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Eurofins CPA enhances social compliance and ethical trade credentials

Eurofins CPA has announced it has become a Full APSCA Member Firm as of 21 August 2020, and a Sedex Affiliate Audit Company as of 26 August 2020

16th September 2020

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Hong Kong

Clothing/​Footwear

Eurofins Consumer Products Assurance (CPA) has announced that, processed as Eurofins Group membership, it has become a Full APSCA Member Firm as of 21 August 2020, and a Sedex Affiliate Audit Company as of 26 August 2020, showcasing its industry-wide commitment to offering more comprehensive solutions to its global customers.

After completing the application and evaluation process, Eurofins became a Provisional Member Firm of the Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA) last November and is proud to move to Full Member Firm status having completed the remaining elements of the firm approval process.

APSCA is an industry association which promotes the professionalism, consistency and credibility of individuals and organisations in the independent social compliance audit field. The award of Full Member Firm status demonstrates Eurofins’ high level of integrity and quality in this field, the Hong Kong based company says.

Eurofins has also been approved as a Sedex Affiliate Audit Company (AAC), allowing Eurofins to provide SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) services. Sedex is a global membership organisation dedicated to driving improvements in ethical and responsible business practices in global supply chains. Buyers and suppliers can now leverage the Eurofins network to conduct SMETA audits, in order to achieve their social compliance and ethical goals.

Eurofins Consumer Products Assurance (CPA), as part of Eurofins Assurance businesses, offers comprehensive assurance services to consumer product industry through factory audit, product inspection and training. The digital platform Eurofins Assurance OnLine provides data-driven intelligence and analytics to modern supply chain. As a Full Member Firm of APSCA, its accreditation for industry audit programmes including amfori BSCI, ICS, SCAN, SLCP and Sedex. Operating now in a network across Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, Eurofins CPA is trusted by brands, retailers, suppliers and corporates worldwide.

With over 48,000 staff across a network of more than 800 laboratories in over 50 countries, Eurofins’ companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability, and purity of a wide range of products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services.

www.eurofins.com      

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