Certification Bodies

Our trusted third-party Certification Bodies - each an expert in the Bonsucro Standard.

Licensed Certification Bodies

Below you can find the details of our trusted third-party certification bodies. Each of them has been approved to deliver Bonsucro audits and certification for our members. Their Bonsucro expertise, combined with local knowledge of the sugarcane sector gives you the best service to progress on your certification journey. We recommend that members seeking certification obtain quotations from different certification bodies to evaluate their options and choose the most suitable fit.

  • Preferred by Nature

    • Licensed by Bonsucro since: June 2023
    • Technical Scope: Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard
    • Geographical Scope: Worldwide
    • Contact Person: Sarah d'Apollonia
     

    Website

  • Control Union

    • Licensed by Bonsucro since: September 2012
    • Technical Scope: Bonsucro Production Standard / Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers / Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard
    • Geographical Scope: Worldwide
    • Contact Person: Caroline Loiola Pereira de Souza

    Website

  • FoodChain ID Certification

    • Licensed by Bonsucro since: August 2012
    • Technical Scope: Bonsucro Production Standard / Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers / Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard
    • Geographical Scope: Worldwide
    • Contact Person: Charles Franco

    Website

  • SGS

    • Licensed by Bonsucro since: June 2011
    • Technical Scope: Bonsucro Production Standard / Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers / Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard
    • Geographical Scope: Worldwide
    • Contact Person: Gustavo Venda

    Website

    Sanctions: This certification body has been subject to a temporary suspension from entering into new client contracts since 3 February 2026. This suspension does not affect existing clients or contractual agreements.

  • SCS Global Services

    • Licensed by Bonsucro since: May 2011
    • Technical Scope: Bonsucro Production Standard / Bonsucro Production Standard for Smallholder Farmers / Bonsucro Mass Balance Chain of Custody Standard
    • Geographical Scope: Worldwide
    • Contact Person: Camila Andino

    Website

Revoked Licenses

In line with our reporting requirements (Article 6(e) of the EU-RED Implementing Regulation), we will list here all certification bodies who are no longer entitled to conduct independent auditing under the Bonsucro scheme
  • LRQA

    License termination date: 18 December 2024 Website

    GXQT

    License termination date: 19 January 2026 Website  

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Become a licensed certification body

To become a Bonsucro Licensed Certification Body, please contact assurance@bonsucro.com.

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