European regulation now requires companies to prove where their materials come from and how they were produced. We collect the evidence, verify it, and package the proof your buyers and auditors require. We do not trade the goods we verify. We assure them.
Independent·Aligned to OECD guidance·English & French·Fixed fees
A decade ago, a European company could buy from a supplier and take their word for it. That era has ended.
Under the EU Batteries Regulation, the EU Deforestation Regulation and the incoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the company placing goods on the European market carries the legal obligation to prove those goods are traceable, legally produced and free of human rights abuse. Fail, and you lose market access.
That proof cannot be assembled from a desk in Europe. It has to be gathered at source, by people who can visit the sites, speak the languages and be trusted by the communities. That is exactly where we work.
Six capabilities that turn an undocumented supply chain into a defensible compliance position.
Independent checks on conditions, safety and human rights risk at the point of production, with photographs, structured data and honest reporting.
We follow material from origin through the chain, acting as the field layer for international traceability platforms and chain-of-custody systems.
Helping cooperatives and small-scale producers meet recognised responsible sourcing standards through registration, training and record-keeping.
Preparing producers and processors for OECD-aligned third-party audit and scheme certification, then closing the gaps we find.
Packaging the evidence international buyers need to satisfy their legal obligations, in the format their regulators and auditors expect.
Local-language complaint and remediation systems, designed and operated as the regulation requires them to be.
We do not invent frameworks. We help you meet the ones your buyers, regulators and auditors already use.
We hire in the markets we serve. Field teams work close to producers, in French and local languages, where the evidence actually is.
We do not buy, sell or trade the goods we verify. We have no commercial interest in the finding. That is why our data is data you can trust.
We understand precisely what European regulators, buyers and auditors require, and how to produce it to their standard.
Child labour and abuse are the core issue. We never overstate what we find. Accuracy is the entire product.
Around 70% of the world's cobalt originates in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It sits in every electric vehicle, phone and laptop battery sold in Europe.
Under the EU Batteries Regulation, any company placing batteries on the European market must prove that cobalt is responsibly sourced, traceable, and free of human rights abuse. The obligation falls on the importer. But the evidence sits with the producer, thousands of miles away, in a language they do not speak.
That gap is the whole problem. Closing it is the whole service.
We support both sides of it: Congolese exporters who must produce the evidence, and European buyers who must hold it. ICONGRP has an established operation in Kinshasa and a UK compliance team that knows what the regulators will accept.
Cobalt under the Batteries Regulation is where the pressure is greatest today. The EU Deforestation Regulation places identical obligations on timber, cocoa, coffee, rubber, soy, palm oil and cattle. The CSDDD extends the principle across entire corporate supply chains. As our clients' obligations widen, so does our practice.
Battery makers, EV manufacturers and electronics brands placing goods on the EU market, who carry the legal obligation to prove responsible sourcing.
Mining companies, exporters and refiners who must supply evidence to their buyers in order to keep selling into European markets.
Artisanal and small-scale producer groups formalising their operations to meet recognised responsible sourcing standards.
International providers who need a trusted field delivery partner in the markets they cannot reach.
A single-site pilot tells you where you stand before you commit to anything larger.
Tell us the site or the supply line you need to stand behind. We will tell you what the regulation asks of you.
We run a monitoring visit or gap assessment on one site, and show you exactly what we find.
We collect and verify the data, then hand you an audit-ready report or a complete due-diligence dossier.
Ongoing monitoring and reporting that keeps your compliance position current as the rules move.
Start with a single-site pilot. We will show you what we find, and what it takes to be audit-ready.
We respond within one working day with an honest assessment of what the regulation requires of you, and what a pilot would involve.
Enquiries welcome in French. Nous parlons français.