Certification body
for sustainable development
in the USA

Our history

Ecocert is an inspection and certification body established in France in 1991. Ecocert Inc. was created in 2008 in San Francisco, California, as a subsidiary of Ecocert Group. From its creation, Ecocert has specialized in the certification of organic agricultural products and has diversified its range of services to include organic and natural cosmetics, ecoproducts, fair trade, green spaces, etc.

Ecocert, your certification body

Certification is a voluntary process. Any entity conducting a business for which a standard exists may ask to have its products or services certified by a certification body, such as Ecocert. Certification is awarded for a specified time period, during which the certifying body carries out monitoring. To award certification, the certifying body must itself be accredited.

Why choosing Ecocert for your project?

The main certification available by Ecocert

Organic farming	Cosmetics	Textiles
United States: NOP regulations Europe: Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 Japan: JAS regulations Other national regulations: South Korea, Brazil, etc.	Organic and natural cosmetics, according to Ecocert standard COSMOS (COSMetic Organic Standard)	GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) OE (Organic Exchange)

The certification process

Our staff monitors your certification throughout the year:

• Ecocert auditors conduct on-site inspections and draw up audit reports, which they forward to Ecocert head office. To provide traceability to all stakeholders in the value chain, our audits involve, for example, the entire production system: inputs, production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution and import. Annual monitoring inspections are carried out, some of which are spot checks, and samples may be taken for laboratory analysis.

• Certification officers study the audit reports to assess compliance with the specification's requirements. If the production method or the system proves to be compliant, Ecocert issues certification. Any non-compliance results in requests for remedial action and/or sanctions.

• The Supervisory Committee for Certification is an independent technical body, responsible for overseeing the proper application of certification processes, issuing opinions, monitoring changes in standards, and for reviewing appeals and complaints. It is made up of operators from the value chain, consumers and experts, and is open to government representatives. This guarantees Ecocert independency.

Ecocert, creating innovative standards

Ecocert has acquired a unique skill set enabling it to develop standards with extremely rigorous environmental and social criteria. These specifications attest to Ecocert's capacity for innovation. Ecocert draws up each standard in conjunction with representatives from each sector involved - professionals, consumers and users.

Since 2000, Ecocert has encouraged the rise of new business trends by developing private standards.

To get certified, click on our following standards:

• Ecocert Fair Trade – EFT (economically and socially responsible organic fair trade products)

• Ecoproducts: Natural cleaning products ; Natural and organic home perfumes ; Ecological paintings and coatings

• Inputs eligible by Ecocert for use in organic farming

• Ecological green spaces - Eve^®

• Eco-sustainable golf course

• Carbon Services

Ecocert Inc will be at Expo West, Booth 4124, 9-11 March 2012, Anaheim, California


> For more information, consult the event’s website

Ecocert Inc will be at Sustainable Foods Summit, 17-18 January 2012, San Francisco



> For more information, consult the event’s website

• Ecocert Group website

• ICO website

• Press release: "Ecocert Group acquires US organic certifier Indiana Certified Organic LLC."