Can a 4C Unit be verified without previously carrying out a self-assessment?
No. Before applying for 4C Verification, 4C Units must carry out a self-assessment and ensure that all business partners have excluded the 10 Unacceptable Practices and reached the minimum average yellow performance assessed against the 4C Code Matrix. The 4C Association provides tools to the 4C Units to perform this task: • Business Partner Mapping: a form where all business partners are listed with their respective production data and assessment result in each dimension of sustainability of the 4C Code of Conduct. • Self-Assessment – based on the performance assessment of the business partners of the 4C Unit, the entire 4C Unit will assess itself on an aggregate level. The Self Assessment form reflects the result of this aggregate assessment. • Organisational chart – besides the above forms, an organisational chart is also required, showing the structure of the 4C Unit and explaining how it works. The verification visit is organised once the 4C Unit has filled out the forms correctly
