History
ECOCERT in a few dates...
1991: Creation of ECOCERT in France
Accreditation and approval
1992: "Organic Farming Inspection body" first approval
1996: Cofrac accreditation following norm EN 45011 (ISO 65)
Creation of subsidiaries
- 1994: ECOCERT Portugal subsidiary
- 1999: ECOCERT Colombia subsidiary
- 2000: ECOCERT Canada subsidiary
- 2001: ECOCERT Ecuador subsidiary
- 2002: ECOCERT Japan Ltd. subsidiary
- 2003: ECOCERT Deutschland subsidiary
2004: ECOCERT Southern Africa subsidiary ; SC ECOCERT SRL subsidiary Romania
2005: Ecopass subsidiary, specialized in management systems and social responsibility
ECOCERT Brasil subsidiary
Beijing ECOCERT Certification Center subsidiary - China
ECOCERT Iberica subsidiary - Spain2008: ECOCERT Inc. subsidiary (United States)
ECOCERT India subsidiary
ECOCERT Madagascar Office subsidiary
ECOCERT Greenlife subsidiary, specialized in inspection and certification of ecoproducts (cosmetics, textiles, cleaning products, home perfumes, etc.)2009: ECOCERT Maroc subsidiary - Morocco
ECOCERT Balkan subsidiary - Serbia
ECOCERT Tunisie subsidiary - Tunisia
ECOCERT Denetim Ve Belgelendirme Limited Sirketii subsidiary - Turkey2011: The Ecopass subsidiary becomes ECOCERT Environment
Konkuk ECOCERT Certification Service subsidiary - South Korea2013: Acquisition of IMOswiss AG (Switzerland) and IMO Institut für Marktökologie GmbH (Germany)
2014: ECOCERT Expert Consulting subsidiary - France
Acquisition of IMOgroup AG, owner of IMO-Control ve Sertifikasyon Tic.Ltd.Åžti (Turkey) and Institute For Marketecology S.A. (Chile)2015: ECOCERT Mexico subsidiary
2016: ECOCERT Peru subsidiary ; Merge ECOCERT Turkey and IMO Turkey (ECOCERT IMO Denetim ve Belgelendirme Limited Sirketi)
Creation of standards
- 2002: ECOCERT standard for natural and organic cosmetics
- 2005: ECOCERT standard for natural and organic home perfumes
- 2006: ECOCERT standard for natural cleaning products
ECOCERT standard for ecological outdoor areas (Eve®) - 2007: ECOCERT standard for fair trade (EFT)
- 2009: ECOCERT certified organic textiles under GOTS and Organic Exchange international standards
- 2010: Reviewing of the EFT standard in order to guarantee organic and fair trade products (food, cosmetics, textiles)
ECOCERT standard for eco-sustainable golf course - 2011: Launch of the COSMOS Standard (co-founder)
ECOCERT standard for Reforestation and solidarity - 2012: ECOCERT standard for organic & ecological Spa (Being)
ECOCERT standard for Ecological & Recycled Textiles - 2013 : ECOCERT standard for Climate commitment
- 2015 : ECOCERT standard for Biodiversity commitment
- 2016 : Opening 4 new offices in Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Argentina