Vottunarstofan Tún

Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. („Tun“ for short) is an independent conformity assessment body specializing in the inspection and certification of sustainable practices in tourism, agriculture, fisheries and related processing and trading activities. Tun provides third-party independent verification of sustainability and chain of custody in eight main areas: • Organic agriculture and processing . • Processing of organic ingredients such as food catering and cosmetics. • Sustainable harnessing of natural resources, including production of inputs permitted in organic farming and processing, production of calcified seaweed, salt, food supplements of marine origin, eiderdown, fishmeal and fishoil. • Sustainable fisheries acc. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). • Chain of Custody of fish from sustainable fisheries acc MSC. • Safe, sustainable and responsible tourism; leisure and accommodation acc. Vakinn, the quality system of the Icelandic Tourist Board. • Environmental responsibility and sustainable operations in the tourism industry with FEE‘s Green Key. • Coastal areas‘ sustainability through environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria with FEE‘s Blue Flag. Tun was founded in 1994 supported by farmers, local communities, consumer and trade associations, as well as companies involved in food processing and commerce. Tún works with the Ministry of Industries and Innovation, the Food and Veterinary Authority, the Icelandic Tourist Board, Landvernd - a national environmental NGO, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). Tun is a member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. Tun also participates in annual Nordic & Baltic forums on organic certification, as well as in annual forums on Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.