Sweden’s SEKAB releases certified “sustainable” ethanol

In Sweden, SEKAB has announced that it will be distributing “supply verified sustainable” ethanol. The company, which sets its own certification standards for sustainability, looks for labor standards, rain forest destruction, minimum standards for mechanization. Production will be audited twice per year by an independent verification organization. SEKAB said that they will monitor and revise sustainability criteria as international regulations are put in place.

A recent post at Renewable Energy Access said that “It is important to note that biofuels growth has not been primarily driven by environmental concerns. Instead, worries over energy security and demands for rural development have provided the greatest impetus. With oil at record prices and supply uncertainties increasing, these drivers are only becoming stronger. Placed in this economic and political context, it becomes clear that the choice is not between biofuels or not, but between sustainable and unsustainable biofuels.“

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