SBP timeline

  • July: Revised Theory of Change published.

    July: Revised Regional Risk Assessments for Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania published.

    June: SBP Standards v2.0 found compliant with relevant GB legislation.

    May: SBP Annual Review 2023 published.

    April: SBP Forums launched for Americas, Asia and Europe.

    February: First certification under SBP Standards v2.0.

  • November: Public consultation on EU REDII Level A Risk Assessment.

    October: Public consultation on SDE+ Instruction Documents.

    September: SBP recognised by the Government of Japan

    August: SBP Annual Review 2022 published.

    June: Strategy for 2023-25 published.

    May: Revised Standards )v2.0) launched.

    March: Revised Standards (v2.0) approved.

    February: Response to consultation on revised Standards (v2.0) published.

  • December: At the end of December, SBP had 246 Certificate Holders across 34 countries.

    November: Final REDII documents published.

    October: Public consultation on final revision draft of SBP Standards.

    September: SBP receives formal recognition as a voluntary scheme under REDII.

    June: Public consultation of Principle 3 of draft Standard 1.

    May: Transition to the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) announced.

    May: Validities of RRAs for Denmark and Latvia extended.

    March: SBP Annual Review 2021 published.

     

  • December: At the end of December, SBP had 353 Certificate Holders across 33 countries.

    December: SBP’s application for approval under REDII received a preliminary positive assessment from the European Commission.

    October: Public consultation of Revision Draft v2 Standards 1 to 6 launched and response to the consultation on Revision Draft v1 published.

    October: Updated SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Estonia published.

    September: SBP becomes ISEAL Community Member.

    August: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada published.

    June: Consultation on minor update and extension of the validity of the SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Estonia.

    June: Updated SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Lithuania published.

    June: Public consultation of Revision Draft v1 Standards 1 and 2 launched.

    May: Anna van Paddenburg appointed as a Board Director representing civil society.

    April: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of Quebec, Canada published.

    March: SBP Annual Review 2020 published.

    March: Public consultation of Revision Draft v1 Standards 3 to 6 launched.

    January: Consultation on extending the validity of the SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Lithuania.

  • December:  At the end of December, SBP had 314 Certificate Holders across 31 countries.

    October: SBP Audit Portal announced, digitalising SBP audit-related activities.

    October: Milestone of 300 certifications achieved.

    October: Launch of the Biomass Workshop Series 2020-21 in collaboration with ETIP Bioenergy and IEA Bioenergy.

    October: Forest Certification accredited by ASI for SBP certification.

    September: Consultation on final draft RRA for the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

    May: Standards Development Process launched.

    April: Consultation on final draft RRA for the Province of Québec, Canada.

    April: SBP Annual Review 2019 published.

    March: New SBP branding revealed.

    February: Consultation on revised final draft of RRA for Portugal.

  • December:  At the end of December, SBP had 210 Certificate Holders across 25 countries.

    December: SBP fully approved for the Netherlands SDE+ subsidy regime.

    November: Milestone of 200 active certifications achieved.

    July: Consultation launched on Instruction Document 2E.

    June: Consultation launched on Document Development Procedure.

    March: 2018 annual report published.

    March: New Technical Committee members named.

    January: SBP approved for Netherlands SDE+ biomass categories 1 to 4.

  • December: SBP ended the year as a multi-stakeholder governed organisation.

    December: At the end of December, SBP had 154 Certificate Holders across 22 countries.

    November: New, nominated Board members and Standards Committee members named.

    September: SBP approved for Netherlands SDE+ biomass category 5 and chain of custody.

    April: 2017 annual report published.

    February: Appointment of Francis Sullivan as independent Chairman (effective from 1 July 2018).

    January: Fourth Certification Body accredited by ASI for SBP certification.

    January: Consultation launched on final draft RRA for Portugal.

  • December: At the end of December, SBP had 127 Certificate Holders across 17 countries.

    December: Three Certification Bodies became accredited by ASI for SBP certification.

    November: Consultation launched on key documents underpinning multi-stakeholder governance.

    September: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Latvia published.

    September: MGT Teesside joins SBP as a member company.

    June: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Denmark published.

    June: Milestone of 100 SBP certificate holders reached.

    March: SBP published its first annual report, covering the 2016 calendar year.

  • December: At the end of December, SBP had 74 Certificate Holders across 14 countries, and around a further 60 applications for certification.

    December: From 1 December, ASI took on responsibility for reviewing reports in support of applications for certification.

    October: The SBP Data Transfer System (DTS) v0.5 was launched on 1 October, facilitating the collection, collation and transmission of data throughout the biomass supply chain.

    August: SBP entered into an agreement with Accreditation Services International (ASI) for the managment of the SBP accreditation program.

    June: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Lithuania published.

    May: Carsten Huljus becomes the first, full time Chief Executive Officer of SBP.

    April: SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment for Estonia published.

    March: By the end of March, 15 SBP certificates had been issued and a further 70 applications for certification received.

  • October: News of first Biomass Producer certification in Europe.

    September: News of first Biomass Producer certification in the United States of America.

    September: First two Certification Bodies approved by SBP.

    March to September: Formation of independent Advisory Board, chaired by Julia Marton-Lefèvre (former Director General of IUCN).

    March: Launch of the SBP Framework version 1.0.

  • September to December: Further refinement and testing of Biomass Assurance Framework Standards version 0.0 and engagement with industry parties.

    September: Publication of Biomass Assurance Framework Response to Consultation and Biomass Assurance Framework Standards version 0.0.

    April: Close of Biomass Assurance Framework consultation period.

    March: Publication of the Biomass Assurance Framework Consultation Draft with an invitation for interested parties to comment.

  • SBP created to continue the work of the former Initiative of Wood Pellet Buyers (IWPB) which initially undertook to develop a standard biomass trading agreement with a focus on wood pellet specifications, trading terms and sustainability criteria.