Certification Gap Assessment
A clear-eyed diagnosis of exactly what stands between you and certification.
Certification Gap Assessment, without the jargon
Before investing in certification, organisations need to know where they stand. A gap assessment audits current practices, records and controls against the requirements of the target standard — GRS, RCS, ISCC, EN 15343 or others — and pinpoints the exact gaps in traceability, documentation and criteria that must be closed.
Why recyclers, manufacturers act on this
- It prevents wasted effort and failed audits by finding gaps early
- It scopes the real cost and timeline to certification honestly
- It prioritises the fixes that actually block the certificate
A clear, auditable process
- 01Requirement mapping
Break the target standard into its auditable requirements.
- 02Current-state audit
Assess existing processes, records and controls against each requirement.
- 03Gap report
A prioritised list of gaps with actions, effort and sequencing.
The dimensions a gap assessment audits
A gap assessment breaks the target standard into its auditable requirements, then tests current practice against each one — so the gaps that actually block the certificate surface before any money is spent chasing it.
What you walk away with
A requirement-wise gap analysis
A prioritised corrective-action list
An indicative cost & timeline to certification
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