Project ‘ Towards Sustainability Certification of Jatropha Biofuels in Mozambique’

1. Project partners: Agro Pecuária de Manica Lda Project ‘Towards Sustainability Certification of Jatropha Biofuels in Mozambique’ Matthias Spöttle – Jatropha Alliance, project manager Peter Vissers – Partners for Innovation, senior partnerSustainable Access to Sustainable Energy, 27 September 2010, Moshi, Tanzania Project co-financed by:

2. What is the aim of this project? Project ‘Towards sustainability certification of Jatropha bio-fuels in Mozambique’ • Project objective • To build up knowledge for future certification of Jatropha bio-fuels through a benchmark pilot sustainability assessment, using existing sustainability criteria frameworks • Timeline: • 1 Oct 2009 – 30 Nov 2010

3. Why this project? Reasons for the project: • Fulfilling sustainability criteria has become a market requirement for biofuels • Jatropha industry has little experience with sustainability standards Reasons for Mozambique as the country of choice: • Advanced government policy on biofuels • Existing cooperation with 3 Jatropha Alliance members having operations in Mozambique • Suitability of Mozambican situation, soils, climate, population density, availability of unused cultivable land > to grow Jatropha

4. What is the approach and planning of the project?

5. Review sustainability standards Review and Pre-selection for Multi- criteria analysis >> Analysis of 11 sustainability standards

6. Review sustainability standards Multi – criteria analysis of selected standards Scoring for criteria 1 to 4: 0 = low, 1 = medium, 2 = high Scoring for criteria 5 to 7: 0 = low, 2 = medium, 4 = high

7. Review sustainability standards Main standards for the pilot sustainability assessment Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Version 1 (RSB): • Fits the most with the needs of the companies and the sector, as its is supposed to become the important standard for biofuels. • Covers all sustainability issues • Developed activites towards a Jatropha-specific variant Supporting standard for Greenhouse Gas Emmissions Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO): • Has proven its success since 2 years of operation • Provides clear guidance on carbon calculations >> Questionaires for each standard for the assessment

8. Data collection 3 Jatropha growing plantations are involved

9. Pilot sustainability assessment Exemplary gap analysis against RSB (1/2) Approach: • Answers within the RSB questionaire and provided documents are assessed and score points are given for the following grades: • Adequate: Sufficient proof to pass RSB criteria • Needs Improvement: Very close to adequate, but something is missing. • Needs Significant Improvement: Huge amount of work needed for improvement • Not covered: No info obtained for this areas • Not applicable

10. Pilot sustainability assessment Exemplary gap analysis against RSB (2/2) GAP scores against RSB: 10: adequate 8: needs improvement 5: needs significant improvement 0: not covered >> In this case the company would fail to meet RSB criteria

11. Pilot sustainability assessment Greenhouse Gas Emissions >> Assessing the carbon for the whole biodiesel chain

12. Pilot sustainability assessment Greenhouse Gas Emissions of other Chains Explanation Figures of othercrops are EuropeanCommision default values. Land use change is not includedhere Input of fertilisersis a main contributor to GHG emissions

13. Recommendations for companies aiming for sustainability assessment (preliminary) (1/2) • In the business set-up and land acquisition stage: • Ask a competent institute to do a comprehensive ESIA • Carry out a thorough stakeholder consultation process (avoid minimalistic approach) and document it scrupulously • Assess the carbon stock of the land before acquisition • Make sure your business plan is realistic and viable in the long run (avoid that it is based on grants...)

14. Recommendations for companies aiming for sustainability assessment (preliminary) (2/2) • In the business operation stage: • Install good operation practices (as all professional businesses) • Adopt a ESMP and keep it updated • Monitor ESMP implementation closely, document related activities meticulously (photos, records, inspections reports etc.) • Master your GHG impact as well as the carbon finance rules • Obtain your sustainability certificate • For companies considering sustainability certification: • Contact us ! (we are there to help you to make the right choices, on the basis of self assessment or quick GAP analysis)

15. Next steps September: Finalise sustainability assessments. Oktober: Workshop with the three companies in Mozambique November: Finalise reports and fed back results into RSB and EU institutions. Overall: Develop further projects to support Jatropha industry We offer capacity bulding in sustainability assessments to all interested Jatropha players!

16. Thank you for your attention! See our sustainability special on www.jatropha-alliance.org ! Jatropha Alliance Matthias Spöttle Project Manager c/o GEXSI, Brunnenstraße 192 D-10119 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 (30) 4000 4764-0 spoettle@jatropha-alliance.org www.jatropha-alliance.org Partners for Innovation BV Peter Vissers Senior Partner Cruquiusweg 20 1019 AT Amsterdam, the Netherlands Phone +31 (20) 6200511 p.vissers@partnersforinnovation.com www.partnersforinnovation.com (Workers at the Sun Biofuels plantation, having finished their day)