VERIFICATION REGULATIONS

4C VERIFICATION REGULATIONS
VERSION 2.1 | APRIL 2016
Risk factors at the collectors/ warehouse level include, but are not limited to:
o Buying/ storing coffee from different sources (4C vs. non-4C producers)
o Distance to 4C producers and to the Managing Entity (the further away the collector from
producers and the Managing Entity, the more likely it is that communication with them and
traceability of the coffee may be difficult)
o No training provided on 4C Code implementation and other related topics
o Large number of employees
o Poor self-assessment result(s)
o No experience with other sustainability schemes
Risk factors at processor (wet mill, dry mill) level include, but are not limited to:
o Large number of employees
o Potential water pollution (for wet mills)
o Distance to the Managing Entity and to the authorities supervising the implementation of
local labour and environmental laws
o Processing different types of coffee (4C Compliant and others)
o No experience with other sustainability schemes
o Not being verified/ audited during previous verification/ other scheme audits
o Poor self-assessment result(s)
o High energy usage for processing
7.3.2 Risk factor evaluation (Risk identification)
4C Verifiers shall use risk factors at the aggregated level of the 4C Unit and at the level of the individual
Business Partners to identify the sample.
Risk factors are evaluated using the following risk assessment matrix:
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