TIC Council Launches Sustainability Process Certification Website

Brussels, 21 January 2026 — TIC Council is proud to announce the launch of the Sustainability Process Certification scheme website, marking the first certification scheme developed and owned by the association. 

Developed together with TIC Council member companies AmSpec, Applus+, Bureau Veritas, DEKRA, Intertek, RINA, SGS, TÜV AUSTRIA, TÜV Rheinland, TÜV SÜD, and UL Solutions, the scheme is designed for businesses and organisations managing sustainability data. It supports a wide range of data use cases such as sustainability reporting, product declarations, digital product passports, and internal performance management, among others. 

Applicable globally and across sectors, the scheme is compatible with other verification programmes, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). By strengthening internal controls and streamlining claims verification, it enables assurance to be simpler, faster, and scalable, reducing duplication and administrative burden while strengthening confidence in environmental data and claims. 

Sustainability Process Certification will be intensively promoted throughout 2026 and will seek active engagement with regulators and environmental programme operators worldwide, including through its Stakeholder Committee, to explore synergies, support mutual recognition, and strengthen interoperability across frameworks. 

TIC Council remains committed to supporting industry as it meets evolving compliance expectations and advances sustainability objectives. Drawing on the trust, technical expertise, and global experience of its members, it will continue to advance robust, future-ready testing, inspection, and certification solutions that enable companies to navigate emerging challenges with confidence and translate new requirements into demonstrable progress. 

For more information, visit: https://www.spc-certification.org/ or contact spc@tic-council.org.

About TIC Council
TIC Council is the global trade association representing the independent third-party Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry which brings together about 100-member companies and organizations from around the world to speak with one voice. Its members provide services across a wide range of sectors: consumer products, medical devices, petroleum, mining and metals, food, and agriculture among others. Through provision of these services, TIC Council members assure that not only regulatory requirements are met, but also that reliability, economic value, and sustainability are enhanced. TIC Council’s members are present in more than 160 countries and the wider TIC sector currently employs more than 1 million people across the globe.

Contact Person

Alberto Monje Gama, Sustainability Policy Manager
Rue du Commerce 20/22, B-1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 498 88 72 23
Email: amonjegama@tic-council.org