SA8000 Accredited Certification Bodies

All Certification Bodies accredited to deliver SA8000 audits and certificates of compliance to the SA8000 Standard are listed here. Please contact these organizations if your company is interested in being certified to SA8000. Click on the links below for the individual CB’s detailed accreditation scope.  

If your organization is interested in being accredited by SAAS to certify facilities to SA8000, please see visit the accreditation pages to learn how to apply.

List of SA8000 Accredited CBs

ABS Quality Evaluations

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: January 1, 2007

Current Accreditation Expiry: December 31, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

Accordia Global Compliance Group

Scope of Accreditation: India and United States, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: September 1, 2020

Current Accreditation Expiry: August 31, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

ALGI

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 1, 2004

Current Accreditation Expiry: October 31, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

APAVE

Scope of Accreditation: Italy, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: April 1, 2021

Current Accreditation Expiry: March 31, 2025

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

APCER

Scope of Accreditation: Portugal and Spain, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: February 1, 2007

Current Accreditation Expiry: January 31, 2025

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

BCC Inc.

Scope of Accreditation: China, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: September 11, 2018

Current Accreditation Expiry: September 10, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

Benchmarks Company Limited

Scope of Accreditation: China and Hong Kong, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: October 23, 2018

Current Accreditation Expiry: October 22, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

BSI

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: March 1, 2005

Current Accreditation Expiry: February 28, 2023

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

Bureau Veritas Certification

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: March 1, 1999

Current Accreditation Expiry: January 31, 2023

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd. (CTI)

Scope of Accreditation: People’s Republic of China, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: December 1, 2012

Current Accreditation Expiry: November 30, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

CISE (Centro per l’Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Economico)

Scope of Accreditation: Belgium, Germany and Italy, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: March 1, 2001

Current Accreditation Expiry: March 31, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

CU Inspections & Certifications India Pvt. Ltd. (Control Union)

Scope of Accreditation: India, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: March 1, 2018

Current Accreditation Expiry: February 28, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-Accredited SA8000:2014 certification

DNV GL Business Assurance

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 1, 1998

Current Accreditation Expiry: October 31, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

ESTS (Extensive Standard Technical Services Co., Ltd.)

Scope of Accreditation: Scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: May 1, 2017

Current Accreditation Expiry: April 30, 2025

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

EUROCERT

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 17, 2009 

Current Accreditation Expiry: November 16, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

GCerti Italy S.r.l.

Scope of Accreditation: Italy, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: June 10, 2021

Current Accreditation Expiry: June 9, 2025

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

Guardian Independent Certification Limited (GIC)

Scope of Accreditation: Cambodia, Italy, Singapore, Vietnam, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: December 21, 2018 

Current Accreditation Expiry: December 20, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

HKQAA

Scope of Accreditation: People’s Republic of China, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: December 1, 2007

Current Accreditation Expiry: November 30, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

Institute of Quality & Control Limited (IQC)

Scope of accreditation: Not currently accredited

Initial date of accreditation: December 13, 2010

Accreditation Cancelled: September 30, 2021

International Associates Limited

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: April 1, 2012

Current Accreditation Expiry: March 31, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits 

Intertek

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 1, 1999

Current Accreditation Expiry: December 31, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

IQNet Ltd

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: May 1, 2007

Current Accreditation Expiry: April 30, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

Leverage Limited

Scope of Accreditation: China, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 7, 2019

Current Accreditation Expiry: November 6, 2023

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

LRQA

Scope of Accreditation: not currently accredited

Initial Date of Accreditation: June 16, 2008

Accreditation Expired: June 15, 2019

LSQA

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: September 1, 2006

Current Accreditation Expiry: August 31, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits  

Ozone Sustainability Management Systems

Scope of Accreditation: India and Italy, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: December 4, 2018

Current Accreditation Expiry: December 3, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

RINA

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 1, 2001

Current Accreditation Expiry: October 31, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

SGS India Private Limited

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: July 1, 1998

Current Accreditation Expiry: June 30, 2022

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

SI Cert

Scope of Accreditation: Italy, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: February 1, 2020

Current Accreditation Expiry: January 31, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

SMT-Global

Scope of Accreditation: People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: September 15, 2017

Current Accreditation Expiry: September 14, 2025

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

TUV NORD Group

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: January 1, 2001

Current Accreditation Expiry: reaccreditation in process; accreditation remains valid

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

TUV Rheinland

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: April 1, 2002

Current Accreditation Expiry: March 31, 2023

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

TUV SUD Group

Scope of Accreditation: Global within scope as detailed on CB page

Initial Date of Accreditation: March 31, 2006

Current Accreditation Expiry: June 30, 2024

Authorized to deliver SAAS-accredited SA8000:2014 certification audits

UL-Registrar, LLC

Scope of Accreditation: not currently accredited

Initial Date of Accreditation: November 1, 2002

Accreditation Voluntarily Cancelled: May 15, 2019

Notice

Only organizations listed on this page are accredited by SAAS and have the ability to grant recognized SA8000 certificates. Any other claim is false and should be reported to SAAS.  If you see an SA8000 certificate issued by an organization not listed on this page, it has been issued outside of the approved process. 

The accreditation and authorization process is based on SAAS’s semi-annual accreditation audits and oversight of the CB’s training, procedures, and audit management.  Services offered by unaccredited organizations should not be accepted, nor are the SA8000 certificates issued by such organizations recognized as meeting the SA8000 requirements.  Accredited SA8000 CBs invest significant time, effort and funds to develop and maintain a credible system for certification to SA8000.  An unaccredited SA8000 certificate does not provide assurance that the respective company has implemented a social accountability management system nor that it has an active commitment toward ensuring adequate workplace conditions as set in national and international legislation and in the requirements of SA8000.