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GLOBALG.A.P. INTEGRITY PROGRAM<br />

A Pioneering System to Ensure Transpar<strong>en</strong>cy and Build Trust<br />

We closely monitor our certification bodies, making sure that supplier audits are delivered<br />

with the highest level of integrity and that our certificates are trusted all over the world.<br />

accredit and<br />

monitor<br />

42 ACCREDITATION BODIES<br />

Accredited and monitored<br />

by the members of the<br />

International Accreditation Forum (IAF)<br />

155 GLOBALG.A.P. APPROVED<br />

CERTIFICATION BODIES<br />

GLOBALG.A.P. INTEGRITY PROGRAM<br />

Since 2008 the Integrity Program has<br />

evaluated and (re)-assessed 175 CBs in 70<br />

countries. It has performed 2,431 integrity<br />

assessm<strong>en</strong>ts at CB offices, producer sites and<br />

b<strong>en</strong>chmarked schemes through the Certification<br />

Integrity Program. With more than 2,438 days<br />

of assessm<strong>en</strong>ts, that‘s an average of 270<br />

assessm<strong>en</strong>ts annually for the past 9 years.<br />

THE CERTIFICATION INTEGRITY PROGRAM<br />

Monitors and assesses the performance of all<br />

GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies.<br />

The integrity team conducts assessm<strong>en</strong>ts both at<br />

the CB office and on-site at certified producers.<br />

THE BRAND INTEGRITY PROGRAM<br />

<strong>GG</strong>N<br />

assess, certify<br />

and monitor<br />

188,000+ PRODUCERS<br />

UNDER CERTIFICATION IN<br />

125 COUNTRIES<br />

Updated August 2016<br />

Relies on the GLOBALG.A.P. Database to detect any<br />

improper use of the GLOBALG.A.P. logo as well as<br />

any financial and contractual issues, non-authorized<br />

certification bodies and fraudul<strong>en</strong>t certification.<br />

Learn more about the<br />

Integrity Program<br />

www.globalgap.org/integrity<br />

CONTACT<br />

Andras Fekete<br />

fekete@globalgap.org<br />

+49 221 577 76 696<br />

GLOBALG.A.P. is truly committed to <strong>en</strong>suring the quality of the GLOBALG.A.P.<br />

certification process. As a result of the Integrity Program’s work, more than 40 perc<strong>en</strong>t<br />

of the certification bodies have received some kind of sanction and more than 10<br />

certification bodies have lost their GLOBALG.A.P. approval.<br />

Horst Lang, GLOBALG.A.P. Board Member - Retailer Repres<strong>en</strong>tative<br />

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