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  • REDcert
    REDcert

    We offer you certification schemes for sustainable biomass, biofuels and bioliquids as well as sustainable agricultural raw materials for use in the food and feed industry as well as biomass for material purposes bzw. material purposes for the chemical industry.

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  • REDcert-EU and REDcert-DE
    REDcert-EU and REDcert-DE

    With the REDcert-DE and REDcert-EU certification schemes, you have unrestricted access to the German and European markets for sustainable biomass, biofuels and bioliquids.

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  • REDcert²
    REDcert²

    REDcert² offers you reliable and efficient sustainability certification of material purposes in the chemical industry.

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REDcert – Your partner for sustainability certifications


REDcert offers certification schemes for sustainable biomass, biofuels and bioliquids (REDcert-EU) as well as sustainable agricultural raw materials for use in the food/feed industry and biomass for material purposes respectively material purposes in the chemical industry (REDcert²). REDcert's philosophy is to support the scheme participants in the implementation of sustainability certification and offer practically oriented schemes.

Do you have different raw materials but only want a single sustainability certification scheme? REDcert has various solutions requiring only one audit which allows you to supply your raw materials to all markets.

The REDcert schemes are applicable to all economic operators in the respective value chain. REDcert’s activities related to the implementation of sustainability requirements mainly focus on Germany and Europe.


You can find information about the tasks and goals of REDcert, the scheme requirements, inspection system, training dates and much more on our website.



  • Bernhard Krüsken

    Secretary General of the German Farmers' Association (Deutscher Bauernverband e.V.)

    “The industry-driven REDcert scheme has succeeded in enabling farmers to provide the legally required proof of sustainability for their crops in the field of bioenergy in a practical way with little red tape. REDcert also offers solutions for the verification of sustainability requirements in the food chain, thus facilitating market access for our farmers.”

     

     

     

  • Horst Seide

    President of the German Biogas Association

    “REDcert is already a reliable partner for the certification of sustainable biomethane in the fuel sector. Starting in 2021, biogas facilities that generate electricity and heat must also be certified. The biogas industry is striving to meet this challenge by working with REDcert to develop a way to practically implement the EU requirements.”

  • Lieven Flamée

    QSE Director of Beaulieu International Group, BU Engineered Products

    “As leading manufacturer of yarns for contract, automotive and residential carpet applications, we really welcome the right and clear visibility the REDcert platform is offering on our biomass balanced yarns towards our industry partners. We are committed to grow in sustainability, and therefor value this certification as ground-breaking for any product derived from biomass. Beaulieu International Group was the first yarns producer getting a certificate for its EqoBalance, according to the new standard REDcert² for the chemical industry. The chemical industry is increasingly relying on the use of sustainably produced and certified biomass to replace fossil-based raw materials.”

     

     

     

     

  • Dr. Christian Krüger

    Corporate Sustainability

    "At BASF, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The various REDcert certifications offer us as a globally operating chemical company the opportunity to boost the credibility of our mass-balanced products for our customers and stakeholders. The REDcert standards are applicable to all of our sites. BASF was the first company in the world to have a product successfully audited for compliance with the new REDcert2 standard for the chemical industry in 2018 and all biomass-balanced products are now certified under this standard. These products are used today in many different industrial sectors (e.g. packaging, automotive, construction). In addition, we also use the REDcert EU scheme for biomass-balanced products intended for the biofuel sector."

News

REDcert training courses – new dates

You can find the current REDcert training courses here.

REDcert² for the chemical industry - Auditor Training 2025

REDcert offers new training on 13th/14th of August 2025 for his auditors with the topic "REDcert² - certification of sustainable material flows in the chemical industry".

Further information are published on our website under trainings.

 

New BLE - Trainings and changes in the area of heat: Fuel quantity (delivery state)

The Federal Office fror Agriculture and Food (BLE) will be offering online training courses for various Nabisy users on the following dates.

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Trainings

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Efficient training courses, practical and customised to your requirements

As part of the REDcert scheme, you benefit from our training courses. They offer practical content, in-depth expertise and up-to-date information - everything you need to put the criteria of the respective REDcert scheme into practice.

Expertise in focus - reach your goal safely and successfully with our training courses!

 

REDcert training: Mass balancing and traceability in teh REDcert-EU scheme

📅 Date: September 12, 2025

🕘 Time: 2:00-3:00 AM

📍 Language: English

💸 Participation: Free of charge

In this training, you will gain practical knowledge on implementing the requirements for mass balancing and traceability in the REDcert-EU scheme.

Registration

 

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Registration for the seminars listed above can be done here.

 

UDB training courses

Our Union Database (UDB) training courses offer comprehensive insights and practical guidance for first gathering points and users. The training courses cover all important aspects, from getting started and legal basics to managing transactions and accounts.

 

Further DBt training courses for first gathering points are currently being planned and will be published here shortly. 

UDB training courses in English have been requested directly from the development team. As soon as dates are available, they will be published here.

Further information on the UDB can be found here.

 

 

 

REDcert² chemistry auditor training

The 1 ½ - day mandatory auditor training course is aimed to auditors who would like to take up auditing activities in accordance with REDcert² for the certification of sustainable material flows in the chemical industry.

REDcert² for the chemical industry - Auditor training (English):  


13th of August 2025 (9 am till 4 pm) and 14th of August 2025 (9 am till 3 pm)


Registration

 

 

Further REDcert² chemistry training courses are currently being planned and will be published here shortly.

 

 

 

 

REDcert² for the chemical industry - auditor training (English)


13th of August 2025 (9 am till 4pm) and 14th of August 2025 (9 am till 4 pm)


Registration 

(Registration deadline: 8. August 2025)

 

Topics:

  • Background: Short overview on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the certification principles for renewable fuels
  • Chain of custody models
  • Principles of mass balancing: Attribution and compensation rules
  • Circular economy: Mechanical and chemical recycling
  • Company setup: Single site and multisite certification
  • Bill of material and bookkeeping
  • General audit process
  • Short overview on labelling

 

After completing the course, a test is given to confirm the success of the training.

 

Target group:

The 1½-day mandatory training course is designed for auditors who want to perform auditing activities under the REDcert² scheme focusing on the application of sustainable material flows in the chemical industry.

 

Speakers:

Dr. Simon Schwarzwald, REDcert GmbH

Dr. Sarah Andreas, REDcert GmbH

Participant number: 

max. 10 people per training


Location:

The training takes place as a Microsoft Teams webinar. Slides and the online test are provided via the ORGAINVENT Academy platform. You will receive the corresponding access data with the registration confirmation.

 

Fee:

€ 650.00 plus VAT p.p 

Cancellation: It is possible to cancel free of charge up to 10 days before the start of the seminar. After this, we charge a fee of € 100.00 plus VAT. Participation is transferable.


Contact person:

Clara Schubert

Tel.: 0049 228 3506130

 

Biofuels

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REDcert offers the REDcert-DE and REDcert-EU certification schemes for the certification of sustainable biomass, biofuels and bioliquids.

Food

REDcert² is a reliable and efficient sustainability certification scheme
for food.

Animal Feed

REDcert² is a reliable and efficient sustainability certification scheme for animal feed.

Biomass for material purposes

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REDcert² is an efficient certification solution for the use of sustainable biomass as a material in the chemical industry.

Registration

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You can register for the REDcert-DE, REDcert-EU and REDcert² certification schemes on our online portal.

Registration

Certificates

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All certificates and inspection certificates currently issued in the REDcert schemes can be found on our public overview of certificates.

Certificates

Land register

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REDcert offers with the land register (in German only) all farmers the free opportunity to keep their land registers secure on a permanent basis.

Land register

NUTS-tool

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REDcert’s NUTS tool lets you search for NUTS2 regions for biomass cultivated in Germany.

NUTS tool