Organic The Soil Association is a good example
of an organic
certifying body which although committed to working at the
highest level of integrity has come to the realisation that in some cases developing ever more stringent standards was not necessarily the best way to deliver this.
This next - generation standard enables initiatives to quantify,
certify and maximise their impacts, while enhanced safeguards, holistic project design, management
of trade - offs and local stakeholder engagement ensure the
highest levels of environmental and social
integrity.