The RFA closes on 31/03/11. This website will not be updated after this date. Information on the RTFO published from 01/04/11 will be found on the Department for Transport’s website at http://dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/biofuels/
Benchmarks of sustainability standards and certification schemes
Reporting under the RTFO is based on a meta-standard approach to sustainability, and relates to the principles outlined in the table below:

Table A - The environmental and social sustainability principles which constitute the Meta-Standard
Existing schemes are assessed against the environmental and social sustainability principles and criteria we have defined as the RTFO Meta-Standard. This ‘benchmarking’ process considers both the criteria covered and robustness of the checks that are in place. If a scheme is considered robust and meets enough of the criteria, it is a ‘Qualifying Standard’. If a scheme meets all the criteria, it achieves the RTFO Meta-Standard.
A summary of the standards that currently qualify can be found here.
Below are the results of the benchmarking by the RFA of existing sustainability standards and certification schemes against the RTFO Meta-Standard.
| Benchmarking for Year 4 of the RTFO |
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Detailed benchmarking against RTFO Meta Standard (PDF) |
