Sustainable Product Certification

The certification of sustainable products is a worldwide trend, in line with ESG practices. These practices ensure that a product follows international standards related to transparency, good management, quantification of carbon emissions in its life cycle, and environmentally responsible production, with safe working conditions, and compliance with human, labor, and land rights, among others.

Certification is a process that involves a detailed analysis of the generation of a product and the tracking of information along the production chain, with the evaluation and validation by a third party of sustainability indicators proposed by a specific certification scheme. It is a rigorous process, with control and traceability requirements for many documents and internal records, which range from the purchase of raw materials to the receipt, storage, processing, and sale of the sustainable product produced.

In February 2023, we voluntarily obtained ISCC Plus and ISCC EU RED certification for the production of Diesel R produced at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR), as a way of attesting that the renewable portion of this product follows strict environmental, social and governance practices in its production. We are also evaluating the certification of other less carbon-intensive products, like what was done for Diesel R, in line with our biorefining projects and commercial strategy and with the demands of the consumer market.

ISCC certification

ISCC is an independent organization with global operations in certification systems that endorse the sustainability of raw materials and renewable products by evaluating sustainability criteria throughout the production chain. The ISCC certification system is a multi-step process applied to all types of agricultural, forestry, and fossil raw materials that contribute to the circular economy and bioeconomy. Different products can be certified by ISCC, for example food, feed, chemical compounds, fuel, and energy.