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RSB launches new research, engagement in the Chinese SAF Market

RSB launches new research, engagement in the Chinese SAF Market As part of its global drive to support the aviation industry in achieving decarbonisation through the use of alternative sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), RSB is turning its attention to China. […]

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Ethiopian Sustainable Biofuel Future Scenario at a glance

As part of the Fuelling the Sustainable Bioeconomy powered by Boeing’s Global Engagement Portfolio, RSB gathered a group of key stakeholders in the Ethiopian bioeconomy to examine and uncover strategies and scenarios for the future development of a sustainable biofuels […]

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RSB submits application for CORSIA recognition

RSB has formally submitted its application to be recognised as a sustainability certification scheme under CORSIA. The submission is a big step in a process that has seen RSB work to adapt its best-in-class sustainability standard to incorporate the requirements […]

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Solaris oil to pave the way for scaling up RSB-certified sustainable local fuel supply in South Africa

2016 saw South African Airways (SAA) perform Africa’s first flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris. It was refined by World Energy Fuels in the USA, supplied by SkyNRG and supported by Boeing. This momentous […]

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RSB Joins Global Business Coalition to Take Action for Nature

Last month, RSB officially joined the Business for Nature coalition of businesses and organisations seeking to reverse the global biodiversity loss crisis by 2030. Aiming to provide a united business voice that can demonstrate and amplify existing commitments to protecting […]

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RSB joins the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

RSB is proud to announce that we have joined the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture. For the RSB, knowing the power of collective action, the importance of engaging with this multi-stakeholder coalition could not be clearer. There is […]

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Boeing to collaborate with RSB, WWF to further grow a sustainable aviation industry in Brazil

Yesterday Boeing announced a $1 million investment into the Brazilian bioeconomy via a commitment that will focus on identifying suitable feedstocks and supporting small-scale farmers across the country achieve RSB certification for the production of biomass for alternative fuels. Boeing […]

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What airline passengers should know about the future of alternative fuels

“They cause deforestation” “They increase food prices” “They don’t prevent climate change”   These are all common claims made about biofuels and they make for alarming reading. But are they true? The answer, as is usually the case, is in […]

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SkyNRG and KLM announce commitment to RSB Certification at new Dutch plant

Today in Amsterdam, SkyNRG and KLM announced the first European alternative aviation fuel plant. To be built by SkyNRG, KLM  has made a commitment to purchase 75, 000 tons of fuel per year over 10 years. With the plant due […]

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