Verification Bodies
Prospective Trading Members that require assistance in the selection of Verification Bodies are invited to contact UEBT. Verification Bodies interested in conducting audits for UEBT members are referred to the information for verification bodies.
For verification, the Union for Ethical BioTrade has agreements with the following Verification Bodies:
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Imaflora |
Member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), as well as being a Certification Body to both systems. It is focused mainly on Brazil, but has equally audited in other South American and European countries |
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Based in South Africa, it has offices in more than 140 countries and is accredited by the FSC. They have issued FSC certificates in 60 countries worldwide |
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Swiss-based, it has offices in 7 countries, is FSC accredited and has issued FSC certificates in 10 countries worldwide |
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Fundacion Natura |
Is the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) member in Colombia and is one of the most renowned NGOs in this country |
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Control Union Certifications |
CUC is a company member of Control Union World Group and is an inspection and certification body. It has over 50 offices worldwide and is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
Fiorela Bustamente of the office in Peru. |
Ecocert-Afrisco |
Is an organic certification body, which carries out inspections and certification services according to European organic regulations, the US National Organic Program, Japanese organic standards, and the Afrisco Organic Standard |
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Is a division of SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company operating in more than 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world. SGS del Peru has several offices in the nation's main cities where auditing, advisory, and monitoring services are offered exclusively tailored within the context of the country. |
Gerrit Marais from SGS Qualifor |
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Is a membership charity campaigning for planet-friendly food and farming. They believe in the connection between soil, food, the health of people and the health of the planet. They work on organic standards and certification amongst others. They have offices in Bristol and Edinburgh (UK). |
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Insituto Biodinâmico (IBD) |
Brazilian company whose purpose is to participate in the development of organic, biodynamic and socially correct agriculture, processing, trading and its markets, through certification. They across Brazil, and in some countries in South America, Central America, Europe and Asia. |
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Biotropico S.A. |
Colombian company specialized in organic and ecological agriculture. Its purpose is to make the verification schemes a tool for local economic development. |
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IMO do Brasil |
Subsidiary of IMO Control in Brazil. |
