Sustell Partners With SustainCERT on Verification
The dsm-firmenich animal nutrition platform will give customers third-party verification and carbon registry access through SustainCERT.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Organic Food
Sustell, dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health's environmental footprint platform, has partnered with SustainCERT, an independent validation and verification body. Customers gain access to third-party verification services and carbon registry capabilities via SustainCERT's Carbon Management Platform.
Why it matters
Organizations across the food and agriculture value chain face increasing pressure to demonstrate credible progress on their climate commitments. Independent verification of emissions data aims to make those claims more reliable.
Sustell is described as the only ISO-certified animal protein footprinting platform supporting life cycle assessment across crop production, feed manufacturing, animal farming and processing. The announcement does not disclose adoption numbers or verified-emissions volumes.
The players
Sustell
Sustell is dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health's environmental footprint platform that lets producers calculate product-level footprints from farm-specific data.
SustainCERT
SustainCERT is an independent validation and verification body whose Carbon Management Platform provides carbon registry capabilities.
The details
Emissions data is verified by SustainCERT before being transferred on the Carbon Management Platform, which accommodates both verified and unverified data. The platform's unitization system is designed to mitigate double counting and over-claiming, and organizations register, attribute and claim Scope 3 data across the value chain through it.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: Partnership announcement published.
Culture Shift
The move reflects a broader shift in food and agriculture toward independently verified climate claims rather than self-reported footprints. Life cycle assessment standards for animal protein are now being paired with third-party carbon registries.
Consumers buying animal protein may eventually see environmental claims backed by independent verification rather than producer self-reporting. Daily purchasing decisions are not directly changed by the partnership itself.
The takeaway
Independent verification is becoming a key test of climate claims in food supply chains. Shoppers comparing sustainability labels can look for whether claims are backed by third-party validation.
Further reading
Explore more on Organic Food for context on sustainable agriculture practices.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Feedstuffs.
