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 - Spain

• 2008: 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 - Turkey

• 2011: The Ecopass subsidiary becomes ECOCERT Environment
  Konkuk ECOCERT Certification Service subsidiary - South Korea

• 2013: 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