Non-commercial organisation · Eurasian region

One framework for standardization, accreditation and attestation across the Eurasian region

The Association brings industry communities, expert bodies and certification organisations under a common set of requirements and mutual recognition of assessment results.

About the Association Structure
2022
Year the Association
was established
7
Bodies in the structure: three committees,
three expert councils, one centre
10+
Agreements with industry
unions and associations
100+
Companies have signed
the EAASS Initiative
About the Association

A platform for professional dialogue, not a commercial intermediary

The Eurasian Association for Sustainability and Security was established in 2022 as a meeting point for authoritative industry communities, associations and expert bodies. It creates the conditions for trust and cooperation across the Eurasian region.

Its work rests on a separation of functions: the development of requirements, the accreditation of certification bodies and the attestation of personnel are carried out by distinct bodies with their own mandates. Accreditation powers have been delegated to the Eurasian Accreditation Committee (EAAC), a separate legal entity.

Statutes and governance
I
Impartiality
The Association provides no certification or consultancy services. The separation of requirement-setting, assessment and decision-making is built into the structure of its bodies.
II
Grounded in international standards
The Association's requirements are based on the ISO/IEC 17000 series, which makes assessment results comparable and mutually acceptable across jurisdictions.
III
Public decisions
Criteria, procedures and decisions taken are published openly. Accredited and attested entities are listed in the public register.
IV
Collegial decision-making
Decisions on requirements and assessment schemes are taken by a vote of the members of the relevant body, not by the Association's administration alone.
Structure

Different competences — one mandate

The Association works through standing committees, expert councils and a research and practice centre. Each body has its own rules of procedure and membership, but operates within a single framework of requirements.

Standing committees
I
Technical Committee
Standardization
Reviews and adopts draft standards and guidance documents in the field of management systems. Sets the requirements for certification and independent assessment schemes.
Go to the committee
  • Development of industry standards and assessment schemes
  • Four schemes in force: food safety and logistics security
  • Requirements for certification bodies
  • Draft documents adopted by a vote of committee members
II
Accreditation Committee · EAAC
Accreditation
Separate legal entity
Accredits certification bodies and expert organisations against ISO/IEC 17021-1. Supports the acceptance of issued certificates and maintains the public register.
eurasian-accreditation.org
  • Accreditation of certification bodies (ISO/IEC 17021-1)
  • Acceptance of certificates across the Eurasian region
  • Surveillance of accredited bodies
  • Maintenance of the public register
III
Attestation Committee
Attestation
Attests assessors, experts, auditors and industry specialists, and recognises training organisations. Sets the criteria for personnel training and monitors assessment outcomes.
Go to the committee
  • Attestation of auditors and experts under Association schemes
  • Criteria for personnel training programmes
  • Recognition of training organisations
  • Monitoring of outcomes and handling of appeals
Expert councils
Expert council
Logistics security
Industry expertise on requirements for supply chains, transport and storage of goods.
Expert council
Food safety
Expertise on assessment schemes in the production, distribution and storage of food products.
Expert council
Information security
Expertise on requirements for information protection and the resilience of digital infrastructure.
Research and practice centre
Research and practice centre
Corporate security studies
The research arm of the Association. It carries out applied work at the intersection of security disciplines, prepares methodological material and provides the evidence base for the requirements adopted by the committees and expert councils.
EAASS Initiative

Sustainability and Security Assessment Initiative

The Association established the Initiative as an ethical foundation for the development of economic sectors across the Eurasian region — for competitiveness, sustainable development and security.

100+ companies have joined
the Initiative
Join the Initiative Signatories
01
An ethical framework
Principles of sound assessment practice, shared across industries and jurisdictions.
02
Competitiveness
Demonstrated conformity as an instrument of market trust and of entry into new markets.
03
Mutual recognition
Conditions for the acceptance of assessment results and certificates across the region.
04
Development of competence
Training and attestation of specialists as a condition for the quality of independent assessment.
Press centre

News and announcements

All news
Agreement 14.10.2026

Cooperation agreement signed with an industry union

The document sets out mutual acceptance of assessment results and joint participation in the development of requirements.

Initiative 29.09.2026

Initiative signatories pass one hundred organisations

Companies from logistics, food production and adjacent sectors continue to join the Initiative.

Meeting 08.09.2026

Technical Committee adopts its fourth-quarter agenda on assessment schemes

The agenda includes consideration of requirements for new management system certification schemes.