Services

Independent support to make certification schemes credible, well governed and ready for scrutiny.

Scheme Integrity

  • Fraud and logo-misuse prevention
  • Complaints, appeals and sanctions
  • Market surveillance and testing

Certification Body Oversight

  • CB approval and performance monitoring
  • Witness assessments of auditors
  • Auditor calibration

Internal Audits & Reviews

  • Independent internal audits
  • Management reviews
  • Root-cause analysis

Accreditation & Benchmarks

  • IAF MD 25 readiness
  • ISO/IEC 17065 and 17021-1 preparation
  • Mock assessments and gap closure

Scheme Development

  • New schemes and standards
  • Assurance manuals and auditor rules
  • Recognition and equivalence

Training

  • ISO/IEC 17065, 17021-1 and IAF MD 25 workshops
  • Feed and food safety management systems
  • Governance and impartiality for boards

Governance & Strategy

  • Impartiality committees
  • Conflict-of-interest management
  • Interim Secretary-General or Executive Director

Sustainability Reporting

Supporting SMEs to meet the Voluntary Standard for SMEs (VSME)

Impartiality

I also work as an ISEAL independent evaluator. I do not advise organisations I have evaluated or assessed in the previous two years, and I decline any assignment where a conflict of interest cannot be managed.