Biomass & Biofuels Sustainability Voluntary Scheme Services

Introduction

Bureau Veritas provides comprehensive 2BSvs certification services to validate your commitment to sustainable biomass and biofuel production across the entire value chain - from collection to creation and trading. Our auditors' deep agricultural expertise, cultivated through collaborations with cooperatives and traders, ensures a thorough understanding of the supply chain. 

The 2BSvs certification evaluates three main criteria: 

• Sustainability: Demonstrating and verifying the sustainable origin of raw materials and waste used. 
• Traceability and Transparency: Ensuring a robust mass balance of inputs and outputs throughout the supply chain. 
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: Assessing and minimizing the carbon footprint of operations. 

Bureau Veritas' sustainability experts conduct holistic audits integrating economic, environmental, and social dimensions across multiple biofuel schemes. Rigorous evaluations by our 2BSvs-trained auditors under stringent reviews guarantee comprehensive supply chain sustainability and traceability assurance. This formalized process, satisfying diverse markets, delivers precise annual audit insights validating responsible practices and enhancing corporate social responsibility.

The directive 2018/2001, referred to as Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, introduces two renewable energy targets for 2030:

Challenges

The global biofuels industry has experienced an upward trajectory, projected to account for a substantial 5.7% of the world's transport fuel mix by 2027. 

Amidst the climate crisis, the imperative to transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, renewable energy sources has never been more urgent. Pioneering companies driven to develop sustainable biomass and biofuel value chains hold the power to unlock stakeholder trust through unwavering traceability and transparency, from sourcing to delivery. 

Recognized by the European Commission, the 2BSvs (Biomass Biofuel Sustainability Voluntary Scheme) certification was specifically designed to serve the biofuels and bioenergy market. By ensuring compliance with the rigorous sustainability criteria set forth in the EU's RED II Directive of 2018, the 2BSvs certification empowers economic operators across the supply chain to conclusively demonstrate the sustainability of their biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels in alignment with this pivotal regulatory framework.

Our impact

We work today with major clients such as HOLCIM, TOTAL, CARGILL, EQIOM EDF, etc. and we have more than 300 clients in France. But we also work with LO such as Greece, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine.