This certificate confirms that materials, components, or manufacturing processes have been tested for their compostability, material health, and regulatory suitability at an early development stage. The ZERKOM® PreCheck analyzes composition, biological degradation pathways, and potential risks, thereby creating a reliable basis for subsequent certifications and market approvals.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Early regulatory security: The requirements of the EU Green Claims Directive, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, as well as DIN EN 13432 and ISO 17088, are being monitored increasingly strictly. With the PreCheck, companies receive clear recommendations for action and know before serial production whether their material or product meets the legal requirements or needs adjustment.
2. Cost efficiency through early error prevention: Product or material changes in late development phases cause high costs and delays. The PreCheck makes it possible to detect potential problems such as pollutant content, insufficient degradability, or lack of material purity early on and correct them specifically.
3. Planning security for product development and certification processes: Companies receive a technically sound evaluation of which areas the material is already compliant in and which optimization steps are necessary. This accelerates the subsequent certification process and makes market and production planning significantly more reliable.
4. Strengthening credibility towards partners and investors: A ZERKOM® PreCheck signals that a company demonstrably relies on a scientifically tested, circular material strategy. This improves the position in sustainable supply chains, increases transparency, and reduces the risk of greenwashing allegations.

Conclusion

ZERKOM® PreCheck Certified is a decisive building block for companies developing materials or packaging who want to ensure early on that these meet European requirements for compostability and circularity. The certificate supports efficient product development, creates regulatory clarity, and facilitates subsequent certification.

This certificate confirms that a packaging complies with the requirements of international standards and the new European packaging regulation regarding material choice, recyclability, labeling, disposal routes, and environmental impact. Green Packaging Verified provides an independent evaluation of whether a packaging design will withstand upcoming regulatory requirements and is actually ecologically optimized.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Preparation for the new EU packaging regulation: PPWR 2024 introduces uniform standards across Europe for recyclability, material efficiency, re-recyclability, and packaging labeling. The certificate helps companies check whether their packaging systems meet these mandates and can survive in the European market in the long term.
2. Reduction of regulatory risks and greenwashing danger: The EU Green Claims Directive and ISO 14021 set clear rules for environmental advertising. Independent testing ensures that statements such as "recyclable," "sustainable," or "resource-saving" are verifiable and do not lead to warnings or legal consequences.
3. Optimization of material use and recyclability: Green Packaging Verified evaluates the actual circularity of the packaging design. Companies receive sound information on material combinations, sorting capability, recyclability, and potential weaknesses in disposal. This improves design, material selection, and cost structure in the long term.
4. Competitive advantage in supply chains and with retail partners: Many retail chains and brands increasingly demand standardized evidence for the ecological quality of packaging. An independent certificate strengthens the position in award procedures, facilitates listing in retail, and increases credibility towards B2B customers.

Conclusion

Green Packaging Verified provides companies with a reliable, norm-compliant, and future-proof evaluation of their packaging. It supports compliance with PPWR 2024, reduces legal risks, and improves environmental performance throughout the entire packaging life cycle.

This certificate checks the extent to which materials and product components are suitable for reuse in technical or biological cycles. Circular Material Certified evaluates recyclability, repairability, reuse options, and the quality of material flows, thereby transparently demonstrating how far a product already corresponds to the goals of the European circular economy.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Implementation of the European Circular Economy Strategy: ISO 59010, DIN EN 45554, and the EU Circular Economy Action Plan demand a systematic analysis of the circularity of products. This certification helps companies meet regulatory mandates and design products early on so they meet EU market requirements in the long term.
2. Transparent proof of material circularity: Circular Material Certified shows in detail how well materials can be reused, recycled, or utilized in secondary raw material cycles. Companies receive an objective assessment of actual circularity and can implement improvements specifically.
3. Reduction of material and disposal risks: By analyzing material combinations, pollutant content, and real behavior in the recycling process, potential regulatory and ecological risks become visible early on. This facilitates product planning and reduces costs over the entire life cycle in the long term.
4. Increased attractiveness in sustainable supply chains: Many industries now require reliable evidence of material circularity as a prerequisite for inclusion in supply chains. The certificate strengthens transparency towards trade partners, improves ESG ratings, and contributes to positioning as a sustainable provider.

Conclusion

Circular Material Certified provides companies with a science-based assessment of the circularity of their materials and supports them in developing products that are rule-compliant, resource-saving, and future-proof. The certificate clearly shows how far a product already meets the requirements of the European Circular Economy and what potentials can still be exploited.

This certificate confirms that a company has recorded and evaluated its CO₂ emissions completely, correctly, and traceably according to international standards and European disclosure standards. CO₂-Neutral Process Verified audits emission sources, calculation methods, reduction strategies, and compensation measures, ensuring that statements on climate neutrality are objectively verifiable and regulatorily robust.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Fulfillment of international and European climate standards: ISO 14064, ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol, and EU ESRS E1 set clear criteria for the correct accounting of greenhouse gas emissions. The certificate ensures that a company's emission data complies with these mandates and will withstand an external audit.
2. Credible and verifiable climate neutrality: Many companies communicate climate neutrality, but often without a robust data basis. CO₂-Neutral Process Verified creates transparency, avoids sham neutrality, and enables credible communication towards customers, investors, authorities, and business partners.
3. Minimization of risks through incorrect emission data: Incomplete or incorrect CO₂ balances can lead to regulatory risks, reputational damage, and compliance violations. Certification identifies weaknesses in the recording and calculation of emissions and ensures compliant and auditable data.
4. Competitive advantage in sustainable supply chains: More and more industries demand valid CO₂ data as a prerequisite for inclusion in supply chains or participation in tenders. The certificate strengthens ESG performance, increases transparency, and shows that the company's climate protection measures are methodologically sound.

Conclusion

CO₂-Neutral Process Verified provides a reliable, internationally recognized basis for robust climate neutrality strategies. Companies receive a certificate that creates transparency, ensures regulatory security, and sustainably strengthens the credibility of their climate protection measures.

This certificate confirms that a company's ESG data is recorded, processed, and documented correctly, completely, consistently, and in accordance with the rules. ESG Data Integrity Certified evaluates data sources, internal control systems, IT security structures, and the entire data processing chain along the ESG reporting chain, ensuring that sustainability information meets the requirements of the EU-CSRD and the ESRS standards.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Ensuring CSRD and ESRS compliance: The EU-CSRD demands error-free and fully traceable ESG data subject to auditing for the first time. The certificate ensures that data recording, validation, and reporting logic comply with regulatory requirements and will withstand an external audit without objection.
2. Protection against incorrect, contradictory, or manipulated ESG data: Incomplete or unsecured data can lead to liability risks, fines, and reputational damage. Certification audits data integrity, IT security according to ISO 27001, as well as compliance structures according to ISO 37301, protecting companies from error-prone processes.
3. Strengthening credibility towards investors and stakeholders: Valid ESG data is the basis for robust ESG ratings, impact assessments, and strategic decisions. A certified data integrity system shows that the company takes transparency seriously and builds sustainable reporting on a robust, auditable data basis.
4. Competitive advantage in sustainable supply chains and reporting networks: Many companies now demand audited, robust ESG data from their suppliers. The certificate increases acceptance in ESG-oriented supply chains, improves reporting capability, and supports the fulfillment of international standards for responsible corporate governance.

Conclusion

ESG Data Integrity Certified provides companies with a reliable basis for correct, consistent, and auditable ESG data. The certification secures compliance with the EU-CSRD, strengthens the credibility of ESG reporting, and protects against regulatory and reputational risks.

This certificate confirms that a company checks, documents, and monitors its supply chain according to recognized international standards. Supply Chain Transparency Certified evaluates human rights, ecological, and organizational risks along the entire value chain, ensuring that companies meet the requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and sustainable procurement standards according to ISO 20400.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Fulfillment of legal due diligence obligations: The LkSG obliges companies to perform risk analysis, prevention, remedial action, and reporting in the supply chain. The certificate ensures that these processes are properly implemented and that legal requirements are met transparently and verifiably.
2. Minimization of human rights, ecological, and compliance risks: Certification identifies potential violations, insufficient documentation, intransparent supplier structures, and ecological and social risks. It thus supports companies in effectively avoiding liability risks, fines, and reputational damage.
3. Strengthening credibility in international supply chains: Many companies require verifiable standards for responsible procurement and due diligence from their suppliers. With Supply Chain Transparency Certified, companies can show that they take their due diligence seriously and actively monitor and control global supply chains.
4. Competitive advantage in tenders and sustainable markets: Public clients, large trading companies, and international brands prefer suppliers with transparent and audited supply chains. The certificate improves the position in tenders, ESG ratings, and sustainable procurement networks.

Conclusion

Supply Chain Transparency Certified provides a sound, internationally recognized basis for transparent and responsible supply chains. Companies receive a certificate that creates regulatory security, minimizes risks, and strengthens the sustainable procurement strategy in the long term.

This certificate confirms what proportion of a material or product actually comes from renewable, bio-based raw materials. Bio-Based Content Certified is based on recognized international testing methods such as ASTM D6866, EN 16785-1, and ISO 16620-2 and enables a scientifically sound and transparent proof of the bio-based material proportion.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Reliable proof for sustainable raw material sources: Many markets and regulatory mandates require clear information on the proportion of bio-based materials. The certificate ensures that this information is correct, measurable, and compliant with international standards, thereby safely meeting regulatory requirements.
2. Protection against greenwashing and incorrect product information: Without independent testing, there is a risk of declaring bio-proportions incorrectly or imprecisely. Certification protects companies from incorrect information, warnings, and reputational damage and creates a robust basis for environmental communication and product marketing.
3. Advantage in sustainable supply chains and procurement processes: Companies that demonstrably use bio-based materials improve their ESG performance and meet the requirements of modern supply chains, especially in the areas of bioplastics, packaging, textiles, and material development. The certificate supports inclusion in sustainable procurement networks.
4. Support for Circular Economy and climate strategies: Bio-based materials play an important role in the European Circular Economy and in climate strategies. The certificate shows how strongly a product already relies on renewable raw materials, contributing to the reduction of fossil resource dependence and improvement of the CO₂ balance.

Conclusion

Bio-Based Content Certified provides companies with transparent, norm-based evidence of the proportion of bio-based materials and strengthens their credibility in sustainable markets. The certificate facilitates regulatory compliance, optimizes environmental communication, and strengthens the position in sustainable supply chains.

This certificate evaluates digital twins and AI-based models regarding their environmental impacts, data integrity, and model transparency. Digital Twin Sustainability Audit checks both the technical model structure and the underlying environmental and resource data and confirms that the digital twin meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 30173, the environmental assessment criteria of ISO 14040, and the regulations of the EU AI Act.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Fulfillment of technical and regulatory requirements for AI models: The EU AI Act demands transparency, risk assessments, and a traceable model architecture for AI systems. The certificate ensures that digital twins meet these requirements and provide a traceable, auditable basis for simulations and decision processes.
2. Measurable environmental assessment of digital models: Digital twins influence real production processes, supply chains, and material flows. Certification evaluates their ecological footprint according to ISO 14040 and demonstrates which environmental impacts arise through the use or optimization of the model. This provides companies with a clear basis for sustainable process design.
3. Safeguarding against incorrect simulations and data risks: Incomplete data or incorrect model assumptions can lead to wrong decisions and risks in product development and production. The audit checks data quality, model consistency, and system transparency, thereby reducing technical, ecological, and regulatory risks.
4. Competitive advantage in digitized and ESG-oriented industries: The use of certified digital twins strengthens credibility towards investors, customers, and regulatory authorities. Companies can prove that their digital models are not only technically precise but also built sustainably and in compliance with the rules, making them suitable for modern ESG strategies.

Conclusion

The Digital Twin Sustainability Audit provides companies with a sound, norm-compliant assessment of their AI-based models and digital twins. The certificate creates transparency, reduces risks, strengthens regulatory compliance, and enables sustainability-oriented further development of digital systems.

This certificate confirms that a company's ESG data is recorded and processed in an integrated, consistent, and rule-compliant data system. ISD Certified evaluates the linkage of environmental, social, and governance data in a central structure, checks compliance with the requirements of ISO 37301 (Compliance Management), ISO 14064 (Greenhouse Gas Accounting), and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), ensuring that all data is non-contradictory and audit-secure.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Fulfillment of European requirements for integrated ESG data: With the EU-CSRD and ESRS, the requirements for data consistency and completeness increase significantly. The certificate ensures that sustainability data is cleanly linked across all reporting areas and yields a holistic, consistent picture that withstands external auditing.
2. Avoidance of data gaps, contradictions, and misinterpretations: Many companies still work with isolated systems that can lead to deviating key figures and errors in ESG reporting. ISD Certified checks whether data sources, interfaces, and calculation systems are correctly integrated and whether sustainability reporting is free of methodological or structural inconsistencies.
3. Strengthening credibility and efficiency in reporting: Integrated ESG data enables efficient reporting processes, faster audits, and significantly higher data quality. Companies with this certificate show that their sustainability data is built methodologically cleanly, transparently, and traceably, which strengthens ESG ratings and investor trust.
4. Basis for strategic decisions and robust KPIs: Only integrated and reliable data can serve as a basis for strategic control, risk assessments, and sustainability goals. The certificate confirms that the company uses a robust data architecture that enables exact, comparable, and auditable sustainability metrics.

Conclusion

ISD Certified (Integrated Data) provides companies with a clear, norm-based confirmation that their ESG data structures are fully integrated, consistent, and built in compliance with the rules. The certificate increases data quality, reduces reporting risks, and strengthens transparency throughout the entire sustainability management.

This certificate evaluates a company's processes, materials, and production workflows regarding their resource efficiency and waste prevention. Zero Material Waste Certified combines AI-supported process analyses with the requirements of ISO 14045 (Eco-efficiency), ISO 50001 (Energy Management), and the EU Eco-Design Directive, demonstrating how companies can reduce material losses and design cycles more efficiently.

Why companies need this certificate

1. Fulfillment of European mandates for resource efficiency and waste reduction: The EU Eco-Design Directive and the Circular Economy Action Plan set clear goals for reducing waste and improving material efficiency. The certificate checks whether processes and products meet these requirements and are positioned to be EU-compliant in the long term.
2. Identification of concrete saving and optimization potentials: Through AI-supported analyses, material losses, unnecessary process steps, and inefficient energy or resource use become visible. Certification provides clear, actionable recommendations for optimizing material flows, preventing waste, and reducing the ecological footprint.
3. Strengthening economic and ecological performance: Material efficiency means both lower costs and less environmental impact. Companies that demonstrably use Zero-Waste potentials improve their sustainability values, strengthen their ESG ratings, and gain strategic advantages in competition.
4. Significance for supply chains and procurement processes: Many industries now demand resource-efficient production processes. The certificate increases acceptance in sustainable supply chains and shows that the company has actively implemented measures for waste reduction and resource optimization.

Conclusion

Zero Material Waste Certified provides a sound, AI-supported assessment of a company's resource efficiency and specifically points out how material flows can be improved and waste reduced. The certificate supports a sustainable and economically efficient way of production and strengthens the company's position in an increasingly resource-conscious market environment.

Sustainable Healthcare Facility Certified by ZERKOM® is an independent sustainability and organizational certificate for clinics, hospitals, and medical facilities. It confirms that the entire clinic operation is structured, documented, and continuously improved according to verifiable environmental, resource, and governance criteria.

The certification does not evaluate medical services or therapies, but exclusively operational, infrastructural, and organizational sustainability aspects. ZERKOM® thereby creates a legally secure, transparent, and internationally connectable basis for sustainable healthcare infrastructures.

What is certified?

• Energy and resource management
• Waste and material cycles (including medical waste)
• Supply chain and packaging structures
• Sustainable procurement
• Environmental governance and control systems
• Documentation, monitoring, and continuous improvement

Why clinics need this certificate

1. Proof of sustainable clinic structures: Clinics are increasingly under regulatory, social, and economic pressure to present their environmental and sustainability impacts transparently. ZERKOM® enables a robust proof of sustainable operating structures – independent of medical content.
2. Preparation for ESG, investor, and carrier requirements: The certification supports clinic carriers in fulfilling growing ESG, reporting, and financing criteria without creating new liability risks in the medical field.
3. Reduction of resource and operating costs: Through structured analyses of energy, material, waste, and procurement, ecological and economic efficiency potentials can be identified and implemented.
4. Credibility and transparency: Unlike pure self-disclosures, ZERKOM® creates an external, auditable, and traceable evaluation of the sustainable clinic organization.