How to become a 4C Certification Body
4C Certification Bodies play a crucial role in the 4C Certification System. They are the main bridge between the 4C Units and 4C Services, providing independent third-party assessments.
Requirements for new 4C Certification Bodies
If you want to become an 4C Certification Body, you must comply with the following requirements:
- 4C Certification Bodies must be registered as legal entities or as a subsidiary of a larger legal entity.
- 4C Certification Bodies must be ISO / IEC 17065 accredited (for agricultural scope).
- 4C Certification Bodies must be free from any potential conflict of interest and / or situation which may affect their impartiality and objectivity in their respective tasks within the 4C certification process.
- 4C Certification Bodies must only conduct audits in those regions and countries that they are approved for.
Please get in touch with 4C Services if you are interested in becoming a 4C Certification Body.
4C Certification Bodies
It is 4C Services policy to work with local or locally operating companies, as they understand the local context and bring local perspectives to 4C System learning process. If you are looking for a new certification body, please make sure the company is operating in your country.
You can find the list of all 4C Certification Bodies and their regions of operation in the download section below.
AfriCert Ltd.
AfriCert Ltd.
Plaza 2000 1st Floor, East Wing, Mombasa Road
P.O. Box 74696
00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 722889792 +254 715041339
www.africertlimited.co.ke
Janet Maundu
jmaundu@africertlimited.co.ke
Approved Auditors
- Isaaac Siocha Mogeni
- Janet Maundu
- Josphat Musili Kimanthi
- Margaret Wanjiku Mugo
- Michael Nzioki Kitetu
- Teresia Wangeci Kariuki
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire), Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
BCS Öko Garantie Colombia S.A.S
BCS Öko Garantie Colombia S.A.S
Carrera 15 No. 3B-71, Barrio San Pablo 250252,
Zipaquirá, Colombia
Tel: +57 1851 4244
Fax: +57 1881 5963
www.kiwabcs.com
Adriana Isabel Jaime Díaz
adriana.jaime@kiwa.lat
Approved Auditors
- Jorge Luis Villanueva Cupajita
- Julieth Nathaly Martínez Ortiz
- Manuel Fernando Herrera Rodríguez
- Mauricio Ruge Correa
- Paola Andrea Gutiérrez Molano
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Colombia
Bio Latina S.A.C.
Bio Latina S.A.C.
Jr. Domingo Millan #852
Jesús María – Lima 11
Lima, Peru
Tel: +51 1 203 11 30
biolatina.com.pe
Synthia Morales
evaluacion@biolatina.com.pe
Approved Auditors
- Adrián Emanuel Neira Salazar
- Jorge Luis Loaisiga
- José Albey Jimenez Verano
- Orsi Marcos Quispe Huasco
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Bureau Veritas Côte d'Ivoire
Bureau Veritas Côte d’Ivoire
Angle Rue Thommasset-Rue A50, Boulevard Roume
Abidjan Plateau
01 BP 1453, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
bureauveritas.com
Tel: +225 20 31 25 00
Fax: +225 20 22 77 15
Séraphin Kouassi Kouame
seraphin.kouame@bureauveritas.com
Approved Auditors
- David Ebia N’Taye
- Marie Berthe Aka
- Melaine Yao Dje
- Séraphin Kouassi Kouame
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
CafeControl
The Superintendence and Inspection of Coffee and Products for Export and Import Joint Stock Company
228 A. Pasteur Str. Ward 6, District 3
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
cafecontrol.vn
Dak Lak Branch Office
75/38 Nguyen Luong Bang Street Buon Ma Thuot City,
Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
Tel: +84 262 3862 040
Fax: +84 262 3862 401
Le Hong Vinh
Tel: +84 913435161
lehongvinh099@gmail.com
pcncafecontroldaklak@gmail.com
Approved Auditors
- Bui Thu
- Le Thi Van Anh
- Nguyen Ngoc Anh Tuan
- Tran Kim Trong
- Tran Thi Ha Tho
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
CERES GmbH
CERtification of Environmental Standards GmbH
Vorderhaslach 1
91230 Happurg, Germany
Tel: +49 91518390100
Fax: +49 91518390188
www.ceres-cert.com
Ulrich Findel
findel@ceres-cert.com
Approved Auditors
- Carla Patricia García García
- Deisy Marín Yepes
- Edith Kembabazi
- Julián Aguilar
- Kawooya Hassan
- Luz Dary Ruiz Valhor
- Martin Majanja
- Musa Kalungi
- Nidia Rocío Botero Ballesteros
- Paddy Lutalo
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Bolivia, Burundi, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela
Certificadora de Productos Sustentables S.C
Certificadora de Productos Sustentables Sociedad Civil
Calle Miguel Hidalgo No. 19-A
Barrio de Santa Lucia
29250, San Cristobal de las Casas , Chiapas, Mexico
Tel: +52 967 63 17460
www.sustentables.org
Fernando Garcia Ordonez
gerente@sustentables.org
Reyna Catalina Pérez Alcázar
gestiondeservicios@sustentables.org
Approved Auditors
- Fernando García Ordoñez
- Hugo Sánchez Lorenzo
- Salvador Saavedra Arellano
- Sergio de Jesús Navarro Aguilar
- Sonia Carolina López García
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Mexico
Control Union Indonesia
PT PCU Indonesia
AD Premier building 8th floor, suite 05-06 Jl. TB. Simatupang No. 5 Ragunan, Pasar Minggu
12550, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 2270 8984
Fax: +62 212 2708 964
Mobile: +62 811 1788 171
certifications.controlunion.com
Mentari Dwi Astuti
mdwi@controlunion.com
Muhamad Rasyid Abdilah
mrabdilah@controlunion.com
Winaryo Suyono
winaryo@controlunion.com
Approved Auditors
- Meta Adriani Simangunsong
- Muhamad Rasyid Abdilah
- Winaryo Suyono
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Control Union Perú S.A.C.
Control Union Perú S.A.C.
Av. Petit Thouars 4653 – Piso 06 / oficina 603
Miraflores
Lima, Peru
Tel: +51 1 7190400
www.cuperu.com
Guillermo Godiño
ggodino@controlunion.com
Approved Auditors
- Fredy Vázquez Escalante
- Lázaro Escalante López
- Manuel Alejandro García Yamashiro
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Mexico, Peru
Control Union Philippines, Inc.
Control Union Philippines, Inc.
Unit 1, 12th Floor, MDI Corporate Center 10th Avenue, cor. 39th Street, Bonifacio Global City
1634, Taguig City, Philippines
Tel: +63 28400807
+63 27724051
Mobile: +63 9998878683
www.controlunion.com/en
Aluthge Thilini Samantica Perera
tperera@controlunion.com
Lorenz Flordalyn, A. Tolentino-Licmoan
ltolentino@controlunion.com, lfatolentino@gmail.com
Approved Lead Auditor
- Jumil Colanse Lascuna
- Lorenz Flordalyn A. Tolentino-Licmoan
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Philippines
DNV GL - Business Assurance B.V.
DNV GL Business Assurance B.V.
Zwolseweg 1
2994 LB, Barendrecht, The Netherlands
Tel: +39 3441012342
+31 102922815
www.dnvgl.com
Eric Nkanata
eric.nkanata@dnvgl.com
Isaac Gachibi
isaac.gachibi@dnvgl.com, igachibi@gmail.com
Approved Auditors
- Isaac Gachibi
- Jackline Osebe Matoke
- Zipporah Nelima Maritawa
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire), Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Ecocert Colombia
Ecocert Colombia Ltda.
Calle 61 # 3A-26
Segundo Piso
Bogota D.C, Colombia
Tel: +57 1212 7535
www.ecocert.com
Approved Auditor
- Byron Freddy Gomez Leiva
- Catherine Morales Buitrago
- Juan Manuel Bello Bravo
- Julio Cesar Nieto Lugo
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Colombia
IBD Certificações Ltda.
IBD Certificações Ltda.
Rua Amando de Barros, 2275 Bairro Centro
18602-150, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Tel: +55 14 38119800
www.ibd.com.br
Danilo Borges
danilo@ibd.com.br
Approved Auditor
- Mauricio Quilisi Malvoni
- Ricardo Alexandre Zerlin
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Brazil
ICERT
PT ICERT Agritama Internasional
Jl. Pangeran Assogiri Ruko F1-2 Hollywood Square
Tanah Baru Bogor Utara
16154, Bogor, Indonesia
Tel: +62 251 7504 669
www.icert.id
Rua Amando de Barros, 2275 Bairro Centro
Agung Prawoto
agung@icert.id
Approved Auditor
- Agung Prawoto
- David Julian
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
China, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
IMOcert Latinoamerica Ltda
IMOcert Latinoamerica Ltda
Calle Pasos Kanki No. 2134
Zona Cala Cala
Bolivia
Tel: +591 4 4456880
+591 4 4456881
Fax: +591 4 4456882
www.imocert.bio
Ana Maria Medrano Echalar
amedrano@imocert.bio
Approved Auditors
- Ana Maria Medrano Echalar
- Rene Bracamonte Pereira
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
IMO Control do Brasil Ltda.
IMO Control do Brasil Ltda.
Rua José Dias Barroso, 202
Bairro Centro
37130-053 , Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tel: +55 35 32926717
www.imocontrol.com.br
Daniel Peter Schuppli
daniel@imocontrol.com.br
Approved Auditors
- Melissa Alves de Toledo
- Paulo Francisco Veiga de Oliveira
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Brazil
INDOCERT
INDOCERT
Kuttamassery, Thottumugham P.O. Ernakulam
683105, Aluva, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 4842922407
indocert.org
Sajitha M.P
sajitha@indocert.org
Approved Auditors
- Alwin Thomas
- Rintu Yacob
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
India, Indonesia
Mayacert, Sociedad Anonima
Mayacert, Sociedad Anonima
18 Calle 7-25, zona 11
Colonia Mariscal
01011, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Tel: +502 24633333
www.mayacert.com
Noé Abiud Rivera Flores
noe.rivera@mayacert.com
Approved Auditors
- Bernal Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
- Carlos Armando Garay Arrivillaga
- Cesar Otoniel Portillo Sanchez
- Claudia Eunice Torres Vicente
- Juan Antonio Mendóza Ivara
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
Savassi Certificação Serviços Administrativos Ltda.
Savassi Certificação Serviços Administrativos Ltda.
Rua Bernardo Guimarães, 428 – 2 andar Bairro Centro
38740-028, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tel: +55 34 38320530
www.savassiagronegocio.com.br
Ronaldo Antônio Dantas da Silva
dantasr@savassicertificadora.com.br
Approved Auditors
- Glaucio Lima Fonte Boa
- José Victor Silva
- Marcus Vinícius de Vilhena
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Brazil
Sustainable Development Services (SDS)
Sustainable Development Services (PT SDS Indonesia)
Jl. Letjen Suprapto XVIII No. 7A Kebonsari Jember
68122, Jawa Timur, East Java, Indonesia
Tel: +62 81336188891
www.sdsindonesia.com
Fauzi Kuswantoro
fauzi@sdsindonesia.com, admin@sdsindonesia.com
Approved Auditors
- Fauzi Kuswantoro
- Muhammad Balya Firjon Barlaman
- Nadya Faiqotul Himah
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
VCC&C
Vietnam Commodity Control & Certification Joint Stock Company
1G Dinh Bo Linh Street, Ward 15, Binh Thanh District
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: +84 2838271444
+84 2838271555
www.vccc.com.vn
Le Anh Tuan
Tel: +84 2898271444 (Ext.114)
Mobile: +84 91 380 2629
leanhtuan@vccc.com.vn, info@vccc.com.vn
Phan Thi My Hoa
Tel: +84 28 38271444 (Ext.116)
Mobile: +84 91 543 7272
myhoa@vccc.com.vn, myhoa.vccc@gmail.com, info@vccc.com.vn
Approved Auditors
- Le Quang Binh
- Phan Ngoc Linh
- Phan Thi My Hoa
- Tran Thi Thao Nguyen
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
China, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
VSCB Vietnam Limited Company
VSCB Vietnam Limited Company
32 Tan Da Street
Tan Loi Ward
Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
Tel: +84 262 3967788
Fax: +84 262 3967788
Mobile: +84 913436405
www.vscb.org
Bạch Thanh Tuấn
bachtuan@vscb.org
Approved Auditors
- Doan Dang Thi Bao Lien
- Huynh Ngoc My
- Nguyen Thanh Loi
- Nguyen Thanh Tam
- Tran Thi Minh Chau
- Tran Thi Thu Nghia
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
China, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
WQS do Brasil Ltda.
WQS do Brasil Ltda.
Av. Dep. Dante Delmanto, 2660 Bairro Vila Paulista 18608-393,
Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Tel: +55 14 38113003
www.wqs.com.br
Arthur Delgado Bastos
arthur.bastos@wqscert.com
Approved Auditors
- Fernanda Aparecida Vieirade Carvalho
- Rodrigo Cesar Serela
Approved Countries to Conduct 4C Audits
Brazil