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Matt Rudolf, Director, Business DevelopmentBIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
May 15, 2014
Sustainability:Avoiding Risks, Leveraging Opportunities
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War, Peak Oil and Climate Change
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Biofuels Fall from Grace
• Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt, Fargioneet. al, 2008
• Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land-Use Change, Searchinger et. al, 2008
Grant Funded by the Packard Foundation Set up as a forum to discuss biofuels
sustainability issues: Expert Groups on Environmental & Social Issues, GHG Accounting, indirect Land Use Change, etc…
Set up a virtual membership comprised of 7 different “chambers” for global participation by NGOs and companies
Held workshops throughout the world on key bioenergy sustainability topics
Joined the ISEAL Alliance to follow codes of good practice in transparency and participation
Expanded to all “Biomaterials”
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
Established in 2007 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) as the “Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB)”
1. Farmers and growers of biomass2. Industrial biofuel/biomaterial producers3. Retailers/blenders, the transportation industry, banks/investors4. Human and Labor Rights Organizations & Trade Unions5. Rural development & food security organizations6. Environment or conservation organizations7. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) & governments
Diverse Participation of Different Organizations
Launch of Certification Program
Membership Chambers Certification Program
Bioenergy sustainability is largely driven by public policy EU RED: GHG and Biodiversity Requirements – Must be Certified
US RFS: GHG & Land Use Change Requirements
California LCFS: GHG & Sustainability Reqs (Still in development)
Others: Alberta RFS, British Columbia LCFS, German FQD etc…
Aviation Sector: Airlines need low carbon biofuels to meet ETStargets – priority on sustainability
Leading brand names increasingly require certified sustainablesuppliers for food, feed, fiber and now biomaterials.
Who is driving the sustainability dialogue?
Manage your sustainability risks and leverage the opportunities
Low Indirect Impact Biofuel (LIIB)
EPFL, WWF, Ecofys project to produce a certifiable methodology for biofuels with low indirect impacts Integration of bioenergy and
agriculture Food yield increase within
the biofuel project Production on unused land
Promote pathways at lower riskof causing indirect impacts, rather than quantify iLUC directly
Know and Manage Your Risks
Potential Invasiveness
Advanced Biofuels Still Have Sustainability Risks to Manage…
Biomass Over-Removal
Poor Policy & Technology
Understanding
Identify your Sustainability Risks, and mitigate them
Identify your Sustainability Assets, and leverage them
Build Coalitions: Conservation groups influence public opinion and public policy – they can be powerful allies
Get Involved: RSB is a great forum to discuss these issues. Pre-commercial companies can easily engage as members, those with commercial assets can get certified
In Summary
Amyris Certification
Thank you!
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
Matthew Rudolf
Director, Business Development, Americas
www.rsb.org
*Full Member