Diligentia plays the role of “Programme Operator” for a variety of programs. Every program has its own list of approved bodies according to the regulation.
GIF AVB (Approved Validation Body)
Diligentia is the programme operator (PO) of the “GIF ESG Rating Scheme”, independent third-party voluntary programme aiming to evaluate the exposure level to potential and actual risks that can result into future adverse impacts on the organization and its stakeholders. The evaluation refers to the GIF Framework consisting of principles, the criteria and metric and is conducted during a Due Diligence process.
Only Approved Validation Bodies are authorized to conduct Due Diligence within the GIF ESG Rating Scheme (The Programme).
This logo means that a Validation Bodies is approved by Diligentia to conduct the GIF Due Diligence on applicant organization.
Diligentia grants the rights of using the Approved Validation Body logo only to legal entities meeting the eligibility criteria, positively completing the approval process and signing a contractual agreement with Diligentia Association.
Upon positive completion of the Due Diligence the AVB grants to the assessed unit the validated claim of responsibility for sustainable development “GIF Responsible Organization” (According to ISO/TS 17033).
Approved Validation Bodies
The List of Approved Validation Bodies within the GIF ESG Rating Scheme is available here
Criteria
To become an Approved Validation Body the following approval criteria must be met:
- Legal entity
- Diligentia ETS Supporting Member
- Valid accreditation as Validation Body against the standards ISO 17033 and ISO 17029 issued by an Accreditation body signatory of the EA/IAF MLA international agreements of mutual recognition. (In Italy Accreditation against UNI/Pdr 102:2021 is also required)
For more detailed information download the document GIF DOC 200 Validation Body Criteria
Approval process
The approval process consists of an assessment conducted by Assessor included in the directory of approved professionals by Diligentia.
For more detailed information download the document GIF DOC 201 VB Approval Process
Agreement
Upon positive completion of the approval process Stay-Woke and the AVB (Approved Validation Body) enter into a binding contractual agreement.
For more detailed information download the document: GIF DOC 202 AVB Agreement.
Use of GIF AVB Mark
The AVB shall use the GIF AVB Mark according to the document: GIF DOC 101 Terms of Use of GIF programme claim mark and label
Fee Structure
Diligentia applies fees to the AVBs according to the GIF DOC 201 AVB Fee Structure
