News & events

NEWS - 16-02-2022

We are pleased to announce that Control Union (UK) has been granted accreditation for ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to become an Approved Body for UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) Marking.

NEWS - 17-11-2021

With COP26 continuing to dominate the headlines, it is vital to remember that climate change and biodiversity are intrinsically interlinked, and both are vital to the future health of our planet. With that in mind, we were delighted that the regenagri team from Control Union UK were recently been invited to contribute to a meeting with the United Nations Environmental Program’s (UNEP) internal task force on Sustainable Food Systems and Resilient Agriculture.

NEWS - 16-11-2021

The first regenagri supply chain certification is awarded

Leading sustainable denim mill Candiani has become the first company to be certified against the regenagri chain of custody standard.

Candiani is a global leader in innovation and sustainability, producing for some of the most prestigious names in the market. They are widely recognized as some of the first in the denim industry to utilize only the finest, responsibly sourced cotton, fibers, and dyes and clean technologies to save water, energy and replace harmful chemicals. 

NEWS - 15-11-2021

Certifying sustainable cashmere

Control Union was recently approved as a certification body by the Sustainable Fibre Alliance to certify for its Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) - Cashmere Standard. 

The SFA was established to tackle sustainability challenges in the production of cashmere, in particular the welfare of the goats, the environmental impact of farming them, and the social welfare of the herders who care for them. Developed in 2015, the standard is already well used in the textiles industry, with clients ranging from luxury brands to household names. 

NEWS - 04-11-2021 The second goal of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference currently underway in Glasgow, is ‘Adapting to protect communities and natural habitats’. Our oceans are intrinsic in our fight against climate change, as a healthy, biologically diverse ocean provides us with great environmental services such as sequestering carbon, providing sustainable and healthy food sources, and supporting coastal communities around the globe.

NEWS - 02-11-2021 The first, and arguably most important, goal of the COP26 United Nations climate change conference focuses on securing global Net Zero in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. For companies directly engaging in the production or use of coal and other fossil fuels, carrying out deforestation, or financing those who do, this goal serves as a clear cease and desist order. But for those working in other areas - be it retail, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, technology, or the myriad other industries which are not directly related to these harmful activities, the route to Net Zero is more ambiguous.

NEWS - 14-07-2021 Carbon measurement and verification in the agricultural environment may not yet be a perfect science, but in order to develop a robust and thriving market for carbon credits we must start now and learn from our experiences.

NEWS - 08-07-2021

Agricultural and Forestry land is currently a huge emitter of CO₂ into the atmosphere, responsible for between 21 and 37% of all global carbon emissions, at between 11 and 19 Gigatons of CO₂ per annum. However, this land has the potential to moving from being a net emitter to a carbon sink – turning the tide on climate change.

NEWS - 07-07-2021

Control Union has been approved as a certification body by the Sustainable Fibre Alliance to certify for its Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) - Cashmere Standard.