Biofuels

Greenergy: support for biofuel feedstock sustainability programme including auditing & reporting

For Greenergy International Ltd | GB | 2007 to ongoing

Provision of support for the sustainability programme. Including inputs on strategy, implementation in practice through activities such as interpretation of the RTFO meta-standard for use with Brazilian sugarcane, managing audit programmes, ongoing advice and support for trading.

Stepwise Support Programme (SSP) for the Oil Palm Sector

For multiple clients – palm oil producers | 2008 to ongoing

A global support programme specifically designed for the oil palm sector and aimed at promoting sustainable production through a training, policy development, field assessments and supply chain audits. Run jointly with Wild Asia.  Includes the running of RSPO-accredited auditor training courses.

Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS): facilitating the development of Principles and Criteria and a verification system

For RTRS | 2007 to 2009

Technical support and coordination of a process to develop a set of Principles, Criteria and Indicators for Responsible Soy production, and a mechanism for verification of compliance by soy producers with this standard. This included the facilitation of international multistakeholder working groups, and public consultation phases, in accordance with ISEAL guidelines.

Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications

For CEN (European Committee for Standardization)/BSI (British Standards) | Europe | 2008 to 2009

Participation in the development of the CEN standard for sustainable biomass, as chair of CEN 'verification' working group and chair of the BSI 'biodiversity and environmental aspects'  panel, and principal expert at the CEN 'biodiversity and environmental aspects' working group.

Development of verification requirements for oil palm certification

For RSPO | 2006 to 2008

Technical support and facilitating the process of developing verification requirements for certification of Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) oil palm production.

Biofuel Sustainability Assurance Programme

For Shell Global | 2008 to 2008

Providing support for the development of country-level assurance for sustainability of biofuels in the UK, Belgium and Thailand, as a component of the Global Assurance Strategy. Included supply chain investigation and a trial field audit.

Jatropha Sustainability Guidelines

For BP Biofuels | 2008 to 2008

Development and field testing of a normative set of criteria for evaluating sustainability of D1-BP Jatropha operations in South East Asia and West Africa. 

Development of an international standard for sustainable oil palm production

For RSPO | 2002 to 2007

Technical support and facilitation of the multi-stakeholder working group process of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in relation to the development of standards.

Development of supply chain controls for RSPO

For DOEN Foundation | 2006 to 2006

Research and production of the paper "Developing a mechanism for palm oil traceability from plantation to end user" for discussion within RSPO.