CERTIFICATION PROCESS - EQUALITAS

CERTIFICATION PROCESSequalitas2021-10-28T11:57:12+02:00

Step 1

Certification application

A business chooses a Certification Body (the “CB”) among those authorised by Equalitas;
If the CB is CSQA: the client contacts commerciale@csqa.it
If the CB is Valoritalia: the client contacts alessandro.barbieri@valoritalia.it
If the CB is Agroqualità: the client contacts giovanni.rosato@agroqualita.it
If the CB is DNV: the client contacts stefano.santamato@dnv.com

Step 2

Certification application to Equalitas Srl

At the same time, the business sends to Equalitas the required data to prepare a “Contract for using the Equalitas standard and logos”;
Equalitas forwards to the client a copy of the “Contract for using the Equalitas standard and logos”;

Step 3

Confirmation of order

Signing and return of the certification agreement sent by the CB;
Signing and return of the “Contract of using the Equalitas standard and logos”;

Step 4

Management and control

The business puts into place a sustainability management system;
The business prepares a sustainability report;

Step 5

Audit by the authorised CB

Planning of certification audits with qualified staff;
Certification audit inspection (see the dedicated section in the Standard);
Remedying of non-conformities and/or implementation of recommendations within the established deadline (see the dedicated section in the Standard).

Step 6

Approval by Equalitas

Following notification to the CB, Equalitas sends the official approval and Logo to the parties concerned, provided that all payments have been complied with;

Step 7

Notices

All business communications regarding the certification shall be approved by both the CB and Equalitas Srl;

Step 8

Maintaining the certification

In order to maintain the certification, the certified organisation must comply with the Supervisory Plan, which usually provides for one audit per year;
The organisation must comply with the technical and economic agreements entered into with the CB and Equalitas Srl (see the dedicated section of the Standard, Contract for using the Equalitas standard and logos).