circular Economy and LCA, Eastman, USA – Enabling world-scale advanced circular recycling of plastics with ISCC PLUS 1.4 MB Marc Close, Leader Circular Economy, SABIC, Netherlands – SABIC- Current use of ISCC and Challenges for Scaling up 1.0 MB Frederic Deux, R&D Packaging Leader, Unilever, Netherlands, Ana Pontvianne, Packaging Manager, REN Clean Skincare, UK – Experience of a Brand Owner in the Implementation of ISCC PLUS 1.5 MB Inna Knelsen, System Manager, ISCC System, Germany – Results of Public Consultation Phase on ISCC PLUS 536.6 KB Jenny Walther-Thoß, Policy Officer “Sustainable Biomass and Standards”, WWF Germany – Sustainability Certification for Products of the Circular Economy and Bioeconomy – An NGO Perspective 1.1 MB Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of Unit “Clean Technologies and Products”, European Commission, DG GROW, Belgium – The Circular Economy Action Plan as a New European Strategy 1.1 MB Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System, Germany – Update ISCC PLUS 2.6 MB
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