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.