Standardisation of bio-based value networks

How can systems for demonstrating sustainability work better together?

The acquisition of certificates is an important and established instrument for making one's own sustainability efforts visible to processors and end customers. An overwhelming variety of systems with different certification objects and a growing number of (sustainability) requirements and information interfaces cause a great deal of effort, especially for SMEs:

In most cases, the systems are

Industry-specific,
provide different information or
cover different parts of the value chain.

In the workshop we want to

Awareness of the challenges of existing certification systems was raised,
the basic principles and limits of a common minimum standard for the industrial bioeconomy were developed,
the first steps for coordinated further work were defined.

Agenda


Time	Agenda
10:00	Welcome and presentation of the day's objectives Lukas Metzger-Lindner, “Certification & Regulation” TransBIB project team member
10:15	Industry impulse The certification jungle in the industrial bioeconomy: Where are the limits for bio-based products? Thomas Fuß, COO Schuite & Schuite Druckfarben GmbH
10:30	Keynote: Sustainability standards - overview, challenges and best practices Work results from 1.5 years of TransBIB Stefan Majer, DBFZ
11:00	World Café: Making common challenges in standardization visible What are the biggest challenges in existing certification processes? How does the diversity of standards and labels affect the market and credibility? What structural hurdles make cross-industry standardization difficult?
12:30	Lunch break
13:00	Discussion: From challenge to solution - basic principles of cross-sector standardization What minimum requirements can we set for a cross-sector standard? What synergies can be exploited by existing certificate providers? Where is the greatest resistance to cross-sector standardization? How do we want to pursue the approach further?
14:30	Collection of ideas: implementation and roadmap Which initial pilot projects or cooperation approaches could realistically be implemented? Which stakeholders need to be involved in the next steps? What short-term measures can be implemented before the next meeting?
15:00	Joint commitment and conclusion Summary of the basic idea Creation of a common understanding of the day's results Next steps: Reflection with an extended group of experts, follow-up support
15:30	End of the event
From 15:30	Extension of the discussion round (if required)

The free event will be hosted by SKZ- Das Kunststoffzentrum KFE gGmbH in cooperation with PIC- Pi Innovation Culture GmbH, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH and TH Rosenheim.

We look forward to your participation.