{"id":28612,"date":"2024-09-23T13:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T11:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greensign.de\/zertifizierungsprozess\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:36:24","slug":"certification-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greensign.de\/en\/certification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification process"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>GreenSign certification process<\/h1>\n<h2>3 steps to GreenSign certification<\/h2>\n<h2>1. Place a certification order<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>If you are interested in a <strong>GreenSign Hotel<\/strong> certification, please submit the completed order form. Afterwards you will receive all the information and access to the certification tool. We are also happy to clarify any open questions by phone or video call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greensign.de\/en\/order-form-greensign-hotel\/\">Order form GreenSign Hotel<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you are interested in <strong>GreenSign Gastro, GreenSign Office or GreenSign Spa<\/strong> certification, please contact us and we will send you the relevant application form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"mailto:sales@greensign.de\">Contact us<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>2. Log in to the GreenSign tool &amp; self-evaluation<\/h2>\n<div>After registering in the certification tool, your company will carry out its own self-evaluation. All questions in the online tool will be answered within around 4 weeks. To complete the tool, it is advisable to look at the marked mandatory criteria beforehand, which you must provide evidence of by the time of the audit at the latest, and to look for the relevant documents.<\/div>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/zertifizierung.greensign.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To Member Login<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>3. Audit and award with GreenSign<\/h2>\n<div>All companies then undergo an on-site inspection in the form of an audit. The auditor requests the mandatory documents and various forms of evidence.<br \/>\nOnce the audit has been completed, the company&#8217;s sustainability performance is presented transparently, both overall and in the individual core areas, based on the degree of conformity. The degree of conformity ranges from a minimum of 50% to a maximum of 100%.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/about-cta-01.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Are you ready to take your sustainability to the next level with us?<\/h2>\n<div>Our team will be happy to answer all your questions in a video call. Simply book an appointment or get in touch using our contact form.<\/div>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-eu1.hubspot.com\/nicola-baumert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book an appointment now<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greensign.de\/en\/certification\/questions-answers\/\">Frequently asked questions<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"name\":\"Residences\",\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"slide-left-small\",\"animation_delay\":false,\"image_position\":\"top-center\",\"padding_remove_top\":false,\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"xlarge\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"none\",\"content\":\"GreenSign certification process\",\"text_align\":\"left\",\"title_color\":\"emphasis\",\"title_decoration\":\"line\",\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_style\":\"h2\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"none\",\"content\":\"3 steps to GreenSign certification\",\"margin_remove_top\":true,\"title_color\":\"emphasis\",\"title_element\":\"h2\",\"title_style\":\"text-lead\"}}]}]},{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"column_gap\":\"collapse\",\"layout\":\"1-2,1-2\",\"margin\":\"medium\",\"row_gap\":\"collapse\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"css\":\".el-column {\\n\\tmin-height: 500px;\\n}\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/zertifizierungs-auftrag-greensign.jpg\",\"image_height\":\"910\",\"image_loading\":true,\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"image_size\":\"cover\",\"image_width\":\"1300\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_large\":\"1-2\"}},{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_height\":\"910\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"image_size\":\"cover\",\"image_width\":\"1300\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"style\":\"tile-muted\",\"width_large\":\"1-2\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"block_align\":\"center\",\"content\":\"1. 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