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Annual ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

The ISCC Global Sustainability Conference is our annual flagship event, bringing together government bodies, regulators, ISCC Association members, ISCC system users, certification bodies, NGOs, research, and the wider sustainability community to share experiences, knowledge of best practices and innovations. The presentations are available for download from the ISCC website for three years.

Upcoming Global Sustainability Conference

Date to be announced

Hybrid Meeting, Brussels, Belgium

16th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

25 February 2026, Hybrid Event

On 25 February 2026, we successfully hosted our 16th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference in Brussels. We welcomed 280 participants onsite, and over 700 attendees online, coming from all around the globe!

We featured over 30 presentations given by sustainability experts, representatives from the European Commission, and industry leaders. Speakers shared their experiences, knowledge and insights over the latest developments across ISCC EU, ISCC PLUS, SAF, and AMF.

We would like to thank all our speakers and participants for being part of our flagship event, and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Agenda 2026
Recap

Welcome & Keynotes

ISCC Overview and Update – Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director ISCC, Germany 2.9 MB Global Market Outlook for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals, Regulatory Signals and Trade Dynamics – Dr Christoph Berg, Executive Director, Head of Biofuels Analytics, S&P, US 1,018.1 KB RED III Implementation, Industry Perspectives and the Role of Certification – Stefan Schreiber, President, Association of the German Biofuel Industry (VDB), Germany 717.2 KB From Policy to Practice, Certifying Credible Carbon Removals Through the EU CRCF Regulation – Giulio Volpi, Policy Coordinator, DG CLIMA, European Commission, Belgium 801.5 KB

Stream 1 – ISCC EU

Industry Readiness Under RED III and Emerging EU Frameworks – Sebastian Hirsz, Fuels Strategy Advisor, bp, UK, Co-Chair Automotive Fuels Issue Group, FuelsEurope 351.9 KB Driving Sustainability Through Collaboration, Results from Working Group Initiatives – Dr Christoph Gerlach, Sustainability Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 798.4 KB Implementing Regenerative Agriculture in Practice, Learnings Toward Certification – Dessislava Barzachka, Sustainability Execution Manager Europe and Asia, Bunge, Switzerland 1.7 MB The CLEVER Project – Nabil Abdalla, Senior Scientist, IFEU, Julia Diergarten, Senior Project Mnager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 1.2 MB From Policy to Practice, RFNBO Updates – Juan Marulanda, Sustainability Manager, ISCC System, Germany, and Julia Nevares, Senior Project Manager, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 1.9 MB

Stream 2 – ISCC PLUS

Update on Acceptance of MBA for Chemically Recycled Plastic for Plastic Packaging Tax – Mark Palmer, Lead for Chemical Recycling and MBA, HMRC, UK 1.1 MB Global Application and Outlook on ISCC PLUS – Dr Jan Henke, Director, ISCC System & Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 2.7 MB LG Chem’s Journey Toward Sustainable and Circular Solutions with ISCC PLUS – Sunghee Son, Director Business Development, LG Chem, Germany 3.4 MB ISCC for Food Ingredients, Insights from Thomy, a Nestlé Group Brand – Lourenço Nunes, Sustainability Delivery Manager, Thomy Nestlé, Switzerland 1.1 MB

Stream 3 – ISCC for SAF

ISCC Update – Adam Kirby, Senior Sustainability Manager – Aviation & Maritime, ISCC System, Germany 2.2 MB Cleared for Takeoff: The EU Regulatory Framework for SAF – Jo Dardenne, Policy Officer, European Commission, Belgium 822.8 KB SAF and Aviation Market Update and Insights – Daniel Chereau, Head Fuel, IATA, Switzerland 316.9 KB Driving Global Voluntary SAF Uptake – Andrea Caderon, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Analyst, Airbus, Alexander Losbichler, Senior Expert Business Development, OMV | Adam Kirby, ISCC 1.1 MB

Stream 4 – ISCC for AMF

ISCC Update – Dr Dario Formenti, Senior System Manager, ISCC System, Germany 1.2 MB Decarbonizing Shipping, Lessons Learned and Steps Ahead – Laura Lonza, Policy Officer, European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action, Belgium 578.5 KB Navigating Regulation and Reality, Delivering on the IMO’s Decarbonization Goals – Francielle Carvalho, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center, Denmark 799.9 KB Investing in the Future Fleet, How Alternative Fuels Are Ready for the Market – Virginia Gimeno, Sustainability and Logistics Waste Manager, Repsol, Spain 2.6 MB Beyond Bunkers, The Future of Marine Fuel – Tom Cahill, Sustainable Fuels Advisor, World Fuels Services, UK 589.5 KB Fuel Ecosystem with DHL and Hapag Lloyd – Kathrin Brost, Vice President, Global Head of GoGreen Program, DHL Global Forwarding, and Ratna Nataliani, Manager – Decarbonization, Hapag Lloyd 961.1 KB

15th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

20 February 2025, Hybrid Event

Agenda 2025
Full Recap

Morning Session

ISCC Overview and Update – Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, ISCC, Germany 2.3 MB Update on EU Policy on Carbon Removals – Giulio Volpi, Policy Coordinator, DG CLIMA, European Commission, Belgium 846.8 KB Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fuels – Gerard Ostheimer, Head of Secretariat, Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Council, CEO, Molecule Group, United States 1.8 MB

Stream 1 – ISCC EU

RED III Implementation in Spain – José González Pérez, Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), Spain 459.8 KB Journey to EUDR Compliance with ISCC – Pedro Ruano, GREMCA-Partner, Colombia 1.8 MB RFNBOs Certification Outlook and Further RED Developments – Julia Nevares, Senior Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 677.5 KB Preparing RFNBO Certification for the Energy Hub Lingen in Practice – Dr.-Ing. Timo Eickelkamp, Business Development and Project Manager, RWE Generation SE, Germany 1.3 MB Developments at ISCC: Integrity, Digitalisation and Integrating the UDB – Andreas Feige, Managing Director, ISCC System, Germany 990.0 KB

Stream 2 – ISCC PLUS

SUPD and PPWR – Update on Regulatory Developments – Werner Bosmans, Policy Officer, DG ENV, European Commission, Belgium 631.2 KB Global Application and Outlook on ISCC PLUS – Dr Jan Henke Director, ISCC System & Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 3.0 MB Towards a Circular Future with Chemical and Mechanical Recycling – Yvonne van der Laan, EVP Circular and Low Carbon Solutions, LyondellBasell, US 579.5 KB STABILO’s Road to a more Sustainable World with Widely Distributed Certified Products – Daniel Melzer & Dr Thomas Herbst, Central Quality Management Department, STABILO, Germany 2.9 MB The Application of ISCC CFC for SABIC’s Decarbonization Activities – Jan Kaptijn, Leader Low Carbon Product Development, SABIC, The Netherlands 1.9 MB Barilla’s Journey: Advancing with ISCC PLUS Certified Agricultural Products – Sergio De Pisapia, Purchasing Associate Farming Sustainable Manager, Barilla, Italy 3.5 MB

Stream 3 – ISCC SAF & SMF

SAF & SMF Advancements An ISCC Update and Introduction to the SAF Stream – Dr Dario Formenti, Senior System Manager, ISCC, Germany 1.4 MB Perspective from the Frontline: Fuel Suppliers and SAF Marketplace – Nicole Löschl, Advisor Sustainable Aviation, OMV, Austria 624.8 KB Neste – Driving Growth in Voluntary SAF Markets with the Credit Transfer System –Tina Trinks, Partnership Manager, Neste Impact Renewable Aviation, The Netherlands 497.4 KB

14th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

22 February 2024, Hybrid Event

Agenda 2024
Long Recap

Morning Session

ISCC Overview and Update – Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, ISCC, Germany 2.3 MB Update on EU Policy on Carbon Removals – Giulio Volpi, Policy Coordinator, DG CLIMA, European Commission, Belgium 846.8 KB Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fuels – Gerard Ostheimer, Head of Secretariat, Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Council, CEO, Molecule Group, United States 1.8 MB ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

Stream 1 – ISCC EU

RED III Status Quo and Outlook – Bernd Kuepker, Policy Officer, DG ENR European Commission, Belgium 1.2 MB RED III Implementation in The Netherlands – Camiel Fremouw, Project Leader Renewable Energy Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Netherlands 892.2 KB The Role of Bioethanol in Achieving EU Targets – Simona Vackeova, Director of Government Affairs ePURE, Belgium 649.8 KB Certifying E-Fuel Imports as RFNBO the Case of E-NG – Gregory Gilis, Vice President Tree Energy Solutions, Belgium 1.5 MB State of Play for RFNBO Certification – Julia Nevares, Senior Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 948.0 KB Developments at ISCC: Integrity, Digitalization and Integrating the UDB – Andreas Feige, Managing Director ISCC System, Germany 2.9 MB

Stream 2 – ISCC PLUS

SUPD and PPWR – Update on Regulatory Developments – Werner Bosmans, Policy Officer, DG ENV European Commission, Belgium 2.0 MB Global Application and Outlook on ISCC PLUS – Dr Jan Henke, Director ISCC System / Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 3.6 MB ISCC PLUS Certification for Dow’s Packaging Plastics – Dr Peter Sandkühler, Director Sustainability P&SP Dow Europe, Switzerland 1.2 MB Opportunities and Challenges for ISCC PLUS Certified Chemicals – Johannes Musseleck, Head of Global Sustainability INEOS Styrolution Group, Germany 2.2 MB Challenges and Opportunities of a Global Brand Owner Using ISCC PLUS Certified Material – Richard Akkermans, European R&D Packaging Sustainability Manager Mondelēz International, United Kingdom 1.6 MB Comparative Environmental Assessment of Plastic Waste Recycling and Energy Recovery – Full Professor, Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Center for Sustainable Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium 4.5 MB

Stream 3 – ISCC SAF & SMF

State of Market Play for SMF – Focus on Technology Options and Economics – Anya Fielding, Reporter – Oil Products Argus Media, United Kingdom 997.9 KB Overview of Regulatory Developments (IMO, EU, etc.) – Aixa Pérez, Regulatory Affairs Manager Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Denmark 1.3 MB

13th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

15 February 2023, Hybrid Event

Agenda 2023
Full Recap

Morning Session

Welcome Addresses and Latest Developments of ISCC, Prof Gernot Klepper, Chairman of ISCC e. V. Board, Dr Norbert Schmitz, ISCC System GmbH, Germany 5.7 MB Reducing GHG emissions from international shipping – the IMO’s action and GHG strategy, Gabriel Castellanos, IMO, UK 2.2 MB The role of carbon removals for net zero emissions, Dr Matthew Gilden, International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Austria 2.1 MB Commission proposal for a Carbon Removals Certification (CRC) regulation, Giulio Volpi, European Commission, Brussels 1.3 MB ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

Stream 1 – ISCC EU

Status quo and outlook/state of affairs on RED III, Bernd Kuepker, European Commission, Brussels 2.4 MB RFNBOs certification: requirements and GHG methodology, Julia Nevares, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 1.5 MB Biomethane sector in France – Certification requirements and the role of intermediate crops, Constance Brayé, Engie, France 1.3 MB Advancing the future of energy through sustainability certification, Lori Taylor, Valero Energy Corporation, USA 2.3 MB Innovative technologies for automated sustainability assessments, Dr Ilknur Celik Schoreels, Global Risk Assessment Services (GRAS), Germany 4.9 MB

Stream 2 – ISCC PLUS

PPW regulation, bio based, biodegradable and compostable plastics, SUP directive, Dr Werner Bormanns, European Commission, Brussels 1.1 MB Vision and principles for consumer centric chemical recycling development, Ignacio Gavilan, The Consumer Goods Forum, France 2.7 MB ISCC PLUS certification in there circular economy and bioeconomy, Dr Jan Henke, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany 2.8 MB Bio-based and circular feedstocks for the chemical industry, Maria Puustinen, Neste, Finland 1.9 MB Converter perspective on the use of sustainable raw materials, Robert Flores, Berry Global, USA 2.3 MB

Stream 3 – ISCC CORSIA & SMF

The EU’s action on sustainable aviation fuels as part of Fit for 55, Andrei Mungiu, European Commission, Belgium 462.4 KB Sustainability fuels in practice to decarbonize logistics, Dr Henrik Storch, DPDHL, Germany 729.7 KB Ensuring end-to-end-tracability and verification of SAF – the ISCC credit transfer system, Thomas Bock, ISCC System GmbH, Germany 1.7 MB The EU’s action on sustainable marine fuels as part of Fit for 55, Ricardo Batista ,European Commission, Belgium 1.4 MB Scaling up the supply of low-carbon marine fuels, Peter Schild, Proman, Switzerland 2.9 MB Putting a global shipping and logistics company on the path zero, Dr Giovanna Croxatto Vega, Maersk, Denmark 1.8 MB

12th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

8 February 2022, Virtual Event

Agenda 2022

11th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

24 February 2021, Virtual Event

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10th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

12 February 2020, Residence Palace, Brussels (Belgium)

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Press and presentations from the 10th Conference

“The Renewable Energy Directive (REDII)”, Circular Economy Magazine RE³, Issue 01, 2020 275.6 KB Latest Developments of ISCC, Dr Norbert Schmitz, ISCC 3.8 MB Developing Regulatory Framework under the RED II – Next Steps, Bernd Kupeker, European Commission 931.2 KB Opportunities and Challenges under the RED II – Policy Update from the UK, Chris Clarke, Department for Transportation 1.8 MB Policy Update Finland – Implementation of the RED II, Harri Haavisto, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 1.5 MB New Sustainability Criteria for Solid Biomass, Dr Peter Hawighorst, Meo Carbon Solutions 5.0 MB Implementing the Circular Economy in the European Union, Emanuelle Maire, European Commission 1.0 MB Innovative Developments for Circular Supply Chains – A Producer’s Perspective, Inari Tuulikki Seppa, Eastman 2.5 MB A Holistic Strategy for Sustainable Solutions in Circular and Bio-based Industries, Roy Vissers, DSM 1.8 MB Update ISCC PLUS: Bio-based and Circular Feedstocks for Different Markets, Dr Jan Henke, Meo Carbon Solutions 2.6 MB Biomethanol as a Building Block for the Chemical and Biofuels Industry, Kevin Struve, OCI 699.2 KB How Food Security Can Be Integrated in Certification Schemes – The Food Security Standard, Rafaël Schneider, Welthungerhilfe 2.0 MB Is there a Role for Sustainable Biofuels in the Decarbonisation of Shipping?, Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative 3.1 MB State of the Art Mapping and Traceability Tools, Andreas Feige, ISCC 946.7 KB

9th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

14 February 2019, Residence Palace, Brussels (Belgium)

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8th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

20 February 2018, Brussels, Belgium

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High profile speakers discussed on the latest updates on a broad range of topics

  • The future of bioenergy discussed by the European Commission and Member States
  • RED II negotiations
  • Implementation of policies on advanced biofuels and waste/residues in Member States
  • Insights in biofuels policies and opportunities in other regions of the world
  • Success stories and innovative solutions

Watch the video of the event

7th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

15 February 2017 in Brussels

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The 7th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference was a huge success and set with 220 registrations a new visitor record. The speakers from the industry, NGOs, national authorities and the European Commission approached the topics from different angels. Panel discussions and networking sessions completed the conference. The conference was open to all interested parties.

High profile speakers delivered interesting presentations on a broad range of topics

  • The future of biofuels discussed by the European Commission and Member States
  • Opportunities of advanced and no iLUC biofuels
  • The future of biofuels in aviation
  • The implementation of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in California
  • The future of certification and the implementation of deforestation free supply chains

Watch the video of the event

6th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

17 February 2016 in Brussels

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This annual ISCC conference was open to all interested parties and has been established as an important platform for industry, trade, NGOs, associations, research and authorities to present and discuss recent developments, challenges, opportunities and emerging trends in sustainability and sustainability certification.

The 2016 conference was divided into three sessions

  • Decarbonization of the transport sector in times of low oil prices
  • Challenges in implementing the RED/FQD amendment
  • Sustainability certification for the non-regulated markets

Senior staff from the European Commission and national authorities, industry and associations approached the topics from different angles.

5th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

4 February 2015 in Brussels

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4th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

5 February 2014 in Brussels

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3rd ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

6 February 2013 in Brussels

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2nd ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

8 February 2012 in Brussels

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1st ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

8 February 2011 in Brussels

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ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), the first international certification system to prove sustainability and greenhouse gas savings for all kinds of biomass, gave a positive summary after one year of operation.

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