Certificates

ISO 27001 is a international standard on how to manage information security. This international standard is applicable to all types of organizations such as commercial enterprises, government agencies, non-profit organizations. The standard specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, executing, monitoring, assessing, maintaining and improving a documented Information Security Management System (ISMS) in the context of overall business risks to the organization.

ISO 14001 is an international standard with requirements for an environmental management system developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The environmental management system is used to develop an environmental policy that suits the organization and to ensure its implementation.

ISO 9001 is the international standard for quality management systems. The organization ISO (Geneva) is responsible for creating and managing thousands of different standards. Most of these stantards are product-oriented, but a few deal with generic management systems. ISO 9001 is by far the best known standard and refers to the management system for quality.

WEEELABEX is the legally required quality standard for treating and processing waste electrical and electronic equipment. WEEELABEX stands for Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment Label of Excellence. The standard implements European Directive 2002/96/EC and has been a legal requirement since July 1, 2015. ARGO360 complies with the standard NEN-EN 50614: 2020. Collection, logistics and processing requirements for WEEE – Requirements for the preparation for re-use of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

De PSO (Performance Ladder Social Enterprise of TNO) is the national standard for inclusive and social enterprise. Level 3 | 30+ is the highest certification attainable. With this level, organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship demonstrate that they belong to the 10% best performing companies in the Netherlands, focused on the participation of vulnerable groups in the labor market. It also means that at least 30% of their staff is made up of people from the PSO target group, in accordance with Article 2.82 of the revised Procurement Law. With this, Social return is demonstrable.

It is mandatory for all companies in the Netherlands involved in transporting, collecting, trading and/or brokering industrial or hazardous waste materials to be listed on the national VIHB-list. The NIWO grants Euro licenses under the Road Transport of Goods Act.

All companies on the VIHB list can be found here.