Accreditation Bodies in North, Central and South America

World (based in USA) - Independent (Authentic and Reliable - Do NOT confuse with unaccredited certification to ISO standards)

Social Accountability International - SA8000 Accredited Certification Bodies - https://sa-intl.org/resources/sa8000-accredited-certification-bodies

Regional Associations of Accreditation Bodies

IAAC (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation) - https://www.iaac.org.mx

APAC (Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation) - https://www.apac-accreditation.org

North America - Members of both IAAC and APAC and signatories to both of their Multilateral Recognition Agreements

SCC (Standards Council of Canada) - https://www.scc.ca

ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board) - https://anab.ansi.org

Applicants for Management System Accreditation - https://www.anab.org/management-systems-accreditation/certification-bodies/cb-applicants

North America - Members of APAC and signatories to its Multilateral Recognition Agreement

IAS (International Accreditation Service) - https://www.iasonline.org

UAF (United Accreditation Foundation) - https://uafaccreditation.org

Central America - Members of both IAAC and APAC and signatories to both of their Multilateral Recognition Agreements

EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación) - https://www.ema.org.mx

Central America - Members of IAAC and signatories to its Multilateral Recognition Agreement

ECA (Ente Costarricense de Acreditación) - https://www.eca.or.cr

OHA (Organismo Hondureño de Acreditación) - https://oha.hondurascalidad.org

OSA (Organismo Salvadoreño de Acreditación) - http://www.osa.gob.sv

South America - Members of both IAAC and APAC and signatories to both of their Multilateral Recognition Agreements

SAE (Servicio de Acreditación Ecuatoriano) - https://www.acreditacion.gob.ec

South America - Members of IAAC and signatories to its Multilateral Recognition Agreement

INMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia) [Brazil] - https://www.gov.br/inmetro/pt-br

Acreditação [Brazil] - https://www.gov.br/inmetro/pt-br/assuntos/acreditacao

Organismos Acreditados [Brazil] - http://www.inmetro.gov.br/organismos/index.asp

OAA (Organismo Argentino de Acreditación) - http://www.oaa.org.ar

DTA-IBMETRO (Dirección Técnica de Acreditación) - Instituto Boliviano de Metrología) - https://ibmetro.gob.bo/acreditacion-ibmetro

INN (Instituto Nacional de Normalización) [Chile] - https://www.inn.cl

ONAC (Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia) - https://onac.org.co

INACAL-DA (Instituto Nacional de Calidad – Dirección de Acreditación) [Peru] - https://www.inacal.gob.pe

OUA (Organismo Uruguayo de Acreditación) - https://www.organismouruguayodeacreditacion.org