STAR4BBS Empowers Bio‑Based Industry Through Two High-Caliber April Trainings on Greenwashing & CSRD Compliance

STAR4BBS, with key support from projects such as SUSTCERT4BIOBASED and Engage4BIO, has released recordings and presentation materials from two impactful online trainings held in March 2025. These sessions addressed critical sustainability challenges for the bio‑based sector: tackling greenwashing, and meeting new EU requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

“Navigating the new EU legislations to address greenwashing: how standards and research projects can support the bio‑based industry”

Date: 25 March 2025
This session featured expert speakers including Elena Mocchio, Gustavo De Feo, Margaux Le Gallou, and representatives from BIOBASEDCERT. It offered a comprehensive examination of recent EU legislation aimed at combatting greenwashing—misleading environmental claims—and guided the audience on how standards and certification initiatives fortify credible sustainable branding bbs.unibo.eu+8star4bbs.eu+8star4bbs.eu+8.

Viewers are invited to:

• Watch the full recording.
• Download presentations from each speaker for insights on legal frameworks, green-claims substantiation, and certification tools.

“Training on Navigating the CSR Directive”

Date: 14 March 2025
Co-hosted by STAR4BBS, Engage4BIO, and SUSTCERT4BIOBASED, this 90‑minute session examined the EU’s CSRD and its transformative impact on companies within the bio‑based industry app.3blmedia.com+4star4bbs.eu+4eubionet.eu+4.
Key highlights included:

• A detailed breakdown of CSRD obligations – who must report, what data to provide, and compliance timelines.
• Findings from the STAR4BBS project illustrating how research outputs and voluntary standards can streamline reporting and align activities with the EU Taxonomy.
• SME-focused insights from Engage4BIO, offering practical support tools and innovation pathways to meet CSRD requirements.
  Participants also engaged in interactive Q&A with sector specialists.

Access Learning Materials

Both events are now available to watch on-demand. STAR4BBS encourages stakeholders across the bio‑based industry—environmental managers, compliance officers, SMEs, scheme owners, and policymakers—to leverage these resources to sharpen sustainability practices, strengthen reporting credibility, and enhance market trust.

About STAR4BBS
Led by Technische Universität Berlin, the STAR4BBS project fosters sustainable bio‑based systems via effective certification, labelling, and monitoring. By developing new indicators, tracking trade flows, and collaborating with scheme owners and industry partners, STAR4BBS supports the European Green Deal’s goals