ISCC’s objectives
Contributing to the implementation of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production and use of all kinds of biomass in global supply chains
Our way
- Implementing social and ecological sustainability criteria
- Monitoring deforestation-free supply chains
- Avoiding conversion of biodiverse grassland
- Calculating and reducing GHG emissions
- Establishing traceability in global supply chains
ISCC is a globally leading certification system
ISCC offers solutions to address sustainability requirements for all feedstocks and markets
ISCC sustainability principles
ISCC aims at the implementation of highest sustainability requirements
Ecological sustainability
- Protection of land with high biodiversity value or high carbon stock
- Deforestation free supply chains
- Environmentally responsible production to protect soil, water and air
Social sustainability
- Safe working conditions
- Compliance with human, labour and land rights
Compliance with laws and international treaties
Monitoring of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Methods to calculate GHG emissions
- Monitoring of GHG reduction
- Compulsory for EU biofuels market
Good management practices


Supply chain management
Traceability throughout the supply chain enables each player to source sustainable products from any certificate holder
All relevant elements of the supply chain must obtain a certificate in order to handle sustainable materials. For final products processed from agricultural feedstocks or crop residues the first two relevant elements of the supply chain are the farm or plantation and the first gathering point, also known as country elevator. For final products derived from alternative raw materials, such as wastes or residues the first two relevant elements of the supply chain are the point of origin and the collecting point.
Individual solutions for certification
Extend your certificate to specific market requirements
Are you interested in
- Producing non-GMO?
- Reducing GHG emissions?
- Decreasing consumables?
- Meeting specific legal or market requirements?
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