Chain of custody
Document the full path from feedstock origin through processing and trading, maintaining mass balance records at each custody transfer point.
REDcert Certification
Implement REDcert certification with traceable evidence workflows
REDcert certifies sustainable biomass and biofuels under the EU Renewable Energy Directive. Crosscheck helps teams structure chain-of-custody documentation, manage supplier qualifications, and maintain compliance across multi-site operations.
What REDcert covers
REDcert is a German-origin certification system recognized under the EU RED for demonstrating sustainability of biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels. It includes REDcert-EU for regulatory compliance and REDcert² for voluntary sustainability markets.
- Chain of custody for biomass and biofuel supply chains
- Sustainability criteria under EU Renewable Energy Directive
- GHG emission reduction verification
- Supplier qualification and ongoing monitoring
- Mass balance documentation at each interface
- Cross-border and multi-site coordination
Key requirement areas
REDcert audits examine documentation completeness and process compliance across the entire supply chain. Each area requires specific evidence packages.
Supplier qualification
Verify that all upstream suppliers hold valid REDcert or equivalent certificates, and maintain a current register of qualified trading partners.
GHG calculations
Report greenhouse gas savings using scheme-approved methodology, covering cultivation, processing, transport, and distribution stages.
Sustainability declarations
Issue and collect standardized sustainability declarations (Nachhaltigkeitsnachweise) at each handover point along the supply chain.
Self-declarations and interfaces
Complete self-declarations at all interfaces and ensure that sustainability characteristics are correctly transferred between parties.
Document retention
Maintain all relevant records for the required retention period, organized for rapid retrieval during surveillance and recertification audits.
How Crosscheck supports REDcert implementation
Standardize document intake
Collect supplier certificates, sustainability declarations, and delivery documentation through structured intake workflows instead of ad-hoc email exchanges.
Validate completeness before audits
Run pre-audit checks to verify that all required evidence is collected, current, and properly linked across sites and trading partners.
Coordinate across sites and partners
Manage multi-site and multi-partner compliance in one workspace, ensuring consistent documentation standards across your entire chain.
Built for REDcert compliance teams
Crosscheck is not a certification body. We help compliance teams implement REDcert requirements systematically and maintain audit-ready documentation between certification cycles.
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