News & Events

Control Union is pleased to announce that global cotton producer, the Amiha Agro Group, based in Ahmedabad, western India, is the first agribusiness to be certified under the regenagri programme.

UK based spirit business, the Isle of Wight Distillery, became the first company to be certified as 100% Plastic Free by Control Union UK on 24 November 2020.

Certification of the award-winning Plastic Free Trust Mark, now known as the Plastic Free Certification Mark, by A Plastic Planet has resumed with a new standard in place that is managed by Control Union.

regenagri, the newly established global regenerative agriculture initiative, has announced its governance team. This group of pioneering organisations will take the initiative to the next level.

Control Union and Zero Plastic Oceans are launching a new component to their Ocean Bound Plastic
(OBP) certification program. Initially designed to encourage the recycling of OBP, this program has
been reinforced by the introduction of a label promoting the collection and proper disposal of nonrecyclable OBP. Two certification subprograms are now available: the “Recyclable Ocean Bound
Plastic Certification” and the new “Ocean Bound Plastic Neutrality Certification.”

Finotrol Oy and Control Union have agreed on an acquisition in which the entire share capital of Finotrol Oy have been transferred to Control Union. The acquisition will not cause any changes to the certification services previously offered by Finotrol Oy, but it will enable the provision of completely new, even more extensive certification services both in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.

Control Union South Africa is very excited to announce the exclusive partnership with the South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO) in order to further develop and strengthen the organic sector in South Africa.