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BioReCer – Biological Resources Certifications Schemes

Certification and Labelling Schemes for the EU BioEconomy

BioReCer’s Swedish stakeholders event

The event ‘Certifying the sustainability of biological resources in the forest industry: A multistakeholder perspective’ offered an opportunity to bring together all major stakeholders of the Swedish forestry sector.

A wide range of EU policies and initiatives are linked to forests and the ecosystem services they provide, including biodiversity and climate change mitigation. This is recognised in the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the EU Nature Restoration Law and in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Forest therefore also play an important role in the EU Bioeconomy Strategy by supporting employment in rural areas[1]. The countries with the largest forest areas in the EU are Sweden (28 million hectares), Finland (22 million hectares) and Spain (19 million hectares), as estimated for 2021. In particular, 69% of Sweden is covered with forests. The forest industry represents approximately 10-12% of the Swedish industry in terms of employment and sales. Industrial forest processing is well-controlled and results in large volumes of GROT (branches, roots, tips), saw dust, bark and sludge[2].

The development of new quality standards for organic products is the new frontier of sustainability on which the consortium of BioReCer is working with the aims to assessing and complementing current certification schemes for biological resources according to the new EU sustainability goals to enhance bio-based circular systems. 

In this BioReCer event which took place at the premises of the project partner RI.SE the Swedish stakeholders were informed on BioReCer results such as sustainability indicators, the assessment framework, tracking and traceability indicators and the preliminary BioReCer ICT tool. They were also actively involved in a brainstorming session and a site visit.

BioReCer stakeholders sitting in a seminar room at RISE around small tables in front of a screen and a roll-up banner following the BioReCer graphical ID and showcasing the logo.
Group picture of the BioReCer stakeholders in a lecture hall at RISE in front of a screen and roll-up banners following the BioReCer graphical ID and showcasing the logo.
Backside of several BioReCer stakeholders sitting in a lecture room at RISE facing a screen with a presentation by the BioReCer partners
Site visit of the Swedish BioReCer stakeholders at RISE. They are inside a huge hall with silver tubes on the walls and the ceiling.

BioReCer on the radio

In a 20 min talk show format organised by EURADIA/BETANIA, Cetaqua, Anfaco and Unitelma explained BioReCer to the general public.

CETAQUA explained what the project consists of and its advantages.
ANFACO commented on the case studies they are working on.
UNITELMA explained the importance of stakeholders in the project and how to be part of it.

Find below the English synchronisation:

BioReCer in a webinar by the related project 3-CO

Following different calls of the European Commission several Horizon Europe projects are currently tackling the issue of certification and labelling by taking into account current political and societal developments. The projects’ diverse approaches encompass assessment, monitoring, and validation of bio-based case studies, defining sustainability indicators, formulating guidelines for certification and labelling schemes, offering policy recommendations, and developing innovative digital tools to provide information on bio-based value chains to consumers or industry stakeholders.

On June 7th six HORIZON Europe projects, i.e. 3-CO, BioReCer, HARMONITOR, Star4bbs, SUSTRACK, and Sustcert4Biobased, participated in a webinar organised by 3-CO and presented their innovative approaches, recent advancements and latest results that pave the way for shaping a strong circular EU bioeconomy.

Find below the recording of the webinar:

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