International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS)

The IOAS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the integrity of ecolabel claims in the field of organic and sustainable agriculture, environmental management, social justice and fair trade. We work internationally to assess the competence of organisations providing certification to sustainability standards such that producers can work in a fair environment and consumers can trust the products bearing these labels; our contribution to a more sustainable and fairer world. The IOAS was founded by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements in 1997, a non-profit organisation founded in 1972 and committed to the world-wide adoption of organic agriculture. The IOAS was established to further develop a programme of accreditation (IFOAM accreditation) to build trust between certification bodies working in organic agriculture and help build production and the market across the world. The current size of the international organic market is partly due to that work.