License to operate
In highly regulated markets, compliance is the product. Every molecule we move is fully traceable and certified to the highest global standards — verified by independent third parties at loading.
Why it matters
A tonne of biodiesel without its certification is just oil. The regulatory paperwork — the proof of where a molecule came from and what it saves — is what gives sustainable fuel its value in Europe.
European demand for biofuels is created by regulation: blending mandates and greenhouse-gas reduction targets under the Renewable Energy Directive. To count against those targets, every litre must carry an unbroken, audited chain of evidence back to its feedstock origin.
That is the gap Mandara closes. We carry certification across the corridor — helping suppliers in Asia meet European evidentiary standards, and giving European buyers documentation they can take straight to their auditors.
Standards & certification
Four frameworks govern the molecules we move. Our desk works inside all of them, every day.
The International Sustainability & Carbon Certification scheme — the dominant voluntary scheme for proving sustainability under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive. Mandara trades on an ISCC mass-balance basis, with Proof of Sustainability documentation issued for every parcel.
The EU Renewable Energy Directive sets the targets that create European biofuel demand — including greenhouse-gas savings thresholds and sustainability criteria every imported molecule must meet. Our cargoes are structured to qualify from the outset.
The directive’s list of advanced and waste feedstocks — including UCO and POME — that receive preferential treatment toward member-state targets. Correct Annex IX classification at origin is one of the most valuable things we verify.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials — a global certification standard covering environmental and social criteria across bio-based supply chains, used where counterparties require certification beyond ISCC.
Chain of custody
Traceability is not a certificate stapled on at the end — it is built into every step of the flow.
INDEPENDENT QUALITY ASSURANCE
The point of it all
Waste-based fuels exist because they save carbon against the fossil baseline. Indicative greenhouse-gas savings for the grades we trade most:
* Indicative typical values for illustration. Actual GHG savings are calculated and certified per cargo under the applicable scheme.
Certification questions
From Annex IX classification to audit-ready documentation — ask us how a specific flow can be certified.
