Other certifications

Energy management - DIN ISO 50001

ISO 50001 is an international standard for energy management systems (EMS) that helps organizations improve their energy-related performance, including improving energy efficiency, energy use and energy consumption. It provides organizations with support, monitoring and verification of energy objectives. It also specifies requirements for optimizing an EMS and procedures for identifying and exploiting environmental opportunities and for identifying and reducing environmental risks.

Environmental management - DIN ISO 14001

ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems designed to help companies and organizations identify, assess, control and improve their environmental impacts. The focus is on improving an organization's environmental performance. Environmental objectives, policies and procedures are defined and their implementation is ensured through annual audits and recertification after three years. An example of a measure is the separation of waste by a company's employees.

EcoVadis

EcoVadis is a sustainability assessment provider that aims to improve supply chain performance through intelligent tools. It assesses a company's sustainability along its value chain based on 21 sustainability criteria in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable sourcing.

SMETA 4-Pillar

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits) is one of the most widely used social compliance audits in the world. SMETA audits are based on the core code of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). This is a coalition of companies and organizations that are committed to fighting exploitation in the production of consumer goods. In addition, SMETA is based on the rules of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and national laws. It evaluates labor standards, human rights, worker health and safety, environmental compliance and business ethics.