SUSTAINABILITY
Embracing Sustainability for Profitability with Minimum Impact on the Environment
Our Audit & Verification Services have a single goal in mind: to empower and enable our customers meet requirements of their supply chain for environmental, social and governance assurance, giving the confidence to access new markets and establish new businesses.
Our Audit & Verification Services focus on verification of specific process / methods and product /service characteristics. Audit & Verification ensure processes are controlled and risks minimised.
Globalisation of businesses, outsourcing and supply chain management increase demands for ongoing verification and auditing services.
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ISCC - International Sustainability & Carbon Certification
What is ISCC?
ISCC is a leading certification system that focuses on sustainability, carbon footprint reduction, and social responsibility. It is widely recognized for its comprehensive approach to ensuring that products and processes meet stringent environmental and social criteria.
ISCC is a globally applicable sustainability certification system that covers all sustainable raw materials, including biomass from agriculture, forestry and aquaculture, biowaste and residues, non-biorenewable materials, circular materials and renewable energy. It originated in Germany and is an open, multi-stakeholder initiative that leads the certification system to support sustainable, traceable, deforestation-free and climate-friendly supply chains. ISCC is committed to protecting forests, high-carbon lands and biodiversity for environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Our Role as an ISCC Cooperating Certification Body
As an ISCC Cooperating Certification Body, GICG will be responsible for conducting assessments, verifications, and certifications in adherence to the ISCC standards. This includes evaluating and certifying sustainable and low-carbon practices for the industries, promoting transparency in the supply chain, and ensuring compliance with social and environmental criteria.
ISCC and GICG cooperate in the matter of sustainability certification in accordance with ISCC EU, the ISCC standard recognised by the European Commission and ISCC PLUS, a certification system for food, feed and other technical/ chemical or bioenergy applications.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
At GICG, sustainability is at the core of our business philosophy. Our Values: Sustainability – We embrace sustainability for profitability while improving societal and environmental conditions. Achieving recognition as an ISCC Cooperating Certification Body aligns seamlessly with our ongoing efforts to reduce our environmental impact, and contribute to a more sustainable future.
How can GICG help?
As the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, with decades of experience, we can help you along the path to certification with an ISCC EU and PLUS audit.
Why GICG
- Audits globally
- Experienced auditors with an in-depth understanding of certification requirements
- Audits in combination with other standards
- Verification of GHG calculations
- Extensive experience and a strong reputation in the certification industry
What isSustainability Practice?
With Sustainability Practice, your business grows and be profitable by creating and attracting business and revenue, while also looking after the environment and communities in which your business is operating in.
A sustainable business is one that generates profit while improving societal and environmental conditions. This includes what you do (your product or service) as well as how you do it (the way you operate).
Implementing sustainability practice in organisations assure an efficient operation that streamlines effort and conserves resources, enhances employee productivity, reduces cost and strengthens brand image.
A 1987 publication by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Sustainability is a long-term investment that, when implemented properly, bolsters a company’s growth while also making it look good, which spells good news to an investor. Investors today might also use Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics to analyse an organisation’s ethical impact and sustainability practices.
Our Audit & Verification Servicesprovide
- Independent and unbiased verification and audit
- Support to develop customised Audit & Verification service schemes for customers’ specific standards and criteria
- Cost effective Audit & Verification services with our global network of experts and auditors