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Database Solutions and Implementation Challenges

Andreas Feige, ISCC System GmbH11th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference

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The future of certification is digital – the ISCC Digital Platform can ensure full traceability and sustainability at every section of the supply

Farms/ Plantations*

FGP/Central Office

Processing Unit 2

Trader/Storage Market Processing Unit 1

RegulatorDatabase

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Implementation challenges are mainly related to the upstream and downstream end of the supply chains

Farms/ Plantations*

FGP/Central Office

Processing Unit 2

Trader/Storage Market Processing Unit 1

RegulatorDatabase

ISCC/GRAS Platform

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Database implementation challenges at the downstream end are harmonization and mitigating leakage risks

EU MS Database (yes/no/unclear) Users/ProcessAustria yes (elNa, seems similar to Nabisy) Applicable for biofules physically coming to

AustriaBelgium yes (no name, seems similar to

Nabisy)every element starting with the biofuel producer or the importer until consumption or export

Bulgaria unclearCroatia unclearCyprus unclearCzech Republic

unclearDenmark No databaseEstland unclearFinland unclearFrance yes (CarbuRe, development until

June 2021, seems similar to Nabisy)Producers, Traders, Oil companies

Germany yes (Nabisy) Applicable globally, starting with the biofuel producer Greece unclear

Hungary unclearIreland unclearItaly yes (no name, "ministerial database

managed by Energetic Services Managing authority")

Quota obligated parties enter as input only their own market fuel immissions = baseline for % mandate. biofuel quota is then entered by ministerial GSE, three types of system users: obligated subjects and / or producers and / or traders

Latvia unclearLithuania unclearLuxembourg unclearMalta unclearNetherlands yes (Dutch registry, no track&trace

system)Quota obligated parties

Poland unclearPortugal unclearRomania unclearSlovakia yes (SK BIO, under development,

testing phase in 2021, implementation planned for 2022, seems similar to Nabisy)

Slovak producer or first importer. Covers whole life cycle of biofuel to placing on market/export.Uploading information/or checking, will be mandatory for every subject

Slovenia unclearSpanienSpain unclearSweden unclearUK yes (RTFO Operating System - ROS) Quota obligated parties, Traders trading with

RTFCs

National Biofuel Databases and Registries in EU

Harmonization§ Different data requirements, content and processes of the MS*§ Different supply chain coverage of existing databases

Mitigating leakage risks§ Invalidate sustainability declarations of biofuel batches already

counted to the national quota (e.g. exporting batches)§ Avoid “double” accounting (e.g. selling two batches with the same

sustainability declaration into MS without databases

* EU Member States

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Upstream implementation challenges are related to the heterogeneous nature of the transaction processes and data

Example UCO

Farms/ Plantations*

FGP/Central Office

Processing Unit 2

Trader/Storage Market Processing Unit 1

Collecting Point

Point of Origin

App-based real-time Transfer of Delivery

Data

Point of Origin

Paper Delivery Notes for each delivery (near real-time)

Point of Origin

Point of Origin

Dependent Collector

Dependent Collector

Monthly forwarding of Paper Delivery

Notes for each delivery by DCP

Monthly (Excel) List of PoO deliveries via Dependent Collector

Upstream challenges (UCO)§ Data availability and granularity

• Paper based delivery slips • Excel based data aggregation• Proprietary App / GPS based digital solutions

§ Data heterogeneousness even within single Collecting Points

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Online tools can help to verify compliance at each stage of the supply chain and provide ‘one level playing field’ for auditors

ISCC Principle 1 Human Rights

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Example 1: Standardized mapping of land data for the assessment ofcompliance with ISCC Principle 1

Step 1: Fully automated LUC assessment

Step 2: Detailed LUC assessment

1. Upload farm/plantation polygons to a dedicated website

2. Fully automatic detection of potential LUC

3. No Go and Risk Area assessment

4. Download reports

1. Upload 2. Potential LUC

3. No Go Areas

Potential LUC

No Go Area

4. Reporting

§ In case LUC was detected, a detailed assessment can be performed to verify the status of the land previous to the LUC

activities to verify that no violation of ISCC Principle 1 has taken place

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Example 2: Semi-automatic online research for the detection of potential violation of human rights

Semi-automatic online research

Research results Verification by auditor

Auditor Checklist

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Many thanks for your attention!

Andreas Feige, ISCC System GmbHHohenzollernring 72, 50672 Cologne, Germany

Email: feige@iscc-system.org