Ecocert IMOswiss AG

Ensure quality and maintain a sustainable image of the fish and seafood marketed.

Provide reliable information of origin and farming/ fishing methods.

• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody (CoC): MSC CoC ensures the seafood traceability from MSC certified fisheries as well as Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) cultured aquatic products to final consumers.
• Naturland “Wildfish”: A private eco-label for sustainable fishing covering ecological, social and economic factors.
• Private labels for organic aquaculture: Guidelines for organic aquaculture; e.g. Naturland e.V. (Germany) and Bio Suisse (Switzerland).
• Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP): AquaGAP is a certification programme for Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP), aiming to enhance sustainability and food security in aquaculture operations.

We are happy to assist you: Ecocert IMOswiss AG is a pioneer in the certification of aquaculture and fisheries` operations.

Ecocert IMOswiss AG offers you a complete service for all issues concerning certification of forest, wood & paper: from the first consulting on preliminary control of your company to certification. The forest department of Ecocert IMOswiss AG contributed to the development of the standards in Germany and Switzerland and issued the first FSC Certificate at all in Germany in 1998. In addition to this, we closely cooperate with the Naturland Association and participated in the development of these standards.

Ecocert IMOswiss AG – Your expert for worldwide certification

• Competent and experienced auditors.
• Since 1998, FSC accreditation for the certification of Forest Management (FM) and Chain of Custody (CoC).
• Since 2004, PEFC accreditation for the certification of Chain of Custody (CoC).
• Long term experience for certification projects in many different fields of activity.

Certification Programmes for

• Fair Trade and responsible supply chains
• Corporate Social Responsibility

The two complementary standards apply worldwide and multi sectoral (food, cosmetic, detergents, handicraft, textile etc.). They share a common ground:

• Respect of human rights and fair working conditions
• Respect of the ecosystem and promotion of biodiversity, sustainable agriculture practices
• Respect and betterment of local impact.

The programmes are internationally recognized and based on key baseline reference standards. Learn more at www.fairforlife.org

Join the Fair for Life team in Hall 1, booth 1-663!

In Switzerland, Ecocert IMOswiss AG offers customized quality assurance through inspection / certification services according to:

• Swiss organic regulation (processing and trade)
• standards of private organic associations such as BioSuisse, Migros Bio, Demeter, Naturland
• in cooperation with and on behalf of other ECOCERT subsidiaries: US National Organic Program (NOP), Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) and Korean organic standard for the export of organic products to the US, Japan, and South Korea
• Swiss Allergy label a-ha !, label Suisse Guarantee for controlled origin from Switzerland
• Other services e.g. UTZ, sustainable aquaculture, responsible forestry, social responsibility and fair trade (Fair for Life)

Ecocert IMOswiss AG is a Swiss inspection and certification body accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) and other international accreditation bodies and standard owners. As one of the first certification bodies for organic products and quality assurance, we are pleased to share our sectoral expertise.

For over 25 years, both small family-run businesses as well as globally active companies appreciate our services. We verify compliance against various standards. Take advantage of our wealth of experience and partnerships within the ECOCERT Group to safely meet global requirements.     

Ecocert IMOswiss AG is an official ‘UTZ approved Certification Body’ since 2004 with more than 25 years of experience as a sustainability certification body. Ecocert IMOswiss AG certifies producers/ producer groups to the UTZ Code of Conduct and supply chain actors (such as millers, manufacturers and processors) to the UTZ Chain of Custody standard. We can offer this UTZ certification service for the commodities Cocoa, Coffee, Tea and Herbals in West Africa, East Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America  and Europe. Being part of globally active ECOCERT Group we are able to offer a large scale of certification schemes which can be offered in combined audit opportunities.