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.

Below are the results of the benchmarking by the RFA of existing sustainability standards and certification schemes against the RTFO Meta-Standard.