ISO 13065:2015

Sustainability criteria for bioenergy

ISO 13065:2015 specifies principles, criteria and indicators for the bioenergy supply chain to facilitate assessment of environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. ISO 13065:2015 is applicable to the whole supply chain, parts of a supply chain or a single process in the supply chain. ISO 13065:2015 applies to all forms of bioenergy, irrespective of raw material, geographical location, technology or end use. ISO 13065:2015 does not establish thresholds or limits and does not describe specific bioenergy processes and production methods. Compliance with ISO 13065:2015 does not determine the sustainability of processes or products. ISO 13065:2015 is intended to facilitate comparability of various bioenergy processes or products. It can also be used to facilitate comparability of bioenergy and other energy options.

Critères de durabilité pour la bioénergie

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Sep-2015
• ICS: 13.020.99 - Other standards related to environmental protection
• Technical Committee: ISO/TMBG - Technical Management Board - groups
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TMBG - Technical Management Board - groups
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Start Date: 21-Sep-2021
• Completion Date: 19-Apr-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 13065
First edition
2015-09-15
Sustainability criteria for bioenergy
Critères de durabilité pour la bioénergie
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ISO 2015
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements and recommendations . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Purpose and context . 9
4.3 Scope of assessment . 9
4.4 Stakeholder involvement . 9
4.5 Relevance and significance .10
4.6 Recording of legal requirements .10
4.7 Time periods .11
4.8 Science-based approach.11
4.9 Data and information .11
4.10 Traceability .12
4.11 Comparability.12
4.12 Direct and indirect effects .13
4.13 Ecosystem services .13
5 Principles, criteria and indicators .13
5.1 General .13
5.2 Environmental principles, criteria and indicators .13
5.2.1 GHG .13
5.2.2 Water .14
5.2.3 Soil .14
5.2.4 Air .15
5.2.5 Biodiversity .15
5.2.6 Energy efficiency.16
5.2.7 Waste .16
5.3 Social principles, criteria and indicators .17
5.3.1 Human rights .17
5.3.2 Labour rights .17
5.3.3 Land use rights and land use change .19
5.3.4 Water use rights .19
5.4 Economic principle, criteria and indicators .20
5.4.1 Economic sustainability.20
6 Greenhouse gas methodologies, assessments and comparisons .20
6.1 General .20
6.2 Special considerations for time periods for GHG assessments .21
6.2.1 General.21
6.2.2 Reference system .21
6.3 Assigning GHG emissions or GHG removals from carbon stock change in biomass
and soil to the bioenergy product . .22
6.4 Other climate-forcing agents .22
6.5 Functional and delivered units .22
6.6 Treatment of co-products in a GHG quantification .23
6.6.1 General.23
6.6.2 Procedures for treatment of co-products .23
6.7 Treatment of waste.24
6.8 System boundaries .24
6.9 Process for comparison to determine GHG reduction .24
Annex A (informative) Example format for summarizing information .25
Annex B (informative) Guidance related to water indicators .30
Annex C (informative) Guidance related to soil indicators .34
Annex D (informative) Guidance related to air indicators .39
Annex E (informative) Guidance related to biodiversity indicators .43
Annex F (informative) Guidance related to waste indicators .47
Annex G (informative) Child labour (text from ISO 26000:2010) .51
Annex H (informative) Greenhouse gas .52
Bibliography .55
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The committee responsible for this document is Project Committee ISO/PC 248, Sustainability criteria
for bioenergy.
Introduction
The production and use of bioenergy have potential roles in mitigating climate change, promoting energy
security and fostering sustainable development. This International Standard is designed to provide a
consistent basis on which the sustainability of bioenergy can be assessed within a defined context and
for a specified purpose. This International Standard provides principles, criteria and indicators. The
principles reflect aspirational goals while the criteria and indicators address sustainability aspects and
the information that is to be provided. However, the indicators in this International Standard might not
comprehensively capture all sustainability
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