RSB Certification Application

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Over the next few pages, you’ll be asked to provide information about your organisation and operations. This information will help define the scope of your certification and initiate your onboarding into the RSB system.

Before you begin

The final step of this form asks you to agree to RSB's Participating Operator Agreement.

We recommend that you download and review the PO Agreement now and save a copy for your records.

You can save your progress at any point and return to complete the application later.

Please note that applications remain valid for 12 months. If certification is not completed within this timeframe, a new application will be required.

Overview of the Certification Process:

A detailed explanation of the RSB certification process is available here. In summary:

Submit your application (this form)
Public consultation begins (2-week period, following internal review)
Invoice for the application fee (EUR 500) is sent within 2–3 weeks
Select an RSB-accredited Certification Body (CB)
Prepare for your audit, using the pre-audit tools provided
Undergo the audit and achieve certification.

After submitting your application

You will receive a welcome email with links to the relevant documents and tools to help you prepare for your audit.
The application fee of EUR 500 will be invoiced within 2–3 weeks.
This is a separate fee from the audit cost (invoiced by your chosen auditor) and the annual licensing fee (determined by the scope and scale of your operation).
→ For more details of the annual licensing fee, please refer to Schedule C of the Participating Operator Agreement.
A notification about your application will be published on the RSB Public Comments page and shared with stakeholders as part of the two-week public consultation period.
This will include:

– The name and general location of your operation

– Feedstock type

– End product

– Type of certification requested

During this time, you may proceed to select your Certification Body, schedule your audit, and begin preparations.

We look forward to supporting your certification journey with RSB.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at certification@rsb.org at any time.

AccId

Please complete all the fields below that are relevant to your application. Some fields are required and are marked with a red asterisk (*)

Details of the Legal Entity Registering with RSB

Organisation Name

Website

Main Office Phone

Street Address

(including unit number, if applicable)

City

Zip / Postcode

Country

US State

State/ Province

Primary Contact on behalf of the Legal entity

* Please note:

In some situations the organisation or person completing this form might not be employed by the legal entity applying for registration, e.g. a consultant or other third party / company.

If this situation applies to you, all relevant details of each party must be clearly shown in this section.

RSB may request proof of the relationship between a third party and the legal entity applying for certification. RSB reserves the right to contact any party directly.

Are you employed by the legal entity applying for registration?

Name of your Organisation

What is your relationship to the applicant

(e.g. Consultant)

First name

Last name

Telephone number

Mobile phone

Street Address

(including unit number, if applicable)

City

Zip / Postcode

Country

State/ Province

US State

Details to whom RSB will send invoice (Billing contact)

Are you the contact person for invoicing purposes?

Billing Organisation

First name

Last name

Telephone number

Mobile phone

Billing Street Address

(including unit number, if applicable)

Billing City

Billing Zip / Postcode

Billing Country

Billing State/ Province

Billing State

Please estimate the scale of the proposed certified site / operation:

Estimated Cultivation Area (hectares)

Not required for agricultural or forestry residues

Estimated total material output per annum

Please enter a number (no text)

Units used

Please elaborate on the units used

Information on other certificates

List any other voluntary sustainability scheme certificates held within the past three years

or currently being applied for, e.g. ISCC, RSPO, FSC, etc.

Scheme name

Name of any additional voluntary schemes

Location of proposed certified site(s)

Site name

Street Address

(including unit number, if applicable)

City

Postal Code/ Zip

Country

State/ Province

To add additional sites, please click on Add another Response to enter the name and address of additional sites that will come under the scope of certification.

Declaration

I hereby acknowledge that I have read, understood and agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in the RSB Participating Operator Agreement.

Name

on behalf of

Confirmed?

I would like to receive communications from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

RSB’s Participating Operator Agreement can be downloaded here.

By clicking 'Review and Submit' button on this page your application will be submitted and your acceptance of our Participating Operator terms and conditions will be recorded. You will be invoiced $500 (USD).

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