Responsible Sourcing
For companies that require a third-party sustainability certification of their global supply chain.
14,000,000+
farmers certified in 2026
35+
countries of operation in 2026
ISO 17065
accredited certification body
Built for complex, fragmented, smallholder supply chains
Who it is for
Enveritas certification is designed for coffee roasters, chocolate manufacturers, tea companies, and retailers that want independent, third-party assurance of responsible sourcing across their global supply chains. With legislation such as the EU's Empowering Consumer for the Green Transition directive due to come into force, ISO accredited certification gives your customers confidence that sustainability claims are independently verified, traceable to source, and audited against published standards.
What sets the Enveritas Responsible Sourcing Standard apart is the rigor behind the claim. Certification isn't self-reported or desk-based — it's grounded in Enveritas's direct field presence and independent verification methodology, an approach that underpins our work across millions of farms globally. For roasters, that means a certification you can put in front of buyers, brand teams, and regulators with confidence: not just a commitment to more responsible sourcing, but documented evidence that it's actually happening.
Good fit for
- Fragmented smallholder sourcing
- Claim scrutiny
- Multi-region sourcing
- Improvement programs
ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification, at the scale of millions of farms
What it is
Our third-party accredited scheme assesses environmental, economic, and social performance across complex, fragmented supply chains, including potentially millions of farmers across multiple countries.
- 700+
- Enumerators in 35+ countries
- 150,000
- Farm visits each year
- 14m
- Producers assessed
AN ENVERITAS CLAIM MEANS
- Products have been traced to the countries, communities or farms where they were produced.
- Sustainability conditions have been independently assessed.
- Companies have prioritized remediation actions.
- Companies have undertaken investments to address the issues identified.
How it works
Our standards assess Social, Environmental, and Economic conditions consistently across every supply chain; measurable, comparable, and built for smallholder systems at global scale.
Do you have questions?
Companies work with Enveritas because their claims need to stand up to scrutiny. We provide an independent view of conditions in smallholder supply chains, helping companies identify risk, support remediation, and make claims they can defend.
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