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New Managing Director Appointed
Accreditation Services International is pleased to announce that Guntars Laguns has been appointed as new Managing Director. He will take up his position on 1 January 2012. Guntars Laguns has been working with ASI since 2004, initially as an assessor for the accreditation program of the Forest Stewardship Council. Since early 2011, he became responsible…
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MSC Assessments in 2012: Increased Scrutiny on Chinese Chain of Custody
In 2011 the ASI MSC auditor team conducted about 80 assessments in 20 countries (see figure). Based on a review of these assessments, taking into account MSC certification body performance in 2011, the ASI MSC assessment team has finalized the 2012 assessment plan. While the basal sampling rate remains unchanged, an ongoing focus will be placed…
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ASI Approved as Full Member of the ISEAL Alliance
What is the relationship between scale, impact and credibility? ISEAL’s members and supporters gathered in Zurich in early June to review the current states and trends of sustainability standards and develop joint projects to strengthen the movement. A key moment was the launch of the Scaling Up Strategy, a joint document by ISEAL members outlining their…
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Progress with ISEAL Assurance Code
The ISEAL Alliance has started the development of an international Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards. Accreditation Services International has been invited to the steering committee of this process. The first ISEAL Assurance Code Committee meetings were held in London between 20 and 21 June 2011. Committee members provided…
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Training of ASI Assessors in 2010: In-house training
Many of ASI Lead Assessors and Accreditation Program Managers have experience working for Accredited Certification Bodies, FSC National Initiatives, and/or NGOs before being recruited by ASI. Once recruited, all ASI lead assessors are required to pass an ISO 9001 lead assessor course, and to complete the ASI tailor-made training process. ASI internal training takes at…
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