Why brands turn to Regenagri

To set a clear benchmark for rigour and credibility in regenerative agriculture, Regenagri has developed a comprehensive certification programme, trusted by a growing number of global brands.  

The certification promotes the highest standards in regenerative agriculture, offering a stringent approach to traceability, due diligence and data integrity across the food and textile supply chains. 

As the foundation of regenerative supply chains, Regenagri certification begins at farm level with a comprehensive application and due diligence review. The process is outlined below:

1. Application and eligibility review

Applicants begin their journey by submitting an application, which is then thoroughly reviewed by the Regenagri team. This includes verification of eligibility criteria, including a strict non-deforestation policy and a risk assessment that evaluates environmental and social factors.

Depending on the risk level, applicants undergo a periodic evaluation, and those failing to meet the baseline standards, due to legal violations or breaches of environmental and social standards, will not be permitted to join the programme.

2. Certification body assessment

Eligible applications are passed on to an independent third-party certification body for review and to complete certification contracts. This phase includes the following steps:

• Audit preparation: farms are given detailed instructions to prepare for the audit.
• On-site audit and desk review: auditors collect and verify farm data and supporting evidence, ensuring this aligns with Regenagri’s criteria and procedures.
• Verification: a separate verifier ensures the data and documentation meet Regenagri standards, including procedural, administrative and data integrity aspects.

3. Final review and certification

The verified data are submitted to Regenagri for a final integrity review. The data is analysed against scientific regional statistics and any inconsistencies or gaps in the information are addressed in collaboration with the certification board, before the final Regenagri report and certificate are issued.

After certification, farms must commit to annual audits and meet the given continuous improvement targets to remain certified.

Any organisation involved in buying, selling, processing or manufacturing Regenagri-certified products must be certified under the Regenagri Chain of Custody standard. This model requires:

• certification of all links in the supply chain to ensure full traceability
• a strict control of certified materials, validated through transaction certificates

This system is designed to ensure materials are certified and to avoid one of the biggest risks in certified supply chains; double selling. This is when more certified products are sold than were produced. Regenagri prevents this by using digital systems to track and reconcile volumes and ensure certified content can be traced accurately to its source.

Enhanced integrity safeguards

To further reinforce the credibility of the supply chain certification, the following additional measures are implemented:

• Transaction certificates are immediately revoked if an organisation loses its certification.
• A three-tier data review is implemented for every certified farm, adding additional layers of scrutiny and integrity.
• Digital platforms ensure the secure data handling, real-time traceability and integrity checks across global and often complex commodity chains.