1、June 2016 English price group 15No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS 13.020.60!%VpQ“2517746www.din.deDIN
2、 EN 16751Bio-based products Sustainability criteria;English version EN 16751:2016,English translation of DIN EN 16751:2016-06Biobasierte Produkte Nachhaltigkeitskriterien;Englische Fassung EN 16751:2016,Englische bersetzung von DIN EN 16751:2016-06Produits biosourcs Critres de durabilit;Version angl
3、aise EN 16751:2016,Traduction anglaise de DIN EN 16751:2016-06www.beuth.deDTranslation by DIN-Sprachendienst.In case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.Document comprises 34 pages 06.16 2 A comma is used as the decimal marker. National foreword This document (EN
4、 16751:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 411 “Bio-based products” (Secretariat: NEN, Netherlands). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was DIN-Normenausschuss Grundlagen des Umweltschutzes (DIN Standards Committee Principles of Environmental Protection), Worki
5、ng Committee NA 172-00-11 AA Biobasierte Produkte. DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16751 April 2016 ICS 13.020.60 English Version Bio-based products - Sustainability criteria Produits biosourcs - Critres de durabilit Biobasierte Produkte - Nachhaltigkeitskri
6、terien This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 January 2016. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographi
7、cal references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility
8、 of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of
9、Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION
10、 EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2016 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16751:2016 EEN 16751:2016 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 4 Introduction
11、5 1 Scope 7 2 Normative references 7 3 Terms and definitions . 7 4 General requirements 13 4.1 General . 13 4.2 Reporting boundaries. 14 4.3 Time periods 14 4.4 Information recording and handling 14 4.4.1 Biomass feedstock type and origin 14 4.4.2 Transparency 14 4.4.3 Information recording 14 4.4.4
12、 Transmission of information 14 4.4.5 Confidentiality 15 4.5 Science-based approach 15 5 Environmental criteria 15 5.1 General . 15 5.2 Climate protection and air quality . 15 5.2.1 General 15 5.2.2 Principle 15 5.3 Water 16 5.3.1 General 16 5.3.2 Principle 16 5.4 Soil . 17 5.4.1 General 17 5.4.2 Pr
13、inciple 17 5.5 Biodiversity 17 5.5.1 General 17 5.5.2 Principle 17 5.6 Energy and material resources . 18 5.6.1 General 18 5.6.2 Principle 18 5.7 Waste 18 5.7.1 General 18 5.7.2 Principle 19 6 Social criteria . 19 6.1 Labour rights . 19 6.1.1 General 19 6.1.2 Principle 19 6.2 Land use rights and lan
14、d use change 20 6.2.1 General 20 6.2.2 Principle 20 6.3 Water use rights . 20 DIN EN 16751:2016-06 3 6.3.1 General. 20 6.3.2 Principle 20 6.4 Local development . 21 6.4.1 General. 21 6.4.2 Principle 21 7 Economic criteria 21 7.1 Economic sustainability . 21 7.1.1 General. 21 7.1.2 Principle 21 Annex
15、 A (informative) Reporting template and additional guidance regarding sustainability aspects 23 Bibliography . 31 DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EN 16751:2016 (E) EN 16751:2016 (E) 4 European foreword This document (EN 16751:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 411 “Bio-based products”, the s
16、ecretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2016. Attention is
17、drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the Eur
18、opean Free Trade Association. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Repu
19、blic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 16751:2016-06EN 16751:2016 (E) 5 Introduction Bio-
20、based products from forestry and agriculture have a long history of application, such as paper, board and various chemicals and materials. The last decades have seen the emergence of new bio-based products in the market. Some of the reasons for this increased interest lie in the bio-based products b
21、enefits in relation to the depletion of fossil resources and climate change. Bio-based products may also provide additional product functionalities. This has triggered a wave of innovation with the development of knowledge and technologies allowing new transformation processes and product developmen
22、t. Acknowledging the need for common standards for bio-based products, the European Commission issued mandate M/4921), resulting in a series of standards developed by CEN/TC 411, with a focus on bio-based products other than food, feed and biomass for energy applications. The standards of CEN/TC 411
23、 “Bio-based products” provide a common basis on the following aspects: Common terminology; Bio-based content determination; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Sustainability aspects; Declaration tools. It is important to understand what the term bio-based product covers and how it is being used. The term
24、bio-based means derived from biomass. Bio-based products (bottles, insulation materials, wood and wood products, paper, solvents, chemical intermediates, composite materials, et cetera) are products which are wholly or partly derived from biomass. It is essential to characterize the amount of biomas
25、s contained in the product by for instance its bio-based content or bio-based carbon content. The bio-based content of a product does not provide information on its environmental impact or sustainability, which may be assessed through LCA and sustainability criteria. In addition, transparent and una
26、mbiguous communication within bio-based value chains is facilitated by a harmonized framework for certification and declaration. This European Standard has been developed with the aim to identify sustainability aspects applicable to all bio-based products, covering all three pillars of sustainabilit
27、y (environmental, social and economic). Though the scope of CEN/TC 411 excludes food, feed and energy, sustainability of biomass and bio-based products should follow the same principles irrespective of their use. All LCA-related topics are covered by EN 16760 Bio-based products - Life Cycle Assessme
28、nt. The concept of Sustainable Development expresses the shared concerns about the state and sustainability of environmental, economic and social dimensions of today and tomorrows world. The journey towards sustainability finds sustainable production and consumption at its very heart. It also relate
29、s to the social responsibility of organizations and the objective to improve social and environmental performances along with sustained economic profitability all in the perspective to contribute notably to greater human well-being. The criteria of this European Standard can either be directly used
30、by an operator or can be used in proprietary schemes and standards which cover sustainability aspects. 1) A Mandate is a standardization task embedded in European trade laws. M/492 Mandate is addressed to the European Standardization bodies, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, for the development of horizontal E
31、uropean Standards for bio-based products. DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EN 16751:2016 (E) 6 By defining a common framework, this European Standard will allow the provision of information on sustainability aspects for the following uses: for an economic operator to communicate along the supply chain on the su
32、stainability aspects of the biomass used as input to the bio-based product; for an economic operator to assess and manage sustainability aspects of its operation, and to report in a consistent manner along the supply chain; for economic operators in a supply chain (see Figure 1 below) to exchange an
33、d share information on the sustainability aspects of the processes and bio-based products with a common framework and understanding (B2B communication); and for a programme operator to develop certification schemes to assess the sustainability of the biomass used as input to the bio-based products o
34、r of the bio-based part of the bio-based product. NOTE This European Standard refers to the bio-based part of products only. Without the use of relevant product standards it is not possible to make a claim for the whole product. The way indicators are addressed will differ according to the use. Figu
35、re 1 illustrates the scope of this European Standard. Figure 1 Illustration of the scope of this European Standard DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EN 16751:2016 (E) 7 1 Scope This European Standard sets horizontal sustainability criteria applicable to the bio-based part of all bio-based products, excluding foo
36、d, feed and energy, covering all three pillars of sustainability; environmental, social and economic aspects. If the product is partly bio-based, this European Standard can only be used for the bio-based part since it does not address non-bio-based (fossil, mineral) parts of a product. This European
37、 Standard can be used for two applications; either to provide sustainability information about the biomass production only or to provide sustainability information in the supply chain for the bio-based part of the bio-based product. This European Standard sets a framework to provide information on m
38、anagement of sustainability aspects. This European Standard cannot be used to make claims that operations or products are sustainable since it does not establish thresholds or limits. This European Standard can however be used for business-to-business (B2B) communication or for developing product sp
39、ecific standards and certification schemes. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
40、the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 16575 Bio-based products - Vocabulary 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16575 and the following apply. 3.1 activity under direct control activity conducted by or subcontracte
41、d by the economic operator 3.2 biodiversity biological diversity variability among living organisms from all sources, including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species
42、and of ecosystems SOURCE: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations (1992) 3.3 chain-of-custody system by which a connection is made between information or claims concerning raw materials or intermediate products and claims concerning final products, including all the stages from the
43、raw material production up until the release of the final product for consumption SOURCE: EN 16214-1:2012, 2.16 DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EN 16751:2016 (E) 8 3.4 child labour work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and menta
44、l development Note 1 to entry: It refers to work that: is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and interferes with their schooling by: depriving them of the opportunity to attend school; obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring them to attempt t
45、o combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. SOURCE: International Labour Organization 3.5 criterion requirement that describes what is to be assessed Note1 to entry: A criterion adds meaning and operability to a principle without itself being a direct measure of performance. No
46、te 2 to entry: A criterion is characterized by a set of related indicators. SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.11, modified: Note 3 deleted 3.6 direct effects measurable environmental, social and economic effects under the direct control of the economic operator and caused by the process being analysed Note
47、1 to entry: Direct effects applicable in this European Standard are included under the criteria and indicators. Note 2 to entry: Other potential effects may be added to the consideration when an international consensus standard is established for the effect. SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.12, modified: N
48、otes 1, 2 and 4 deleted and in Note 1 within the scope of this International Standard are considered replaced by applicable in this European Standard are included 3.7 economic operator individual or organization that has ownership or control of one or more processes of the supply chain for the bio-b
49、ased product SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.13, modified: bioenergy supply chain replaced by supply chain for the bio-based product DIN EN 16751:2016-06 EN 16751:2016 (E) 9 3.8 ecosystem system of complex interactions between communities of plants, animals, microorganisms and their environment, which functions as a unit SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.14 3.9 ecosystem services benefits that people and other living organisms obtain from ecosystems, inclu
