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Standards and frameworks
One team across quality, safety, security, food, information and sustainability. Many clients combine two or more of these into a single integrated management system.
Quality management
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality management systems. The base standard for most organisations. |
| ISO 13485 | Quality management for medical device design, manufacture and supply. |
| IATF 16949 | Automotive quality management, used together with ISO 9001. |
| AS9100D | Quality management for aviation, space and defence organisations. |
| ISO 29001 | Quality management for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas sector. |
| ISO 21001 | Management systems for educational organisations. |
Environment, energy, safety and resilience
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| ISO 14001 | Environmental management systems. |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational health and safety management systems. |
| ISO 50001 | Energy management systems. |
| ISO 28000 | Security management, including supply chain security, for ports, terminals and logistics. |
| ISO 22301 | Business continuity management systems. |
| ISO 55001 | Asset management systems. |
| ISO 31000 | Risk management guidelines. Guidance only, not a certifiable standard. |
Information security, privacy, IT and AI
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Information security management systems. |
| ISO/IEC 27701 | Privacy information management. |
| ISO/IEC 20000-1 | IT service management systems. |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | Artificial intelligence management systems. |
| SOC 2 | Readiness support for SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reports. The report itself is issued by an independent CPA firm. |
| GDPR and DPDP Act | Compliance support for the EU GDPR and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. |
Food, feed, pharma and laboratories
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| ISO 22000 | Food safety management systems. |
| FSSC 22000 | GFSI-benchmarked food safety certification scheme built on ISO 22000. |
| BRCGS | Global Standard for Food Safety and related BRCGS standards. |
| FAMI-QS | Quality and safety system for feed additives and premixtures. |
| GMP+ | Feed safety assurance scheme. |
| GMP and WHO-GMP | Documentation and technical compliance for manufacturing. |
| GDP | Good Distribution Practice for pharmaceutical warehousing and transport. |
| NABL | Accreditation readiness for testing and calibration laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025). |
Social responsibility and ESG
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| SMETA | Readiness for Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits. |
| GRI Standards | Sustainability reporting. |
| IFRS S1 and S2 | Sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures (ISSB). |
| SASB Standards | Industry-specific sustainability disclosure. |
| GHG Protocol | Greenhouse gas accounting for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. |
| SBTi | Support in setting science-based emission reduction targets. |
We work to the current published edition of each standard and support you through transition when a standard is revised. Certification against any of these standards is carried out only by an independent certification body.
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