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UNCTAD Publishes Report Referencing RSB’s iLUC Standard and Smallholder Projects

“Advanced biofuels made from non-food biomass, also known second-generation biofuels, have become a commercial reality,” a new UNCTAD report concludes. The report, Second-Generation Biofuel Markets: State of Play, Trade and Developing Country Perspectives, also discusses the RSB’s leadership in establishing the […]

Biofuel From RSB-Certified Camelina Oil Now Available at Oslo Airport

“Oslo Airport has become the world’s first airport to offer sustainable jet biofuel to all airlines. The jet biofuel is supplied by Air BP. Lufthansa Group, SAS and KLM have signed agreements to buy the fuel. Produced by Neste in […]

Etihad Airways Publishes BIOjet Abu Dhabi Roadmap Report

Etihad Airways recently published the BIOjet Abu Dhabi Roadmap Report, stating that “The RSB is emerging as the premier body for setting global sustainability standards for biofuels and related bioproducts. SAFUG supports the development of global sustainability standards and has […]

RSB Low iLUC Biofuels Article Published in Biofuels International

RSB’s article about Low iLUC biofuels appeared in Biofuels International’s July/August issue. “Indirect Land Use Change (iLUC) is in the news. The ‘iLUC Amendment’ to the Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives is now set to pass into EU regulation […]

IISD Publishes RSB’s General Assembly Report

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) published a summary report of RSB’s 1-3 June 2015 General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Notably, the meeting resulted in the approval of the first “Low iLUC Risk Biomass Criteria and Compliance Indicators”, […]

The RSB in Virgin Atlantic Sustainability Report

Read about the RSB and LanzaTech in Virgin Atlantic’s 2015 Sustainability Report, “Change is in the Air.”

Author Walter Palmer mentions RSB

A new book released this year called “Will Sustainability Fly?” by author Walter Palmer discusses aviation fuel options in a low-carbon world. Chapter 10 of the book says “Its (RSB’s) credibility and usefulness derive from its commitment to strong, hard, measurable standards, along […]

RSB Mentioned in Report “Bioenergy and Sustainability: Bridging the Gaps”

The SCOPE report mentions the Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone and LanzaTech in China earning RSB certification as examples of positive local community impacts and hybrid processing, respectively. The report uses GBEP and the RSB as examples of international […]

RSB Mentioned in Boeing 2015 Environment Report

Boeing’s new 2015 Environment Report includes a section on the collaboration between South African Airways (SAA), Boeing, SkyNRG and Sunchem SA to develop an aviation biofuel supply chain.

Support for RSB As Global Gold Standard Reconfirmed at Annual General Assembly

The RSB concluded their Annual General Assembly three-day programme with a strong endorsement from participants for the RSB as the most comprehensive standard on biofuels and biomaterials and a range of new ideas to support uptake of certification. “As a […]