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Certification bodies operate within defined standards and accreditation requirements, where audit quality, consistency, and impartiality are critical. As certification datasets grow in size and complexity, data-driven tools are helping CBs apply risk-based principles with greater structure and transparency. Predictive analytics doesn’t replace auditor judgment; it strengthens the information that supports it. Risk-based auditing: from principle to structured insight… read article

Trust is the foundation of management certification, but it is not built through compliance alone. For certification bodies, credibility depends on how clearly and consistently certification outcomes can be understood, validated, and relied on by everyone who depends on them, from clients and regulators to downstream users. Transparency, when treated as a strategic practice rather than a reporting obligation,… read article

Audit, certification, and standard news: new standard versions and requirements, software news, events, resources, and more. read article

Organic certification depends on trust. Certifiers protect that trust by ensuring every operation they audit meets the same rigorous requirements—year after year, across changing supply chains, inputs, and business practices. For certification bodies (CBs), traceability centers on maintaining consistent, well-structured audit data and documentation across certification cycles. When certification-level traceability is strong, certifiers gain clearer visibility into historical decisions, detect… read article

Audit, certification, and standard news: new standard versions and requirements, software news, events, resources, and more. read article

We are pleased to announce that Janneck Peersman will join Intact in 2026 as Vice President of Customer Success and Market Strategy. With a wealth of experience from one of the leading companies in the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) sector and a long-standing relationship with the Intact Platform, Janneck is uniquely positioned to drive forward our customer success, product commercialization and continuous improvement efforts.  A proven… read article

Audit, certification, and standard news: new standard versions and requirements, software news, events, resources, and more. read article

Certification depends on recognized oversight. While some certification bodies operate without accreditation in specific contexts, the limits of that model become clearer as they pursue broader or cross-border markets. Understanding those limits requires looking at how recognition functions globally.  Contexts where unaccredited certification is used Unaccredited CBs often establish themselves in settings where client expectations are familiar and… read article