International Accreditation
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom. UKAS is recognized by government, to assess against nationally and internationally agreed standards, organizations that provide conformity assessment services such as certification, testing, inspection, calibration and verification.
IAS is a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation that has been providing accreditation services since 1975. IAS accredits a wide range of companies and organizations including governmental entities, commercial businesses, and professional associations. IAS also maintains signatory status in a number of global multilateral recognition arrangements under Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC), International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
UAF is a not-for-profit organization. It operates in accordance with relevant international standards and requirements and maintains integrity and impartiality while taking into account national and public interest. UAF has established an independent, impartial, and transparent accreditation system. As a not-for-profit accreditation body, decisions made by UAF are not subject to any commercial or financial obligations.
UAF is internationally recognized by having a signatory status across multilateral recognition arrangement of Global ACI, mutual recognition arrangements of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC). UAF represents the interests of the stakeholders at international forums through membership and active participation with simultaneously ensuring measures to safeguard impartiality and objectivity of its accreditation process.
The Egyptian Accreditation Council was Established by Presidential Decree No. 312 for Year 1996 to Become the Only National Body Competent in the Arab Republic of Egypt to Evaluate/Assess and Accredit Conformity Assessment Bodies, which are (Testing Laboratories/ Calibration Laboratories / Inspection Bodies / Certification Bodies of Management Systems / Medical Testing Laboratories / Product Certification Bodies/ Technical Proficiency Testing Service Providers /Proficiency Testing Bodies/ Personal Certification Bodies/ Halal Certification Bodies/ Forensic Laboratories /Biobanks Laboratories).
The Foundation is pleased to work with Accreditation Bodies (AB) worldwide who recognize and commit to management system accreditation of FSSC Certification Schemes under ISO/IEC 17021-1. These ABs offer accreditation services to our licensed Certification Bodies that want to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the relevant FSSC Scheme. All of our recognized ABs have signed an agreement with the Foundation to mutually ensure and facilitate trust in the integrity of FSSC certificates issued by its accredited Certification Bodies.
The IATF is an “ad hoc” group of automotive manufacturers and their respective National Automotive Industry Associations, formed to provide improved quality products to automotive customers worldwide.
IATF members include the following vehicle manufacturers: BMW Group, BYD Group, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, IVECO Group, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Limited, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Renault Group, Stellantis, Volkswagen AG, Volvo Group, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and their respective National Automotive Industry Associations – AIAG (U.S.), ANFIA (Italy), FIEV (France), SMMT (U.K.) and VDA (Germany).
As an international non-profit association under Belgian law with an office registered in Brussels (Belgium), the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) was established in 1998 with the collaboration support of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). In 2013, the IAQG became an International Not-For-Profit Association under Belgium Law.
The IAQG sets the standard for quality within the worldwide supply chain of the aerospace industry. The organization is comprised of member companies within the aviation, space and defense industries that design, develop, manufacture and support original equipment at system or subsystem levels. The IAQG is committed to establishing a commonality of quality systems and improvement standards. These standards are documented, published and applied internationally by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and circulated throughout the supply chain.
The primary accreditation body for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is Assurance Services International (ASI). ASI independently accredits and oversees the independent third-party certification bodies that conduct audits and issue FSC forest management and chain of custody certificates. FSC does not issue certificates itself. Independent certification bodies carry out the forest management and chain of custody assessments that lead to FSC certification. The certification bodies are held to account by Assurance Services International.
The company was founded in 1996 by retailers who wanted to harmonies food safety standards across the supply chain. Today we are globally recognized across both food and non-food categories and operate the most rigorous third-party certification scheme of its type.
BRCGS is a market-leading global brand that helps build confidence in the supply chain. Our Global Standards for Food Safety, Packaging Materials, Storage and Distribution, Consumer Products, Agents and Brokers, Retail, Gluten Free, Plant-Based and Ethical Trading set the benchmark for good manufacturing practice, and help provide assurance to customers that your products are safe, legal and of high quality.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is owned by,Textile Exchange, which sets the standard. However, GRS does not accredit or certify companies directly. Instead, oversight is managed by authorized national and international accreditation bodies-which independently accredit third-party certification bodies to perform GRS audits.
Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) is owned and managed by Textile Exchange, an international non-profit organization. Actual company audits and certifications are performed by independent, third-party Approved Certification Bodies that hold formal accreditation.