ISCC Certification Scenario in Brazil and around the world!

If you need a map of ISCC certifications in Brazil and around the world — covering ISCC EU (energy/fuels aligned with RED III), ISCC PLUS (circular economy and bioeconomy) e ISCC CORSIA (sustainable aviation fuel) — this guide brings together official sources, Explain where to look for “live” numbers, What compare by scope/activity and which regulatory changes affect 2025–2026. The basis is the ISCC certificate bank (with pages of “Valid Certificates” e “All Certificates”) and recognition/scope documents published by the system itself.

1) What “ISCC” are we talking about?? (three schemes, three markets)

ISCC EU — scheme recognized by the European Commission to demonstrate compliance with the RED III (use in energy and fuels, including biofuels and RFNBOs where applicable). It is the axis for ethanol, biodiesel, PURE HEFA, coprocessing and others, within the European framework.

ISCC PLUS — scheme voluntary, global, returned to plastics, chemicals, packaging, food & portion and other chains circular economy/bioeconomy, with an emphasis on traceability (I often saw mass balance). It is the most common “ESG passport” for routes chemical-plastics (oil circulars/bio, polymers, intermediaries).

ISCC CORSIA — scheme recognized by ICAO to certify PURE eligible in LANE (international aviation). The objective is to demonstrate compliance with sustainability, traceability and LCA methodology of the program.

Mass balance in simple language: certified accounting method that tracks sustainable inputs in mixed flows and assigns its characteristics to output batches, maintaining integrity of sustainability/GHG data. It is the base of many routes ISCC PLUS and also appears in chains ISCC EU.

2) Where are the numbers? (and how to extract “maps” by country, scope and sector)

O ISCC certificate bank is public and has three key points:

• Valid Certificates: list the current certificates (with internally reviewed audit). Official observation: a certificate may be valid same before to appear no site, until ISCC publishes the PDFs after internal review. This note explains small lags between issuance/renewal and online display.
• All Certificates: add all (current, expired, withdrawn), with drill down One of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to ensure sustainable patterns of production and consumption – the scope abbreviations table (EP, BP, TR, CP, SM, etc.) — essential for filtering by activity: EP (ethanol plant), BP (biodiesel), SM (sugar factory), TR/TRS (trader), CP (waste/oil collector), RE (refinery), PP/COMP/SC (plastics/chemicals), between others.
• Withdrawn / Fake Certificates / Excluded Users: trail of governance for risk checks and due-diligence (useful in purchasing and internal audits).

How to map (step by step):

1. Patch me All Certificates e use a drill down to filter by country (Country), scheme (EU/PLUS/LANE), status e scope (EP, BP, TR, CP, etc.). Export to list (or copy) to consolidate into spreadsheets/tables.
2. In Valid Certificates, rotate the same filter to get the “current” photo by country and scope. Match with item 1) for historical series.
3. For ISCC EU, cross with RED III recognition (change document) e, if applicable, with UDB/Union Database at your own controls (when the case).
4. For ISCC PLUS, Sort entries by sectoral chains (plastics/packaging/chemicals vs. food/feed), using the System Document it's the markets site as a taxonomy guide.

For ISCC CORSIA, check recognition ICAO and identify routes/technologies (Align, co-process., etc.) associated in the scope columns.

3) ISCC EU overview (energy & fuels) — 2025–2026

• RED III Reconnaissance: O ISCC EU it received positive technical evaluation And it is recognized by the European Commission under RED III. This puts it as via principal to prove sustainability and GHG of biofuels/bioliquids in the EU.
• What does this change for Brazilian companies: a ISCC EU evidence is accepted by Member States; note that the Commission website notes that, in certain cases, national authorities may accept other schemes - but, in the practice of the fuel market, ISCC EU is a “de facto standard”.

Typical scopes (see the official caption): FA/FG/SM/EP/BP/RE/TR/CP/WH — from field/collection to conversion and trade. For ethanol (EP) e biodiesel (BP), track raw material (AFTER, UCO, waste) e add-ons relevant.

4) Panorama ISCC Plus (plastics, chemicals, food & portion)

• Scope & use: ISCC PLUS certifies circular/bio chains in chemicals/plastics/packaging and also food & feed, with strong use of mass balance. O System Document and the schematic page make clear the focus on credibility, traceability e (when declared) PCF/GHG.
• How to read the records: on public basis, procure PP/COMP/SC/RE/CV/CR/PU etc., in addition to TR/TRS (trader). O mass balance allows you to “assign” sustainable content in mixed streams of nafta/monomers/polymers — ask the supplier to Sustainability Declaration and check the allocation rules I don't contract.

5) Panorama ISCC LANE (aviation)

• ICAO Recognition: O ISCC CORSIA It's officially recognized to demonstrate compliance with sustainability and LCA do LANE, enabling PURE as a reduction solution.
• Market context: a dynamic of PURE is still restricted by offer e project economics; politically and regulatoryly, there is ongoing debates on effectiveness/integration with other instruments. (Relevant for supply planning and contracts 2026–2030.)
• How to filter on base: combine “LANE” com scopes of the type HEFA/HVO/RE/CPP and routes collectors (CP)/traders (TR/TRS).

6) Governance and integrity (what to always check)

• Withdrawn, fake, excluded, Non-compliant PoO: ISCC maintains public pages with withdrawn, fake, deleted users e non-conforming points of origin. Paste this into your SOP: before completing purchase, check the certificate ID in these lists.
• Validity and audit: ISCC itself reinforces that certificates are valid according to the date in the PDF issued by CB, even if not yet published on the website; a table is updated after internal review. This explains small lags site↔document.
• System documents: keep the page System Documents us favorites (standards, audit procedures, material lists and updates).

7) What changes for 2025–2026 (ISCC/RED III is its ISCC PLUS)

• ISCC EU — RED III: see the Overview of Changes (May/2025) to understand adjustments in evidence, GEE/LCA, raw material, RFNBOs e audit. Align suppliers and Union Database as applicable.
• ISCC PLUS: remain attentive to System Document updates (v3.4.x) and guidance on mass balance (assignment and communication rules). In chemical-plastic chains, contracts e statements need to reflect exactly the traceability method used.
• ISCC HUB: The user manual shows how record and maintain data, including references to UDB (for the European context). Useful for governance of registrations and scopes.

8) Conclusion: how to use the “ISCC map” for decisions

O map of ISCC certifications in Brazil and around the world arises from official bank, crossed with scopes, schemes e rules from each market (RED III, LANE, mass balance). For shopping times, compliance e marketing, this allows:

1. Prove eligibility (EU, aviation, circular) with links are auditable.
2. Planejar supply by scope/technology (EP/BP/HEFA/PP/SC…).
3. Manage risks (fake/withdrawn/excluded) with routine check.
4. Communicate impact with consistency (ISCC EU/PLUS) e non-confrontation with other corporate schemes.

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If your company wants to accelerate certification (ISCC EU/PLUS/COURSE) safely and predictably, our specialized consultants can support everything from diagnosis to audit — integrating mass balance, LCA/GEE and regulatory requirements (RED III, LANE). More details and developments of what we discuss here are in the our blog and in official pages two schemes, like the ISCC certificate bank.

https://www.iscc-system.org/certification/certificate-database/valid-certificates

https://www.iscc-system.org/certification/certificate-database/all-certificates