Integrating policy, market, and technology for sustainability governance of agriculture-based biofuel and bioeconomic development in the US

Table 5 Selected major existing bioenergy certification schemes in different parts of the world

Program/membership	Type of bioenergy certified	Geographic concentration	Current status	Members
Council on Sustainable Biomass Production (CSBP) [64]	Cellulosic biofuels and feedstock	US (originally)	Developed in 2012, never implemented	Meridian institute
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) [72]	All	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders^a
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)^b [73]	All	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders
Biomass Biofuels Sustainability Voluntary Scheme (2BSvs)^b [74]	All	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)^c [75]	Palm oil-based biofuels	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders
Bonsucro Production Standard (Bonsucro)^c [76]	Sugarcane-based biofuels	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders
Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) [77]	Soy-based biofuels	Global	Implemented	Multiple stakeholders

^aIncluding a subset of businesses/industry, non-government organizations (NGOs), academics/research institutions, and government organizations
^bFocusing on meeting the regulatory requirements of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) [78]
^cLife-cycle assessment (LCA) greenhouse gas emissions have been included in a version of the system adapted to show compliance with the RED [78]

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