Certifications Management

Centralize Certifications. Build Trust and Credibility.

Certifications play an important role in demonstrating qualifications, capabilities, compliance, and operational excellence. Organizations are frequently asked to provide certifications during supplier onboarding, qualification reviews, audits, sourcing events, compliance assessments, and contract renewals.

The SDS Certifications Management Module provides a centralized framework for managing, validating, and sharing certifications, helping organizations improve visibility, reduce administrative effort, and strengthen business relationships

One Certification Profile. One Trusted Source.

Maintain certifications and supporting documentation in a structured, standardized format that can be easily managed, reviewed, and shared across your business network. Whether maintaining your organization’s certifications or evaluating the qualifications of business partners, SDS provides a consistent approach to certification management.

Quality Certifications

Environmental Certifications

Health & Safety Certifications

Information Security Certifications

Diversity Certifications

Industry Certifications

Professional Certifications

Regulatory Certifications

Supporting Documentation

Improve Visibility Into Organizational Qualifications

Certifications help organizations demonstrate compliance, capabilities, expertise, and commitment to industry standards. SDS creates greater visibility into certification status and supporting evidence through a centralized and structured profile.

Reduce Repetitive Requests

Minimize duplicate certification and documentation requests.

Improve Qualification Visibility

Provide a clearer view of credentials, capabilities, and compliance.

Simplify Onboarding

Support faster supplier qualification and review processes.

Improve Data Quality

Maintain more consistent and accurate certification information.

Track Expirations

Monitor certification status, expiration dates, and renewal requirements.

Strengthen Transparency

Make current certification evidence easier to manage and review.

Manage Certifications Across Key Categories

Quality & Operational

ISO 9001
AS9100
IATF 16949
ISO 13485
GMP Certifications
Lean & Six Sigma Credentials

Environmental & Sustainability

ISO 14001
ISO 50001
FSC
PEFC
Carbon Neutral Certifications
Environmental Compliance Certifications

Cybersecurity & Information Security

ISO 27001
SOC 1
SOC 2
PCI DSS
Cyber Essentials
FedRAMP & CMMC

Diversity & Business Credentials

Minority-Owned Business
Women-Owned Business
Veteran-Owned Business
LGBTQ+ Business Certifications
Small Business Certifications
Disadvantaged Business Certifications

Track Certification Status and Expiration Dates

Certifications lose value when they are outdated, expired, or unsupported by documentation. SDS helps organizations maintain visibility into current status and supporting evidence.

Connect Certifications to the Right Entity

Not all certifications apply to an entire organization. SDS allows certifications to be associated with the appropriate organizational level, improving accuracy and providing a clearer understanding of where credentials apply.

Support Qualification, Compliance, and Risk Management

Certification information supports a wide range of business processes and decision-making activities.

Why SDS Certifications Management?

Centralize Certification Information

Maintain certifications, qualifications, and supporting documentation in one location.

Improve Transparency

Provide greater visibility into organizational qualifications and credentials.

Reduce Administrative Effort

Eliminate repetitive requests for certification records and supporting evidence.

Improve Data Quality

Maintain more accurate and consistent certification information.

Strengthen Business Relationships

Build confidence through accessible, current, and well-organized certification records.

Build a More Complete Organizational Profile

Certification information becomes even more valuable when connected with organizational hierarchy, compliance records, ESG information, cybersecurity information, payment data, and health & safety performance.

By connecting these information areas through the SDS Supplier Information Network, organizations gain a more complete, accurate, and trusted view of their business relationships.

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