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IRIS CERTIFICATION – INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY INDUSTRY STANDARD What is IRIS? The International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) is an internationally recognized management system standard specific to the railway industry. It is based on the ISO 9001 structure but stipulates additional, railway-specific requirements for business management systems. In 2005, the IRIS Group was established as a UNIFE Group with […]

GOTS CERTIFICATION – GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD What is GOTS? The aim of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is to define requirements to ensure the organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labeling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end

RSPO CERTIFICATION – ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL What is RSPO? The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established in 2004 with the objective of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through global standards and multistakeholder governance. The RSPO has developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce

GLOBALG.A.P CERTIFICATION – GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE What is GLOBALG.A.P? GLOBALG.A.P. is a farm assurance program, translating consumer requirements into Good Agricultural Practice. EurepGAP is a common standard for farm management practice created in the late 1990s by several European supermarket chains and their major suppliers. GAP is an acronym for Good Agricultural Practices. It is now the world’s most widely implemented farm

OCS CERTIFICATION – ORGANIC CONTENT STANDARD What is OCS? The Organic Content Standard (OCS) applies to any non-food product containing 5-100% organicmaterial. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. It tracks the flow ofraw material from the source to the final product and this process is certified by an

IFS CERTIFICATION – INTERNATIONAL FEATURED STANDARD What is IFS? IFS Standards are uniform food, product, and service standards operated by the IFS, an association of retailers and industrial companies. The purpose of the harmonized IFS standards is to inspect producers, logistics companies, brokers, and agents to ensure they are able to manufacture and handle safe

FSC CERTIFICATION – FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL What is FSC Certification? Forest Management Certification gives the public reassurance that timber products originating from a forest are managed in a responsible and sustainable way – something that is becoming increasingly important. Responsible and sustainable forest management has become a vital issue over the past decade. Inadequate and