The IFS – International Food Standard is designed to facilitate the effective selection of food suppliers, based on their ability to provide safe products, in conformance with the specifications and requirements of the law. IFS constitutes a model recognized both in Europe and in the rest of the world.

Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.

A fair trade certification is a product certification within the market-based movement fair trade. The most widely used fair trade certification is FLO International’s, the International Fairtrade Certification Mark, used in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Fair Trade Certified Mark is the North American equivalent of the International Fairtrade Certification Mark. As of January 2011, there were over 1000 companies certified to the FLO International’s certification and a further 1000 or so certified to other ethical and fairtrade certification schemes around the world.