Sustainability Process Certification

The Sustainability Process Certification is a new programme that certifies how companies manage their environmental data, making it easier to use, report, verify, and communicate for compliance, supply chain, or sustainability claims.

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Benefits

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Enhanced reliability and transparency of environmental data

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Holistic and unified approach to internal environmental data

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Increased stakeholder confidence

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Shorter claim verification timelines and swifter data use

About the Scheme

The Sustainability Process Certification is designed for organisations managing sustainability data, helping them streamline claims verification and demonstrate strong internal controls. Managed by TIC Council, this certification ensures transparency, reduces verification timelines, and aligns with global sustainability standards. It provides companies with a trusted framework for managing and verifying environmental data.

TIC Council is the global trade association for independent third-party Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) services, operating in over 160 countries. Its members support sustainability through services such as emission reduction verification, regulatory compliance, and product safety.

Key Features

Our certification program enhances how companies manage and use environmental data — ensuring accuracy, credibility, and global compatibility across industries.

Efficiency

Streamlined Data Management

Our certification helps reduce redundant checks and document exchanges, simplifying how companies handle and verify their sustainability data for reporting and compliance.

Credibility

Trusted Standards

Built on internationally recognised conformity-assessment and LCA standards, our certification ensures your environmental data meets the highest levels of reliability and integrity.

Harmonised Compliance

Integrated Regulatory Approach

Designed with sector-specific regulations in mind, our certification promotes a unified and efficient pathway toward meeting diverse compliance requirements.

Global Applicability

Universal Compatibility

Suitable for companies of all sizes and industries, our certification aligns seamlessly with global programmes such as Environmental Product Declarations (EPD).

Two-Step Approach

Build, Certify, and Trust

First, certify your internal data management process. Then, leverage that trusted data for external verification, reporting, and market communication.

Scheme Management

The certification is delivered by independent, accredited Certification Bodies following international standards. TIC Council oversees the scheme framework to ensure transparency and alignment with global best practices. Sustainability Process Certification counts on an internal peer assessment process, among the participating Certification Bodies, to ensure common compliance.

Certification Lifecycle

Application

The company applies to a Certification Body, which provides a proposal outlining scope, timing, and costs.

Evaluation

Assessment of the company’s environmental-data management system.

Review

Review of audit findings and decision on compliance.

Certification Decision

If requirements are met, the initial certificate is issued.

Scope and Geography

The scheme applies globally and across sectors and is compatible with other verification programs such as EPD. Sustainability Process Certification will engage with regulators and program operators worldwide to ensure mutual recognition and enhancement of interoperability.

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