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SGS has acquired a majority stake in NetSentries, a cybersecurity and digital assurance specialist. The acquisition expands SGS's Digital Trust portfolio and aims to support customers with cybersecurity, data protection, AI governance and operational resilience challenges. NetSentries provides offensive security, independent security assurance, AI and emerging technology security, cyber-resilience and post-quantum cryptography readiness services. The company serves banks, financial institutions and regulated enterprises across the Middle East and India. NetSentries will continue operating under its existing brand. Co-founders Sudheer Elayadath and Arun Thomas will continue leading the business as part of SGS.

Steel suppliers should prepare early for CBAM verification requirements. Jerónimo Casas, global product manager for climate change and sustainability solutions at SGS, discussed verifier accreditation, emissions monitoring, data integrity and reporting deadlines in his "Spotlight on CBAM" presentation at the SteelOrbis Fall 2026 Conference & 95th IREPAS Meeting held in Belgrade on September 27-29. Mr. Casas said SGS had applied for CBAM verifier accreditation through SGS Belgium and SGS Italy. Final decisions on both applications are pending. According to Casas, accreditation granted to either affiliate would allow it to carry out CBAM verification across the EU. He encouraged operators to request verification proposals now. Monitoring plan identified as key challenge for operators Drawing on SGS's pre-verification work, Casas identified the monitoring plan as a key challenge for operators. He said CBAM requires a monitoring system, with the plan explaining how an installation collects data, calculates emissions and meets the applicable requirements. The plan will be examined during verification. Casas noted that the relevant regulatory section contains 22 points that operators should review and address where applicable. The monitoring plan covers the installation and its processes; goods identified by CN code and functional unit; CBAM production processes and routes; non-CBAM goods by process; relevant benchmarks; monitoring methods and calculation factors; emission sources and source streams; system boundaries; precursors used in each process; and controls over data quality. Casas cited Annex II, section A.5 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547 for the plan's minimum contents. Casas also discussed specific embedded free allocation (SEFA), which he said must be calculated and verified alongside reported embedded emissions. He explained that EU installations receive free allowances based on sector-specific benchmarks and described SEFA's role in accounting for that free allocation under CBAM. Casas advised operators supplying the EU market to prepare the relevant information and EU importers to discuss it with their suppliers. Verifier independence and data integrity under CBAM On verifier independence, Casas said a company that has implemented an installation's emissions monitoring system could not then verify the same system. He added that, using another company in the same corporate group did not automatically remove a conflict of interest and that commercial referral agreements with consultants could also present a conflict. National accreditation bodies examine such arrangements as part of their assessments. Casas also described several checks intended to address fraud and data manipulation. Operators reporting actual emissions must collect the required data and explain their calculations under the European Commission's methodology. An initial verifier site visit is mandatory, he said, allowing the verifier to examine the installation, measurement equipment, calculations and underlying records. Competent authorities and the European Commission can request further information about unusual or apparently incorrect reports, while data manipulation can lead to sanctions. Verified emissions data can reduce CBAM costs Casas compared three reporting options, describing verified emissions from both an installation and its relevant precursors as producing the lowest CBAM cost, provided suppliers are ready to supply the data. A second option uses verified installation emissions and default values for precursors. Under a third option, default values alone require no verification but are described as producing the highest CBAM cost. Casas said verification allows operators to report actual values and gives declarants information for purchasing decisions. For declarants, he recommended contractual requirements for verified supplier emissions data, with financial consequences if the data are not provided. He also suggested agreeing on emissions thresholds and consequences if they are exceeded, checking whether suppliers have completed pre-verification, and supporting improvements to their monitoring and reporting systems. Companies urged to prepare ahead of CBAM reporting deadline Casas stated that CBAM certificates will be available for purchase from February 2027, while September 30 is the deadline for submitting verified reports and surrendering certificates. Casas urged companies to engage verifiers and suppliers early, warning that demand for verification could be concentrated near the deadline. He said early planning was particularly important for iron and steel supply chains. Downstream producers may need verified emissions data from suppliers of precursors; without those data, they may have to use default values for the precursors even if emissions from their own operations have been verified. Casas also advised declarants to plan certificate purchases and submit their reports ahead of the deadline to avoid difficulties caused by heavy use of the reporting platform.

Meridia partnership to strengthen EUDR verification capabilities. September 23, 2026 SGS has selected Meridia as its technology partner to support its EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) verification and assurance activities globally. Enhancing its geospatial capability. Meridia will provide its auditors, technical reviewers and verification personnel with geospatial capabilities that support independent first-mile verification and related assessments. This includes access to field-level plot data, mapping tools and supply chain data structures that its teams use as part of the evidence review process across the in-scope commodities. The partnership gives its auditors a consistent, technology-supported basis for reviewing production-origin data as part of existing verification workflows. SGS is thrilled to partner with such a reputable and robust company as Meridia. Uniting its global network of experts and comprehensive services with their unique and trusted platform not only enhances its capabilities but also provides that extra peace of mind to clients undergoing the EUDR compliance journey. Supporting accurate, reliable assessment. These assessments must be highly accurate and reliable, covering deforestation, protected areas, indigenous territories and geospatial data quality. Meridia delivers this through an audited methodology, covering all EUDR commodities across more than 50 origin countries worldwide. The methodology is applied consistently across geographies and commodity types, so the same standard of evidence review applies whether the underlying data relates to a single smallholder plot or a larger aggregated supply base. This helps its auditors work with the varying levels of completeness and quality found in first-mile data across different sourcing origins. Its joint capabilities put geospatial assessments and independent verification into one process. Within SGS's EUDR Readiness Solution, that gives companies a single route from plot-level data to an independently verified EUDR assessment. An overview of the EUDR readiness solution. Its readiness solution is a modular, risk-based consulting and verification framework that combines gap assessment, targeted technical review, training and independent verification, covering over 220 control points across the entire EUDR chain. SGS assess whether your EUDR due diligence system, first-mile, farm and forest evidence, geolocation data, legality evidence and supply chain controls are credible to support the relevant EUDR decisions and responsibilities, including a defensible due diligence decision. An overview of EUDR first-mile, farm, plantation, forest verification. Its EUDR first-mile, farm, plantation and forest verification helps producers, suppliers and operators assess whether production-origin evidence is accurate, complete, traceable and suitable to support EUDR readiness - from reliable geolocation data and no-deforestation evidence to legal production in the country of origin. Comprehensive EUDR compliance solutions. Its EUDR portfolio also includes: For further information, please contact: Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters Product Manager EUDR t: +31 (6) 10881016 About Meridia. Meridia is an agtech company built around the first mile: the plots, farmers and aggregation points at the origin of every agriculture supply chain. Its first-mile intelligence combines what field teams observe on the ground and what satellites capture from above, interpreted in the context of local law, foreign regulation and international frameworks. The company draws on more than a decade of field experience, a data lake covering over 20% of the world's agricultural land, a network of origin experts across the global South and a team of more than 70 agriculture, data and technology specialists. About SGS. SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. SGS operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, SGS combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability. Its brand promise - when you need to be sure - underscores its commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. SGS proudly deliver its expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource. SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN SW).