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IBD Certificações Ltda.

Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil • 64 Employees
Environmental Services & Clean Energy

IBD commenced life in Brazil as Instituto Biodinâmico for Rural Development in the late 1980s. IBD became IFOAM Accredited in 1995 and in 1999 ISO 65/CEE 2092/91 accredited, the first certification body to do so for both protocols in South America. In 2002 IBD got also NOP Accredited by the USDA and continues as a leading influence in the organic scene in Brazil and Latin America in general. With it´s headquarters in Botucatu, 2,5 hours drive from Sao Paulo, IBD has championed the promotion of biodynamic and organic agriculture in Brazil and offers certification to both organic and biodynamic labels throughout the whole of Brazil and Latin America. The main purpose of IBD is to participate in the development of organic, biodynamic and socially correct agriculture, processing, trading and its markets, through certification. Today the IBD staff is 25 in its head office and 30 inspectors. Today IBD certifies 1000 operations including grower groups, indigenous communities and familiar agriculture with together 5000 small farmers, individual farms, industries and traders in three continents (America, Asia and Europe). The certified area under organig management and sustainable wild crop harvesting is 1.84 milion hectares. Recently IBD has expanded its activities to fair trade, social and environmental certifications being accredited for RSPO, UEBT, Rain Forest Alliance, 4CAssociation, UTZ and runs its own ECOSOCIAL FAIR TRADE program. Check www.ibd.com.br for more information.