1. Food and Safety
GMP/GMP+: Good Manufacturing Practices for ensuring products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations.
BRCGS: Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards for safety and quality in food, packaging, storage, and distribution.
HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, a systematic preventive approach to food safety.
2. Environmental and Sustainability
Green Guard: Certification for low chemical emissions in products.
Organic: Certifications ensuring products meet organic farming standards.
Global GAP: Good Agricultural Practices focusing on safe and sustainable agricultural production.
FSC: Forest Stewardship Council certification for responsible forestry.
3. Health and Pharmaceutical
WHO GMP: World Health Organization Good Manufacturing Practices.
REACH: European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006).
4. Quality and Security
CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration for process improvement.
IP: Intellectual Property management and protection standards.
PCI-DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
SA 8000: An auditable certification standard that encourages organizations to develop, maintain, and apply socially acceptable practices in the workplace.
5. Religious Compliance
Halal: Certification for products that meet Islamic dietary laws.
Kosher: Certification for foods that conform to the regulations of kashrut (Jewish dietary law).
6. Technical and Other Standards
IK10: Impact protection standard for enclosures.
RCM: Regulatory Compliance Mark for Australian market.
SEDEX: Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, focuses on ethical business practices globally.
WRAP: Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production, focusing on lawful, humane, and ethical manufacturing around the world.
C-TPAT: Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, a voluntary supply chain security program.
BIFMA : BIFMA, or the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association, is specifically from the field of commercial furniture.
GLP : GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) is a set of principles that ensure the quality, integrity, and reliability of non-clinical laboratory studies used to support research and regulatory submissions for products like pharmaceuticals and chemicals.