Soil Association Certification

We are the UK’s leading organic and sustainability certification body, offering a range of best-in class certification schemes across food, farming and forestry.

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We certify businesses of all sizes

Soil Association Certification is a leading certification body. We work worldwide to deliver certification to robust standards across multiple schemes, including organic food and farming, forestry and nature markets, fashion and textiles, and beauty and wellbeing.

About us

Across diverse sectors

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Organic

With over 50 years’ experience in organic certification, we’re the trusted experts. Our dedicated teams heave a wealth of expertise to share, whether in organic food, farming, fashion, textiles, beauty, wellbeing, approved inputs or aquaculture.
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Tall trees in a misty and mountainous landscape

Forestry

As one of the largest forestry certifiers globally, we manage more than 4,800 certificates in over 70 countries, covering a total forest area larger than the UK.
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Nature markets

We certify to some of the most credible UK land-based carbon standards, which are designed to remove carbon while restoring nature. Our work also helps to shape new schemes.
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Organic certification

Food and drink

Soil Association Certification certifies the majority of organic food and drink products in the UK. Apply for organic certification.

Organic farming and growing

Support and guidance to get your organic certificate, from applying to conversion.

Beauty and wellbeing

Apply for COSMOS natural, COSMOS organic, or Soil Association organic certification.

Fashion and textiles

Explore the application process for Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), including which countries are eligible for certification.

Aquaculture

Organic aquaculture standards are designed to promote high-welfare, sustainable, and traceable cultivation of fish, shellfish and seaweed.

Approved Inputs

Our Approved Input scheme assesses inputs, such as fertilisers or composts, against Soil Association standards.

As a grower I receive a huge degree of confidence because Soil Association Certification has experts that really understand my business.

Joe Rolfe Managing Director, RB Organics

FSC and PEFC certification

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FSC certification

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has developed a unique system of forest certification and product labelling, helping consumers identify timber and products from responsibly managed forests.
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The PEFC logo displayed on pack
The PEFC logo displayed on pack

PEFC certification

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) approach combines internationally recognised benchmarks with forest management standards developed at national and regional levels.
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Responsible sourcing

EUDR support

With decades of expertise in responsible sourcing, supply chain assurance and sustainability standards, we can help organisations prepare for EUDR compliance through training and gap analysis.
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We're meeting an internationally recognised standard for our sustainability. That’s a really positive message for us.

Richard Everett Chief Forester, The Crown Estate at Windsor

Nature Market schemes

Woodland Carbon Code

Discover our work in validating and verifying projects developed under the Code, which has been designed to remove carbon while supporting nature.

Peatland Code

The Peatland Code offers an exciting way to capture and store carbon while also improving water quality and helping to prevent biodiversity loss.

Wilder Carbon

This landmark scheme generates carbon credits through restoring nature at scale in the UK, in line with the Wilder Carbon standard.

Certify with us

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Business support

Access technical, market and consumer insights, and display recognised logos and trademarks including the Soil Association organic symbol on your products and in your marketing.
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Promoting organic

Access a wealth of resources to help you tell the organic story. Learn how to use the organic symbol, and what you can say when marketing organic. We provide free marketing materials that clients can use online, in deliveries and at point of sale.
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Soil Association standards

Read the standards

Read the standards that underpin Soil Association Certification and see how they go beyond the legal minimum for food, farming and forestry.
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Part of a charity with a mission

Soil Association Certification is part of the Soil Association charity. Our profits are either given to the Soil Association charity or reinvested into our business to help fund our shared ambition of transforming the way we live, farm and use land.
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Soil Association Certification

Events and training

Build key relationships and hear from industry experts. We host accredited courses, in-person trade events, organic awards ceremonies, and free training.
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Updates and news

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Latest articles

Certification updates

Read the latest updates on changes to organic standards, certification requirements and policy that affect certified businesses.
Trade news

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Subscribe to our emails for the latest trade news that's relevant to you, whether you're in organic, farming or forestry.
Stories, blog posts and articles

News and insights

Read the latest news from the Soil Association. Articles from our Certification team cover the latest regulation and policy changes that could affect your business, funding information, and the ways we're helping to drive success across sectors.
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Organic marketplace

Browse listings from other organic producers. You can use our online marketplace to buy or sell livestock, feed and machinery, and offer grazing, land and job opportunities.
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Organic Action Plan for England: a national opportunity

The newly launched Organic Action Plan for England (OAPE) is a huge opportunity for the country. The Soil Association has been heavily involved in supporting the government to develop the plan. Read our recommendations as a group for the UK government and the sector.

Organic Action Plan for England

Get in touch

Have a question about certification?

Contact us

Whether you’re beginning your journey toward certification or you’re already an established certified business, we’re here to support you. Get in touch to find out how we can help.
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Organic, forestry and nature markets

Client portals

Soil Association Certification clients across most of our certification schemes can access and manage their account using the relevant client portal.