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“SBP” is the Sustainable Biomass Program which recently initiated a RRA (Regional Risk Assessment) for Nova Scotia; the public consultation on the Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the province of Nova Scotia, Canada took place Nov 6 to Dec 6, 2024. View NS Forest Biomass RRA 2024: Notes & Comments.
“Our Stakeholders” Click on image for a larger version
Sustainable Biomass Program Information Pack
Outline of what it’s all about
“Stakeholder engagement and transparency are inherent in our work and central to our certification processes. Biomass Producers and Certification Bodies must undertake stakeholder consultation, the former when conducting a Supply Base Evaluation and the latter when auditing those Biomass Producers. Details of the stakeholder consultation must be published by both the Biomass Producer and the Certification Body.
“In addition to the requirements of our certification processes, engagement with our many and diverse stakeholders is an essential part of our operations. Our aim is to be open and transparent in all that we do and we make use of a variety of communications channels in our attempt to achieve that.”
E.g. SBP Standards v2.0 – complete online training
Events and training sessions
Links to webinars etc. “Our free in-person training sessions are open to everyone and provide a comprehensive understanding of the SBP scheme requirements. Whether you are a Certificate Holder, auditor, or stakeholder, these sessions are an invaluable opportunity to deepen your knowledge of our requirements, processes, and systems”.
SBP Certified Operators in Nova Scotia
As of Dec 21, 2024
– Great Northern Timber Inc.Certificate Information
Main Office: 201 1883 Upper Water Street, Halifax, NS 83J 1S9, Canada
–Northern Fibre Terminal, Inc.
Main Office: 605 Marine Gateway Drive, Sheet Harbour, B0J 2B0, Canada
– Shaw Renewables – Hardwood Lands
Main Office: 9105 Highway 14, Milford, B0N 1Y0, Canada
Production Office: 1239 Sandy Desert Road, Hardwoodlands, B0N 1Y0, Canada
– Shaw Renewables – Belledune (New Brunswick)
Main Office: 52 Hodgin Road, Belledune, E8G 2E3, Canada (Cited here because of company base in NS)
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SBP Regional Risk Assessment Procedure
Version 1.2 May 2021
A few items of particular note following the public consultation on the Draft RRA-NS (Nov 6- Dec 6, 2024):
5.13 The WB Co-ordinator shall respond to all stakeholders who participate in the consultation process and indicate how their comments were taken into account; such feedback shall be provided to participating stakeholders prior to Final Draft RRA Report submission to SBP for endorsement.
5.14 The WB Co-ordinator shall prepare a Stakeholder Consultation Report in English that includes:
a) A summary of the issues raised and how they were addressed;
b) An analysis of the range of stakeholder groups that submitted comments; and
c) An unedited copy of all comments as an Annex to the Report.5.16 The Stakeholder Consultation Report shall be appended in its entirety to the Final Draft RRA Report, unless specific stakeholders have requested confidentiality, in which case their comments shall be treated as confidential material.
6.6.5 In cases where the Final Draft RRA Report is endorsed, SBP shall publish the SBP-endorsed RRA Report on the SBP website, alongside the SBP Response to Consultation Report.
Screen capture of Graphic from Key Impact 5: 54.2% of supply in 2023 was from primary sources, mostly “lowgrade roundwood”
Sustainable Biomass Program Annual Review 2023
48 page document. COMMENT of particular note vis a vis NS, are sections
- Overview
– Promoting Sustainable Sourcing Solutions. pp 10-15 - Making a Difference, Our six key impacts
– Key Impact 5: providing greater visibility on Biomass Supply Chains pp 29-31
SBP Complaints Procedure
Version 1.1 Published 24 January 2019* Adapted from Reference source: Processing Complaints in FSC® Certification Scheme…V4.0 © Copyright Sustainable Biomass Program Limited 2024
“1.1 This procedure outlines the processes to be followed when any person or organisation expresses dissatisfaction to SBP relating to its activities, the activities of an SBP Certification Body (CB) or an SBP certificate holder.”