General situation of CEC
With the approval of Ministry of
Environmental Protection, China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC) is established as a state-owned enterprise
affiliated to MEP Environmental Development Center. It is a comprehensive
certification agency with the approval of Certification and Accreditation
Administration of the People’s Republic of China and is the authorized agency
in the field of environmental certification of China. It has been recognized as
one of the first group high-tech enterprises
in the sector since 2014. CEC has integrated the
certification resources of the organizations such as the former China
Accreditation Service for Environmental Conformity Assessment, Secretariat of
China Certification Committee for Environmental Labeling Products, MEP
Environmental Development Center and Chinese Research Academy of Environmental
Sciences; improved general management of the institution, business, personnel,
information and resources; and provided more professional, excellent and highly
efficient services.
As a national
authoritative certification agency in the field of environmental protection,
energy saving and climate change, CEC has been engaging in providing fair and independent third party
certification services in areas such as environmental labeling, quality management system,
environmental management system, occupation health & safety management
system, food safety management system, HACCP, energy management system, organic
products, low carbon products and general industrial products as well as audit/verification
of GHG projects and the training activities in many areas. Meanwhile, CEC also
is a national research institute that provides technical support and services
for environmental protection, climate change and green supply chain management.
In 2014, CEC was designated as one of the first group of high-tech
enterprise in the sector.
There are 10 divisions in CEC such as
Market Department, Audit/Inspection Department, Technology
Department, Climate Change Department, Human
Resources/Training Department, Green Procurement Promotion Office, Research and
Development Department, General Affairs Department, Customer Service Department
and Business Development Department. Also, CEC has established many branches in
provinces and cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Fujian, Sichuan, Hubei,
Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Anhui, Liaoning, Jilin,
Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Dongguan.