Sylva Fertilis, Argentan, FR
Score Breakdown
Integrity
verified The verification report (2024-10-14) indicates additionality was confirmed by the VVB using an investment test.
missing Leakage and permanence risk controls are not evidenced in the extracted record (leakage not addressed; buffer pool and reversal information not found).
Transparency
verified The VVB is identified (bio.inspecta AG) and the monitoring period is specified (2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31).
missing Key MRV outputs are missing in the extracted record, including total removals claimed and verified.
Claim Safety
verified The project is explicitly not CORSIA-eligible, reducing aviation-claim channel risk.
missing Over-crediting risk cannot be well assessed because verified totals are not found and leakage treatment is not evidenced in the extracted record.
Documentation
verified A recent verification report date is provided (2024-10-14) and no corrective actions or material findings are reported in that record.
missing Evidence document labeling is weak (listed as "unknown"), extraction confidence is only medium, and contradictions suggest document reliability issues.
Detailed Analysis
Integrity
The verification record (2024-10-14) supports additionality via an investment test and indicates it was confirmed by the VVB, which strengthens additionality. Baseline setting is described only as project-specific, and the timing of any baseline reassessment is not stated in the available documents, which weakens robustness. Leakage is flagged as not addressed and no leakage deduction is found in the extracted record, and permanence controls (buffer pool percentage and any reversal monitoring/results) are also not found, lowering integrity for a removal credit.
Transparency
The extracted record provides a named VVB (bio.inspecta AG) and a clearly defined monitoring period (2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31), which supports traceability. However, the extracted record does not include total removals claimed or verified for the monitoring period, limiting the ability to independently check issuance quantities. Registry information is generic ("other") and the evidence document list is not specific ("unknown"), reducing practical transparency.
Claim Safety
The project is stated as not CORSIA-eligible, which reduces the risk of aviation-related double-claim pathways. CCP status is not found in the extracted record, so high-integrity label alignment cannot be confirmed. Because leakage is not addressed and verified removal totals are not found, there is elevated residual risk of over-crediting or misinterpretation in downstream claims.
Documentation
A recent verification report date (2024-10-14) is present, and the extracted record shows no material findings and no corrective actions required, which is a positive documentation signal. Still, the evidence documents are not clearly identified (listed as "unknown" despite 10 documents used), and minimum extraction confidence is only medium, implying some readability/coverage limitations. Contradictions on key fields (safeguards and additionality verification) further reduce confidence in the documentation set.
Overall
Overall scoring is moderated by missing quantified MRV outputs (claimed/verified totals not found), missing leakage and permanence control details, and contradictions across documents. For safeguards, the more recent document date (2024-09-23) indicating safeguards are mentioned is privileged over the older (2022-10-19) indication they are not, but the contradiction still reduces confidence. For additionality verification, the verification record (dated 2024-10-14) and the more recent contradiction entry (2024-09-23) indicating VVB verification are privileged over the older (2022-10-19) value, because verification reports and newer evidence typically have higher evidentiary weight; nonetheless, the inconsistency warrants a downward adjustment for reliability.
Audit Analysis
This Puro biochar removal project has some integrity positives, notably a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and no reported material findings in the latest verification record. However, key risk controls and accounting elements (leakage treatment, buffer/pooling or reversal provisions, and quantified verified removals) are not clearly evidenced in the extracted record, and there are contradictions across documents on safeguards and additionality verification.
Project Description
Sylva Fertilis is part of the SLB Group, a forestry consortium in France. The company manufactures high-quality biochar products for both retail and wholesale markets and is one of the largest suppliers in France. Sylva Fertilis’ process involves the production of biochar from wood pellets at their facility at Argentan, in the Normandy region. The wood pellets are sourced from a manufacturer near Reims in the east of France, which produces pellets from timber from forests certified by the PEFC as non-controversial. Two granularities of char are produced: 0-1 mm and > 1mm. A small share of the biochar is augmented with mycorrhizal fungi to create soil improvement products that are marketed under the Terra Fertilis® brand. The remaining volumes of biochar are sold as soil improvement products to municipalities, farmers, golf courses, wine producers and forestry operations. The biochar has an extremely high carbon content, 94%, each dry ton of biochar contains 3,4 tonnes of CO2. A lifecycle assessment (LCA) of Sylva Fertilis' production process was carried out by Accend in June 2021. The LCA accounts for all process emissions from the harvesting of forestry materials, chipping and pelletizing, transport, energy use and packaging and confirms that 2.80 tonnes of CO2 are stored for every 1 ton of biochar. The company has recently taken the decision to double their production capacity, supported by CORC buyers.
Red Flags
- Leakage is marked as not addressed, with no leakage deduction stated in the extracted record.
- No verified removal volume is available in the extracted record (claimed and verified totals not found).
- Contradictions across documents on whether safeguards are mentioned and whether additionality was verified by the VVB.
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 185 | 185 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 361 | 361 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 254 | 254 | 0 | |
| Total | 896 | 896 | 0 |
Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio
- Disclose and/or extract the verified net removal total for the monitoring period (and the calculation summary), including any uncertainty/QA checks from the verification report.
- Provide explicit leakage assessment and quantified deduction (or a documented justification for negligible leakage) and document permanence controls (e.g., buffer contribution and reversal monitoring outcomes) consistent with the Puro biochar methodology.
Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test, but inconsistent across documents
Reversal/buffer provisions not evidenced in extracted record
Leakage not addressed and no deduction stated
Project-specific baseline; reassessment timing not stated
Safeguards mentioned but contradicted; no FPIC or grievance mechanism evidenced
Not CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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