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ISCC PLUS for the Circular and Bio-based Economy

Andreas Feige, Managing Director, ISCC System GmbHRegional Stakeholder Dialogue, Berlin, 21 May 2019

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Solutions to tackle plastic waste are urgently needed

Microplastic

Ocean plastic

Unused rawmaterial

450 mill. tons ofplastic produced in

2015

> 90% of plasticnot recycled

80% of plasticwaste to landfill/

environment

> 1/3 of plasticused for

packaging

Packaging waste½ of plastic waste

Each year 9 mill. tons ofplastic waste to oceans- economic damage ofup to 29,000€ per ton

Source: Beaumont et al. (2019); Geyer (2017); Jambeck et al. (2015); National Geographic (2018)

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Brand owners are committed to bio- and circular economy

Source: Companies‘ websites, The Guardian (2019), BBC (2018).

SELECTION„Unilever has committedto ensure all of its plasticpackaging is designed tobe reusable, recyclable

or compostable by 2025“

„Nestlé has pledged to phaseout all plastics that are not

recyclable or are hard to recycle for all its products worldwide

between 2020 and 2025.“

„Evian pledged to make all of its plastic bottles fromonly recycled plastic by

2025.“

“To increase the amount ofrecycled content in plasticbottles from "a paltry 7%" to

50% by 2030.“

„2030 goal: Ensure 90% ofproduct packaging is

recyclable.“

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ISCC provides solutions for credible certification for a sustainablebioeconomy and circular economy

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ISCC provides solutions for credible certification for a sustainablebioeconomy and circular economy

Biobasedeconomy

Circulareconomy

Source: Adopted, European Bioplastics, Nijhuis Industries

Examples

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ISCC certification ensures sustainability, traceability, feedstock identityand correct claims

* Farms/Plantations and Points of Origin can get certified on a voluntary basis. Usually they are covered under the certificate of the FGP/CP. In this case they issue a self-declaration to the FGP/CP.

Farms/Plantations/

Points of Origin*

ProcessingUnit

Trader /Storage Market

FGP/Collecting

Points

SustainabilityDeclaration

Self-Declaration SustainabilityDeclaration

SustainabilityDeclaration

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ISCC allows physical segregation in the supply chain if this isrequested by customers

§ Physical segregation of sustainable certified and non-certified material

§ Deliveries physically contain 100% certified material

§ Possible claim: 100% based on certified sustainable sources

Sustainable Material

Unsustainable Material

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Mass balance approach is mainly applied, e.g. to support the bio- andcircular economy

§ Sustainable, unsustainable or fossil material mixed, segregated in bookkeeping

§ No entity sells more certified products than sourced (conversion factors applied)

§ Possible claim: e.g. “linked to 100% recycled sources/ biogenic sources”

PhysicallyMixed Material

Non-certified or fossil material

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Two ISCC chain of custody options for the bio- and circular economy

Bioeconomy

PhysicalSegregation

MassBalance

Circular Economy

• Certified sustainable bio-based and unsustainable material physically segregated

• Certified circular and non-circular material physically segregated

• Certified sustainable bio-based and unsustainable material is physically mixed but separated in bookkeeping

• Certified circular and non-circular material is physically mixed but separated in bookkeeping

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ISCC offers different logos and claims, depending on the chain ofcustody option applied

Bio Economy

PhysicalSegregation

MassBalance

Circular Economy

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ISCC certification allows credible logos and claims. Examples fromchemical / technical markets

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SABIC and Unilever announced in 2019 tointroduce ISCC certified circular polymers

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ISCC PLUS has been updated to cover the circular economy

NEW ISCC PLUS System Document

Circular economyintegrated

NEW self-declarationfor mixed plastic waste

NEW procedures

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Many companies use ISCC certification for industrial applications –ISCC PLUS has grown considerably in the last year

§ Increasing number of system users in the biobased and circular economy

Independent ISCC certification:

§ Sustainability

§ Segregation or mass balance

§ Traceability

§ Feedstock identity

§ Conversion factors/ volumes

§ Add-ons (e.g. GHG/ LCA)

§ Logos and claims

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Thanks for your attention!

Andreas Feige, Managing Director, ISCC System GmbHfeige@iscc-system.org