SBP has today published the final documentation required for compliance with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive EU/2023/2413 (REDIII). The documents come into effect from 21 May 2025 and mark a significant step in helping SBP-certified organisations remain compliant with evolving EU sustainability and GHG requirements.
The final documents are applicable as follows:
- SBP Standards v1.0: For Certificate Holders with EU RED in scope, implementation is mandatory from 21 May 2025.
- SBP Standards v2.0: Implementation for all Certificate Holders is mandatory from 21 May 2025.
Certification Bodies are to use these documents in evaluations as of 21 May 2025.
SBP received a positive technical assessment from the European Commission on 6 May 2025, confirming SBP’s recognition under REDIII.
SBP is committed to providing clear, practical solutions to support our Certificate Holders. Publication of these documents ensures they are ready to demonstrate compliance from day one. The REDIII documents are available here.
To support Biomass Producers with the transition to REDIII, SBP has created and published a number of REDIII Level A Risk Assessments to assist them in implementing the management systems necessary for compliance with the EU RED sustainability criteria. As independent documents, the REDIII Level A Risk Assessments will replace the Annex 6 REDII Level A Risk Assessment from the Regional Risk Assessments.
The REDIII Level A Risk Assessments for the seven regions covered by SBP Regional Risk Assessments are currently available as consultation drafts. All stakeholders are invited to comment. Full details available here.
