The Value of Accreditation
Transparent and credible governance of certification bodies through the accreditation process is fundamentally important to the value of independent assessment and certification.
It is central to stakeholder confidence in ensuring that the competence of assessors and the impartiality of the decision-making process is maintained. Accredited certification of management systems to recognised national or international standards provides organisations with a credible means of managing risk, improving efficiencies, and fostering continual improvement and greater competitiveness.
Our Business Partners are recognized by over 50 accreditation bodies:
EMEA
Our accreditations in Europe, Middle East and Africa
| Accreditation body | Country | Accreditation type |
|---|---|---|
| ACCREDIA (formerly Sincert) | Italy | QMS, EMAS, EU ETS, Product Services |
| AEM | Austria | EMAS, EU ETS |
| APA | Portugal | EU ETS |
| APMG | UK | ISO/IEC 20000 |
| ASI | Germany | MSC |
| BELAC | Belgium | ACS, VCA |
| COFRAC | France | QMS, EMS -Cofrac accreditation No 4-0003, Management Systems Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr
IFS -Cofrac accreditation No 5-0069, Products and Services Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr Aerospace -Cofrac accreditation No 4-0570, Management Systems Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr GHG – Cofrac accreditation No 4-0579, verification of greenhouse gases emissions reports, scope available on www.cofrac.fr |
| Danish Ministry | Denmark | GHG recognition |
| DAC | Dubai | QMS, EMS, FSMS, SMS, ISMS, HACCP |
| DAkkS | Germany | QMS, EMS, SCC, IFS, IFS Logistic |
| ENAC | Spain | QMS, EMS, EMAS, ATECMA, EU ETS, PUERTOS DEL ESTADO, Aerospace |
| ESYD | Greece | AGRO 2, AGRO 3, EMAS, GlobalGap, Elot 1429, Elot 1433, Elot 1435 |
| IPAC | Portugal | QMS, EMAS |
| KAZNIEK | Kazakhstan | GHG |
| KBA *only in combination with DAkkS QMS | Germany | QMS |
| RvA | Netherlands | (C010) QMS, EMS, OHSAS, ISO 3834-2, AQAP, VCA, HACCP, CKB, HKZ, NEN-EN 15224, CO2 and IVG (C278) BRL SIKB, ISO 3834-2 |
| SKS | Denmark | QMS |
| SWEDAC | Sweden | QMS, EMS, EMAS, EnMS, GHG, National Safety Scheme, SMS |
| SAS | Switzerland | QMS, EMS, EMAS, EnMS, ISMS, BCMS, ITSMS, FSMS |
| UKAS | UK | QMS, ISO 13485, EMS, FSMS, ISMS, Product conformity certification, EC directives (LRQA), SMS, BCM, GHG verification, SCSMS, ITSMS, AMS, EnMS |
| UNIFE | Europe | IRIS |
| VDA | Germany | VDA 6.1, VDA 6.2, VDA 6.4 |
Asia-Pacific
Our accreditations in the Asia-Pacific region
| Accreditation body | Country | Accreditation type |
|---|---|---|
| CNAS (formerly CNAB) | P.R. China | QMS, EMS, FSMS, HACCP |
| HKCAS | Hong Kong | QMS, EMS |
| JAB | Japan | QMS, EMS, Aerospace, GHG |
| JAS-ANZ | Australia/New Zealand | QMS, EMS, National Safety Scheme, ISMS, OH&S |
| JIPDEC | Japan | ISMS |
| KAB | Korea | QMS, EMS, EnMS |
| KAR | Korea | QMS Training, EMS Training |
| NAC | Thailand | QMS, EMS |
| SAC | Singapore | QMS, GDPMDS, EnMS, BCMS, QMBS, LSP |
| SDM | Malaysia | QMS, EMS |
| TAF | Taiwan | QMS, EnMS, ISO 14064, ISO 14065, ISO 14066 |
Americas
Our accreditations in the Americas region
| Accreditation Body | Country | Accreditation Type |
|---|---|---|
| ANAB | USA | QMS, EMS, EnMS, Aerospace, TL9000, RC/RCMS, ASRP (ISO 9001) |
| ANSI | USA | GHG |
| COS | USA | Safety & Environment MS |
| EMA | Mexico | QMS |
| INMETRO | Brazil | QMS, EMS, PBQP-H |
| SCC | Canada | QMS, CMDCAS |
International
Our accreditations – International standards
| Accreditation body | Country | Accreditation type |
|---|---|---|
| IATF TS16949 | International | TS16949:1999, TS16949:2002, TS16949:2009 |
| SAAS | International | SA 8000 |
| UNFCCC | International | CDM, JI, JI Indicative Letter |
