Working Group 2: Mapping of Standards Guidance and Regulatory Frameworks
This output contains the mapping of relevant standards and guidelines in bio-based materials.
Lead Authors
Working Group 2
Working Group 2: Bio-Based & Upcoming Materials
Co-leads
Marcelle McManus (University of Bath) & Rosa Cuellar-Franca (University of Manchester)
Researchers
Lewis McDonald, Haniyeh Hajatnia & Gandhari Nawalage (University of Bath); Piya Gosalvitr, Rebecca Dunn & Amy Lloyd (University of Manchester)
Membership
23 members
This group aims to critically assess the policy landscape surrounding bio-based materials and circularity, identify key challenges and inconsistencies, and develop evidence-based recommendations to ensure policies support, rather than hinder, sustainable innovation.
Key questions
- What guidelines, standards or regulations are needed to assess and compare LCA of bio-based and recycled materials with fossil-based materials?
- Does current LCA practice allow assessment of circular economy goals, and if not what guidelines and methodology developments are needed?
Working Group 2: Bio-Based & Upcoming Materials
Working Group 2: Outputs Report: Bio-based and Upcoming Materials
This report presents a glossary of key terms alongside four case studies that examine the challenges associated with applying LCA in biobased and emerging systems. The glossary clarifies terminology commonly used in biobased and circular contexts, while the case studies (biofuels, circular materials, construction, and novel biomaterials) illustrate methodological issues including the treatment and storage of biogenic carbon, the modelling of circularity, and approaches to allocation and avoided impacts.
Lead Authors
Professor Marcelle McManus, Dr Lewis McDonald, Haniyeh Hajatnia, Gandhari Nawalage, Dr Rosa M. Cuéllar-Franca, Dr Piya Gosalvitr, Rebecca Dunn