Application of nova-Institute’s Biomass Utilisation Factor in the Horizon Europe Project BioReCer

In this interview, the two experts elaborate on the BUF as an innovative metric that is poised to revolutionise how the efficiency of biomass use in bio-based product value chains can be assessed and improved. They discuss that the BUF aligns perfectly with the BioReCer project’s goals of enhancing certification, traceability and sustainability of bio-based products, and paint a picture on how the BUF could be implemented in policy.

Read the full interview here: https://biorecer.eu/interviews/

Nadja Wulff will also be available to answer questions in an upcoming BioReCer webinar on the BUF at the 27^th of November. More information on this webinar within the framework of the 2^nd Annual Stakeholders Meeting “Advancing Bio-based products certification: A collaborative path towards sustainability“, as well as the registration link can be found here: https://biorecer.eu/events/

About the Biomass Utilisation factor

The Biomass Utilisation Factor (BUF) is a metric that quantifies to which extent (production efficiency) and how often (cascading use) biomass is utilised in a bio-based product value chain or in an entire sector. A higher BUF indicates a more efficient use of biomass, due to multiple uses, minimised waste and/or greater output of valuable products.

Download here the nova-paper #16: The Biomass Utilisation Factor (BUF): https://renewable-carbon.eu/publications/product/biomass-utilisation-factor-buf/

About BioReCer

BioReCer (Biological Resources Certifications Schemes) aims at assessing and complementing current certification schemes for biological resources according to the new EU sustainability goals to enhance bio-based circular systems.

This will be achieved by including new criteria that align with EU taxonomy and EU corporate due diligence regulations into guidelines for certifying biological resources’ sustainability, origin, tracking and traceability (T&T), and by ensuring applicability at EU and global scale.

By promoting the sustainability and trade of biological resources, BioReCer will increase the added value, use, as well as social acceptance of bio-based products.

Read more on the project here: https://biorecer.eu/

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