STANDARDS

The Cannabis Conservancy auditing and certification activities are in alignment with internationally recognized benchmarks for certification body accountability including ISO 17065, ISO 17021:2011 and ISO 31010:2009, with an emphasis on the following areas:

• Consistency. The TCC assessment and certification system is designed to achieve consistent results in multiple contexts and with different staff. This is essential to having a reliable assurance program that can ensure replicable results across the program.

• Competence. TCC  personnel have demonstrated experience, training and technical knowledge of quality assurance and sustainable Cannabis production and are able to interpret and apply the intent of the Standards in all situations. Having competent management and implementation of the TCC program ensures greater integrity and efficiency in the implementation of the system.

• Transparency. TCC certification system is transparent and is under the scrutiny of stakeholders, thus reducing the risk of corruption or conflict of interest. TCC is completely independent from any laboratories, input producers or suppliers. Transparency builds confidence in the certification standard as the public is more trusting of institutions that are open.

• Detail. The TCC certification process and detailed level of inquiry assure adequate intensity of the assurance process. This includes how clients are sampled, how often, and how thoroughly, intensity of surveillance, and the level of stakeholder engagement in the assurance process.

• Impartiality. Clients of TCC are treated fairly and objectively. Impartiality can be demonstrated through  our detailed internal QMS process  that outlines auditor independence and  provisions for transparency and stakeholder engagement.

• Accessibility. Certification Standards and organization programs that are accessible help support the sustainability objectives of the Standards system.  The TCC objective is to provide accessible certification services that are affordable to clients who fall within the scope, are socially responsive, easily understandable, and within reach of our target clients.