Prove responsible practices. Strengthen trust. Reduce risk.
Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework Certification helps organizations demonstrate credible sustainability performance across land use, sourcing, and supply chains. Designed to be flexible and risk-based, it supports responsible operations, regulatory readiness, and transparent communication.
About the Certification
A flexible certification system built for real-world operations
Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework Certification supports organizations managing land, handling materials, or operating sourcing and due diligence systems.
Built around the Sustainability Framework and optional PBN+ modules, the system helps organizations:
- Strengthen responsible practices
- Manage sustainability and sourcing risks
- Demonstrate credible performance
- Communicate achievements with confidence
- Support alignment with regulatory requirements, including the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
- Support credible ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures
Certification options include:
The system is performance-based, risk-based, and adaptable, allowing it to be used across different commodities, sectors, organization types, and levels of complexity.
Certification may apply to:
• Sustainability Scope – supporting broader sustainability performance and ESG reporting
• Regulatory Scope – supporting alignment with regulatory frameworks such as EUDR
Clear rules for claims and Seal use support transparent and credible communication.
Claims and Seal use
Communicate your certified performance
Depending on certification type and scope, organizations may be eligible to:
• Communicate certified status
• Use approved claims
• Use the Preferred by Nature Seal (where permitted)
This applies both to directly certified organizations and, where approved, to eligible materials under recognized schemes.
The programme includes clear rules to help ensure that certification claims are accurate, transparent and aligned with the certified scope.
➡ Access the Preferred by Nature Seal & Claim Panel Guidelines
Transparent communication
Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework Certification includes clear requirements for sustainability claims, Seal use, and public communication. These requirements help ensure claims are specific, verifiable, and supported by certification evidence.
➡ Learn how our certification supports credible sustainability communication
Certification database
Verify certified organizations
Our Certification Database allows you to search for organizations certified under the Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework Certification programme.
It provides:
• Public information on certificate holders
• Current certification status
• Reliable verification of certification claims
➡ Access our database of certified organizations
Looking for a quick summary?
Our Sustainability Framework Certification infosheet provides an overview of the certification system, certification options, scopes, claims and key benefits.
➡ View the Sustainability Framework Certification infosheet
