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92 profiles
Certification scheme
4C Certification
- Issuer
- 4C Services GmbH
- Geography
- Global
AA1000 Assurance Standard v3
- Issuer
- AccountAbility
- Geography
- Global
Accountability Framework initiative
- Issuer
- AFi coalition (CDP, WRI, WWF, Proforest, TNC et al.)
- Geography
- Global
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Issuer
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Geography
- Global
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
- Issuer
- ASC
- Geography
- Global
AS 5810 / NF T51-800 (home compostable)
- Issuer
- Standards Australia / AFNOR
- Geography
- Australia / France (+ recognition)
ASSA 5010 (Australia)
- Issuer
- AUASB
- Geography
- Australia
AWS International Water Stewardship Standard
- Issuer
- Alliance for Water Stewardship
- Geography
- Global
B Corp Certification
- Issuer
- B Lab
- Geography
- Global
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)
- Issuer
- Global Seafood Alliance
- Geography
- Global
Better Cotton (BCI)
- Issuer
- Better Cotton Initiative
- Geography
- Global
Bonsucro
- Issuer
- Bonsucro
- Geography
- Global
C.A.F.E. Practices
- Issuer
- Starbucks (verified by SCS Global)
- Geography
- Global
CDP Disclosure Framework
- Issuer
- CDP
- Geography
- Global
CDP Scores (A List)
- Issuer
- CDP
- Geography
- Global
CertifHy EU Voluntary Scheme (hydrogen)
- Issuer
- CertifHy (scheme operator)
- Geography
- EU (issuance expanding beyond)
Cocoa Horizons
- Issuer
- Barry Callebaut (Cocoa Horizons Foundation)
- Geography
- West Africa, Latin America, SE Asia
CORSIA (aviation offsetting)
- Issuer
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Geography
- Global (international aviation)
EcoVadis
- Issuer
- EcoVadis
- Geography
- Global
EN 13432 family (industrial compostability, ASTM D6400, AS 4736)
- Issuer
- CEN / ASTM International / Standards Australia; certification via TÜV Austria, DIN CERTCO, BPI
- Geography
- EU / US / AU
EN 16785 (bio-based content)
- Issuer
- CEN; certification via DIN CERTCO / TÜV Austria
- Geography
- EU / Global
Enveritas
- Issuer
- Enveritas (non-profit); Enveritas Certification LLC (independent certification body)
- Geography
- Global (35+ countries, 14M+ farms assessed in 2026)
EU Ecolabel
- Issuer
- European Commission / national bodies
- Geography
- EU/EEA
EU Organic (Reg 2018/848)
- Issuer
- European Commission / national control bodies
- Geography
- EU (+ imported equivalents)
EU PEF / OEF method
- Issuer
- European Commission (Joint Research Centre)
- Geography
- EU
European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
- Issuer
- EFRAG / European Commission
- Geography
- EU
Fair for Life
- Issuer
- Ecocert (scheme owner)
- Geography
- Global
Fair Labor Association accreditation
- Issuer
- Fair Labor Association
- Geography
- Global
Fairtrade International
- Issuer
- Fairtrade International / FLOCERT
- Geography
- Global
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
- Issuer
- FSC International
- Geography
- Global
GFANZ & net-zero alliances (NZBA, NZAM, NZIA, NZAOA)
- Issuer
- Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
- Geography
- Global
GHG Protocol Corporate Standards
- Issuer
- WRI / WBCSD
- Geography
- Global
Global Coffee Platform — Baseline Coffee Code
- Issuer
- Global Coffee Platform
- Geography
- Global
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
- Issuer
- GOTS International
- Geography
- Global
Global Recycled Standard / Recycled Claim Standard
- Issuer
- Textile Exchange
- Geography
- Global
Gold Standard
- Issuer
- Gold Standard Foundation
- Geography
- Global
GRI Standards
- Issuer
- Global Sustainability Standards Board
- Geography
- Global
GSTC Criteria (sustainable tourism)
- Issuer
- Global Sustainable Tourism Council
- Geography
- Global
Higg Index (Cascale)
- Issuer
- Cascale (formerly SAC)
- Geography
- Global
ICMA Green/Social/Sustainability Bond Principles
- Issuer
- International Capital Market Association
- Geography
- Global
ICVCM — Core Carbon Principles
- Issuer
- Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
- Geography
- Global
IFRS S1 & S2 (ISSB)
- Issuer
- International Sustainability Standards Board
- Geography
- Global (jurisdiction adoption)
IIGCC Net Zero Investment Framework
- Issuer
- Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
- Geography
- Europe / Global
ISAE 3000 (Revised)
- Issuer
- IAASB
- Geography
- Global
ISAE 3410
- Issuer
- IAASB
- Geography
- Global
ISEAL Code of Good Practice
- Issuer
- ISEAL Alliance
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
- Issuer
- ISO / accredited CBs
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14021 (Self-declared environmental claims)
- Issuer
- ISO
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14025 / EN 15804 (EPDs)
- Issuer
- ISO / CEN
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14040/14044 (LCA)
- Issuer
- ISO
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14064-1/-2/-3
- Issuer
- ISO
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14067 (Carbon Footprint of Products)
- Issuer
- ISO
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14068-1 (Carbon Neutrality)
- Issuer
- ISO
- Geography
- Global
ISO 14083 (transport chain GHG)
- Issuer
- International Organization for Standardization
- Geography
- Global
ISO 20121 (event sustainability)
- Issuer
- International Organization for Standardization
- Geography
- Global
ISSA 5000
- Issuer
- IAASB
- Geography
- Global
IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
- Issuer
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Geography
- Global
JDE Peet's Responsible Sourcing / Common Grounds
- Issuer
- JDE Peet's
- Geography
- Global (coffee and tea origins)
Leaping Bunny
- Issuer
- Cruelty Free International (with CCIC in North America)
- Geography
- Global
LMA Loan Principles (GLP / SLP / SLLP)
- Issuer
- Loan Market Association (with LSTA, APLMA)
- Geography
- Global
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
- Issuer
- MSC
- Geography
- Global
Nature Positive Initiative
- Issuer
- NPI partnership (WBCSD, IUCN, TNFD, WEF et al.)
- Geography
- Global
Nestlé Cocoa Plan
- Issuer
- Nestlé
- Geography
- West Africa, Latin America
Ocean Bound Plastic Certification (Zero Plastic Oceans)
- Issuer
- Zero Plastic Oceans; audits via accredited certification bodies
- Geography
- Global (coastal zones)
Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Offsetting
- Issuer
- University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment)
- Geography
- Global
PCAF Global GHG Accounting Standard
- Issuer
- Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
- Geography
- Global
PEFC (endorsement system)
- Issuer
- PEFC International
- Geography
- Global
Preferred by Nature
- Issuer
- Preferred by Nature (non-profit)
- Geography
- Global
Rainforest Alliance (2020 Standard, incl. legacy UTZ)
- Issuer
- Rainforest Alliance
- Geography
- Global
RE100 Technical Criteria
- Issuer
- Climate Group, in partnership with CDP
- Geography
- Global
ResponsibleSteel
- Issuer
- ResponsibleSteel International
- Geography
- Global
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
- Issuer
- RSPO
- Geography
- Global (production concentrated SE Asia)
SAI Platform — Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA)
- Issuer
- SAI Platform
- Geography
- Global
SASB Standards
- Issuer
- ISSB (legacy SASB)
- Geography
- Global
SBTi Target Validation
- Issuer
- Science Based Targets initiative
- Geography
- Global
SMETA / Sedex
- Issuer
- Sedex
- Geography
- Global
Smithsonian Bird Friendly Coffee
- Issuer
- Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
- Geography
- Latin America, Africa
Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP)
- Issuer
- SLCP
- Geography
- Global
TNFD Recommendations
- Issuer
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
- Geography
- Global
UK Transition Plan Taskforce Framework
- Issuer
- TPT / IFRS Foundation
- Geography
- UK-origin, global use
UL 2799 (Zero Waste to Landfill)
- Issuer
- UL Solutions
- Geography
- Global
UNFCCC Race to Zero criteria
- Issuer
- UN Climate Change High-Level Champions
- Geography
- Global
USDA BioPreferred Program
- Issuer
- US Department of Agriculture
- Geography
- United States
USDA National Organic Program (7 CFR 205)
- Issuer
- USDA / accredited certifiers
- Geography
- US (+ trade partners)
V-Label
- Issuer
- European Vegetarian Union (national licensees)
- Geography
- Europe and beyond
VCMI Claims Code of Practice
- Issuer
- Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative
- Geography
- Global
Vegan Society Trademark
- Issuer
- The Vegan Society (UK)
- Geography
- Global
Verra — Verified Carbon Standard
- Issuer
- Verra (non-profit registry and standard-setter)
- Geography
- Global
VSME Standard
- Issuer
- EFRAG / European Commission
- Geography
- EU
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (AU/NZ)
- Issuer
- Australian Government (with New Zealand participation)
- Geography
- Australia / New Zealand
WaterSense
- Issuer
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Geography
- United States
WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production)
- Issuer
- Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (non-profit)
- Geography
- Global
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