SCS Global Services offers biofuel certification in Southeast Asia

Emeryville, California-based SCS Global Services, formerly Scientific Certification Systems, has started offering its biofuel certification services in Southeast Asia.
The environmental third-party certification body will now carry out audits under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) program, enabling biofuel producers in the region to meet the export requirements of the European Union. It will also issue certifications for responsibly produced biofuels under the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) and Bonsucro standards.
According to SCS’s director for Southeast Asia, third-party certification could contribute to preserving Asia’s natural resources and at the same time provide businesses an opportunity to operate in the international market.
Some Asian countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, have introduced biofuel mandates, reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
(March 28, 2013)