News and Announcements

The 11th World Halal Summit will be held in Istanbul between 26–29 November 2025, concurrently with Halal Expo 2025. The event will be an important global meeting point for the rapidly growing halal food and lifestyle economy, which is expected

Global experts, together with the UNFCCC, have released the report ‘10 New Predictions in Climate Science’. The report summarises the last 18 months of climate research and provides guidance for COP28 and policy-making. The findings show that exceeding the Paris

BRCGS has launched its new platform, Directory Pro, developed to digitise supplier management and certification processes. Offering advanced features such as access to certification information for over 55,000 facilities, viewing audit reports, and API integration, the system provides brands with

As USB Certification, we held a webinar on 6 October 2025 entitled ‘Labelling Rules According to Legal Requirements and the IFS Food Standard’ with the aim of helping companies operating in the food sector to implement a compliant, reliable and

We were delighted to participate as a sponsor in the 50th anniversary event of Ege University’s Food Engineering Department. The USB Certification team attended the event on 17 October, represented by Derya Büyükyıldırım, Food and Agriculture Certification Manager; Aşkın Acay,

On 15 October, we participated as a sponsor in the IFS FOCUS DAY event, held for the first time in Turkey at the Elite World Grand Istanbul. As the USB Certification team, we were represented at the event by Derya

Italy’s Ministry of Environment has announced plans to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation for the textile sector in the first quarter of 2026. This decision represents a significant step toward a more circular and sustainable economic transition in

China’s Ministry of Transport unveiled the “International Green Logistics Corridors Cooperation Initiative” at the 2025 North Bund Forum. The initiative aims to promote a safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly global transport and logistics system through joint efforts. The plan

Zara has completely renovated its Trafford Centre store in the United Kingdom, transforming a 32,291 m² space into a “high-tech store” concept that brings together fashion, technology, and above all, sustainability. The store’s design emphasizes energy efficiency, recycling infrastructure, and

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) have merged under the umbrella of the Global Accreditation Cooperation (GlobalAC) with the aim of strengthening the global accreditation system and making it more comprehensive. With this merger,