World Fuel Services this week achieved key approvals to meet international standards for carbon reduction measures and services. Today, the company announced it has met compliance requirements for the ICAO-backed global Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), as well as completing certification from the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification System (ISCC) and book-and-claim certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB).
The ISCC process is intended to ensure that renewable fuels supplied to aircraft operators meet consistent sustainability requirements. Along with its RSB certification, World Fuel is now accredited in the U.S., Singapore, and Europe, and the company said it intends to expand the sustainability approvals it holds to other countries and world regions.
Fuel suppliers with ISCC certification meet legally binding requirements, such as the European Commission’s sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids and the CORSIA requirements set by ICAO. Companies are rigorously assessed to ensure that sustainable aviation fuel is fully traceable and is supplied through climate-friendly supply chains that don’t involve damaging elements such as deforestation.
“The ISCC certification system plays an important role in enhancing the traceability of sustainable attributes by providing a framework of standards which anyone in the supply chain can rely on to be confident of the status of renewable fuels,” said Mike Ranger, World Fuel’s senior v-p of supply for EMEA and Asia.