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Global Energy Up is an independent certification body for management systems and a validation and verification body for greenhouse-gas information. We audit and decide; we do not consult.
Certification process
From application to a three-year certificate.
The same sequence applies to every management-system standard under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015. Auditors never take the certification decision on their own audit.
1Application
01
Application
You submit the application form with legal entity, sites, scope, headcount and shifts.
9.1.102
Review and quotation
We confirm scope and competence, calculate audit time and send a written quotation.
9.1.2 – 9.1.42Initial audit
03
Stage 1
Documented system, site conditions and readiness for Stage 2 are evaluated.
9.3.1.204
Stage 2
Implementation and effectiveness of the system are audited on site.
9.3.1.33Decision
05
Corrections
Major nonconformities must be corrected and verified before a decision.
9.4 – 9.506
Independent decision
A person who did not audit the client reviews the file and decides.
9.54Three-year cycle
07
Surveillance
Surveillance audits in years one and two confirm continued conformity.
9.6.208
Recertification
A recertification audit before expiry renews the certificate for a new cycle.
9.6.3Apply for certification Clause references: ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015
Management system certification, from application to renewal.
The body that audits is not the body that builds the system.
We carry out third-party audits of management systems and grant certification when objective evidence shows that the system conforms to the standard and is effectively implemented.
Every file passes through three separate layers: an audit by a competent team, an independent technical review, and a decision by an authorised person who took no part in the audit.
- Initial certification
- Annual surveillance audits
- Recertification
- Scope extension or reduction
- Combined audits across several standards
- Special and short-notice audits
- Multi-site certification
- Site relocation or change of legal entity
Standards we certify
Fifteen management-system standards. Every certificate names the edition audited, and the transition periods set for new editions are applied.
How findings are graded
We use three categories only, and each is recorded with its evidence.
Major nonconformity
Failure to fulfil a requirement that affects the system’s capability to achieve its intended results, or significant doubt that effective control is in place. Correction and corrective action are verified before the decision.
Minor nonconformity
Failure to fulfil a requirement that does not affect the system’s capability to achieve its intended results. An accepted plan for correction and corrective action is required before the decision.
Opportunity for improvement
A note that is not a nonconformity, given without recommending specific solutions or providers.
Combined audits
Where an organization runs more than one system in an integrated way, several standards can be audited in one visit. Duration is first calculated for each standard, then adjusted for the degree of integration the auditor actually confirms — not the degree claimed in the application.
