Whether you manage forests or nurture farms, achieving sustainability excellence can be challenging. The Preferred by Nature Certification programme helps you navigate this journey with its comprehensive yet adaptable approach.
We offer two options to cater to your unique needs:
- Full certification: Earn Preferred by Nature Certification against the Sustainability Framework, covering environmental, social and economic aspects of your operations.
- Regulatory scope option: Streamline your certification process by focusing on specific regulatory indicators, including those within the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), demonstrating alignment efficiently.
You can also integrate the Preferred by Nature Certification as an add-on to other existing certificates you have, making your whole certification effort more efficient and cost-effective. This means you will not have to undergo duplicate audits for the same issues.
We continuously refine our Sustainability Framework through benchmarking against leading international standards. This helps us pinpoint differences and develop guidelines for businesses already certified under other sustainability programmes. Access the benchmarking results.
Jump to the ‘Your Options’ section to explore our add-on options.
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Take the first step towards achieving sustainability excellence. Contact our experienced team today to discuss your specific needs and explore the best certification option for your forestry or agricultural operations.
Add-on option for forestry
We have benchmarked the Sustainability Framework against the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Forest Management (FM) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard.
Get in touch with our team to discuss the specifics of eligibility. The add-on requirements can be checked during your regular audit or, if preferred, checked earlier in a separate audit.
Learn more:
- For land managers - info sheet
- FSC FM benchmarking summary & add-on indicators
- FSC CoC benchmarking summary & add-on indicators
- FSC certification
Add-on option for agriculture
The Framework has also been benchmarked against the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farm Requirements.
The add-on requirements can be seamlessly integrated into your next scheduled audit, ensuring efficiency and minimal disruption. Alternatively, if desired, a separate add-on audit can be conducted to expedite the certification process. Get in touch with our team to initiate the add-on certification process, and we will assist you in planning the next steps.
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Info sheets
Preferred by Nature Certification Info Sheet
Discover the Preferred by Nature Certification – a practical and comprehensive tool designed to help your organisation meet and beat sustainability goals, regardless of your produ...
Discover the Preferred by Nature Certification – a practical and comprehensive tool designed to help your organisation meet and beat sustainability goals, regardless of your produ...
Preferred by Nature Certification for land managers
Whether you aim to strengthen legal compliance, amplify existing certifications or broaden your certification scope, Preferred by Nature Certification is the answer. Tailored to c...
Whether you aim to strengthen legal compliance, amplify existing certifications or broaden your certification scope, Preferred by Nature Certification is the answer. Tailored to c...
Guidelines
Preferred by Nature Certification Service Guide
Learn about the Preferred by Nature Certification process, including the certification procedure, cost structure, permissible trademarks and claims, confidentiality and impartiali...
Learn about the Preferred by Nature Certification process, including the certification procedure, cost structure, permissible trademarks and claims, confidentiality and impartiali...
Preferred by Nature Certification - FAQs
This FAQ provides answers to commonly asked questions from clients and stakeholders about the Preferred by Nature Certification system.Note: The English version of this document i...
This FAQ provides answers to commonly asked questions from clients and stakeholders about the Preferred by Nature Certification system.Note: The English version of this document i...
Preferred by Nature Certification - Certification Rules V1.0
This document provides detailed information about how the programme operates for any interested stakeholder. It is mainly used as internal guidance for Preferred by Nature staff, ...
This document provides detailed information about how the programme operates for any interested stakeholder. It is mainly used as internal guidance for Preferred by Nature staff, ...
Benchmarking summaries
Benchmarking summary & add-on indicators: Sustainability Framework & Forest Stewardship Council Forest Management Standard
This document encapsulates the benchmark findings, facilitating comparison with the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) standards for forest management. It also considers FSC Regul...
This document encapsulates the benchmark findings, facilitating comparison with the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) standards for forest management. It also considers FSC Regul...
Benchmarking summary & add-on indicators: Sustainability Framework & Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Standard
By comparing the FSC CoC Standard with our own Sustainability Framework, we have identified additional indicators to propel your sustainability efforts forward with the Preferred ...
By comparing the FSC CoC Standard with our own Sustainability Framework, we have identified additional indicators to propel your sustainability efforts forward with the Preferred ...
Benchmarking summary & add-on indicators: Sustainability Framework & Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard
This document provides a summary of benchmark results for comparison with the Rainforest Alliance's Sustainable Agriculture Standard. It encompasses a concise overview of benchmar...
This document provides a summary of benchmark results for comparison with the Rainforest Alliance's Sustainable Agriculture Standard. It encompasses a concise overview of benchmar...
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