About Us
Our Governance
The ProTerra Foundation is legally registered in the Netherlands as a Foundation (Stichting).
Companies sharing its vision and mission can join the ProTerra Network™ and support the organisation by collaborating, sharing their good practices and providing strategic advice.
The daily business of the ProTerra Foundation is managed by its Secretariat and directly supervised by the Board of Directors. Besides, the ProTerra Foundation has set the Stakeholder Council as its advisory body.
Secretariat
Board of Directors
Stakeholders Council
Standards and Certification Committee
A vital element to ensure the robustness of the ProTerra certification programme is the Standards and Certification Committee, which is responsible, among others, for the periodical revision and updating of the ProTerra Standard, the monitoring of certification bodies, the proper implementation of the ProTerra Certification scheme and the correct handling of complaints related to the implementation of the ProTerra Certification scheme.
Stakeholders Council
Income sources
The ProTerra Foundation finances its activities through memberships, volume fees, projects and training.