Following the decision of Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) regarding the approval of ISCC and MSPO certification programs for the Feed-in-Tariff scheme, GGL Foundation is glad to announce that the mentioned schemes are integrated in the GGL scheme to facilitate supplying the GGL-claimed material to Japanese markets. Accordingly, the list of endorsed schemes in[…]

GGL participates at the 13th biomass pellets , trade and power congress in Tokyo. Our chair mr. Kees Boon will be there and take full opportunity to meet new and existing relations.  The board of GGL decided that apart from the presence of the Certification Bodies also GGL should be there in person. MtR Kees Boon[…]

On Tuesday, 27 December 2022 the GGL Foundation achieved a significant milestone: it signed the agreement with PT Carsurin in Indonesia, to become its second registered Certification Body. On behalf of the foundation, Chairman Mr. Kees Boon commented: “We are very proud of this achievement. With Carsurin joining our scheme as a respected and professional[…]

Dear valued stakeholders of GGL, Herewith we would like to inform you of the adjustments in the GGL participation fees as could be found in the updated participant fee document on our website. Accordingly, as of April 1st 2023 the variable fees of biomass producers will be adjusted to EUR 0,11 per MT of GGL[…]

The GGL Foundation is deeply concerned about Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and stands in solidarity with all victims of this violence. With full commitment to GGL’s mission and standards, and after a thorough analysis of the potential impact of withdrawal of GGL certification, the Board of Directors of the Foundation has agreed to suspend[…]

The list of GGL certificate holders as of November 2021 has been verified by the CB and published on GGL website (Link). In this regard, the list of certificate holders become updated and published on GGL website on a monthly basis according to the latest information confirmed and declared by the CB to the GGL[…]

The new version of the below mentioned GGL normative documents are published after approval by the Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO): GGL 1a. Instruction doc. GHG Calculations v2-3 GGL 1c. Endorsed schemes v1-3 GGL 1d. Instruction document for supplying Japanese market FIT v1-2 GGL Certification Regulation v7-6 These updates facilitate supplying GGL-claimed biomass material to Japanese[…]

Rotterdam, October 9th 2020; The first Japanese Green Gold Label (GGL) certificates have been recently issued by Control Union Certifications B.V. for three biomass trading and power producing companies in Japan. Two entities of the Japanese power producer and supplier, eRex Co. Ltd. have recently become the first GGL certified companies by Control Union Certifications.[…]

PKS requirements submitted under the attention of the Ministry of Economy, Trade  and Industry of the Japanese government! GGL is very happy to announce a new chapter is opening for its sustainable biomass standards. Palm kernel shells (or PKS) is a residue generated by the palm oil processing industry. PKS is the shell fractions left[…]