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Quality & Stewardship

Responsibility with system

Long-term success requires the highest quality – in our products and processes alike. KWS has set up a number of quality initiatives to support quality assurance.

The spectrum ranges from ISO-based certifications (e.g. 9001, 14001) to industry-specific standards such as SeedGuard (seed treatment) and Excellence Through Stewardship for the responsible handling of transgenic material.

All activities are bundled and documented in a central Integrated Management System. It also includes the overall audit planning, which is carried out in close coordination with the risk management.

Our certifications/accreditations and quality standards at a glance

Quality Management System Certification ISO 9001:2015

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001:2015

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Energy Management System Certification ISO 50001:2018

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Excellence through Stewardship (ETS)

Certificate of membership of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in the ETS program (responsible handling of genetically modified organisms throughout the entire product life cycle).

Laboratory accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17025:2018

Laboratory accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN.

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Certificate- Accreditation of Seed Testing Laboratory

Laboratory Accreditation to the ISTA Seed Testing Laboratory Seed Testing Accreditation Standard by ISTA in accordance with Article 15 (c) of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). The scope of accreditation includes 1) Purity and identification of other seeds, 2) Germination, 3) Thousand-seed weight (TSW).

Heubach CoP Standard Version 4.0

Laboratory certification, compliance with the Heubach-CoP Standards, Version 4.0 of the STISSC Group, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, EINBECK site.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for sugarbeet at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, location EINBECK.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for rapeseed of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BIERBERGEN.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, BS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, location WETZE.

Certificate on organic products, KWS LOCHOW GMBH

Certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products of KWS LOCHOW GmbH,organic seeds.

Certificate on organic products, sugarbeet, corn and legume products, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA for sugarbeet, corn and legume products.

IFS Broker Certification

Trade in pulses and pulse products with the following IFS Broker Product Scopes: 1.5, 1.10

VorsprungPLUS - The fast way to breeding progress

Seed Standard QualityPLUS - Highest seed grain quality grain by grain.

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Stephan Hansen

Stephan Hansen

Lead of Governance ＆ Group Standards

Tel.: +49 5561 311 745

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