World Cleanup Institute

WCI Open Certification Platform

Certified World Cleanup Organisation

Prove responsible practice. Earn trust the world can verify.

The WCI Open Certification Platform helps organisations in waste, cleanup, and municipal services demonstrate commitment to responsible operations — from first application through assessment, independent review, and a publicly verifiable Responsibility Seal.

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Apply for certification

Submit your organisation for intake review. WCI staff will confirm eligibility and contact you before opening an assessment.

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Verify a certificate

Look up a certificate ID to confirm an issued WCI Open Certification — organisation, score, and validity.

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Public registry

Browse all certified organisations with WCI Responsibility Scores and per-pillar results.

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Scheme rules

Framework v1.0 criteria, scoring methodology, certification threshold, and complaints process.

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Why WCI

Certification built on transparency

The open certification platform behind Framework v1.0.

A published framework, not a black box

Certification is built on Framework v1.0 — seven pillars of responsible practice with published scoring rules, a clear certification threshold, and a complaints process anyone can read. No hidden criteria. No opaque consultancy reports.

  • Seven-pillar assessment (governance, human rights, ethics, environment, and more)
  • WCI Responsibility Score (0–100%)
  • ≥ 65% to certify · 24-month validity

Complete your assessment — no account required

Organisations invited to certify open a secure link from WCI, answer structured questions, upload evidence, and view results — all without creating a password or signing into a portal.

  • Secure invite links for respondents
  • Structured questionnaires and evidence uploads
  • Scorecard with pillar-level results after review

Public certification anyone can verify

Certified organisations receive a Responsibility Seal and unique certificate ID. Anyone — buyers, donors, citizens, partners — can look it up online to confirm authenticity, score, and validity.

  • Public registry of certified organisations
  • Verify-by-ID lookup
  • Per-pillar scores published for certified orgs

Framework

Seven-pillar assessment

Every certification covers these pillars. The WCI Responsibility Score is the average of their percentages.

  • Organisational Management

    Strong governance, planning, monitoring, and transparency.

  • Human Rights

    Protect sanitation workers and ensure equal waste services for all citizens.

  • Ethical Work Practices

    Fair contracts, anti-corruption, equal opportunity employment.

  • Environment

    Pollution prevention, clean cities, ecosystem protection.

  • Fair Business Practices

    Transparent procurement, fair bidding, legal compliance.

  • Consumer Concerns

    Citizen satisfaction, public safety, service quality.

  • Social Commitment

    Community engagement, awareness programs, and volunteer initiatives.

Process

How certification works

From first application to a publicly verifiable certificate.

  1. Apply

    Submit your organisation for intake review. WCI staff confirm eligibility before an assessment is opened.

  2. Complete the assessment

    Answer framework questions and upload supporting evidence through a secure link — no account required.

  3. Review & scorecard

    Responses are evaluated with AI assistance and reviewed by WCI analysts. You receive a published scorecard with pillar-level results.

  4. Certification decision

    Organisations scoring ≥ 65% receive a public Responsibility Seal and certificate ID, valid for 24 months.

Ready to certify your organisation?

Submit an intake application. WCI staff will confirm eligibility and contact you before opening an assessment.

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Already invited to an assessment? Open the link from your WCI email — no account required.