{"id":23908,"date":"2026-05-15T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/?page_id=23908"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:43:57","slug":"roc-regenerative-organic-certified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/roc-regenerative-organic-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"ROC (Regenerative Organic Certified)"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;initial-section&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p><strong>Regenerative Organic Certified\u00ae (ROC)<\/strong> was established by the <strong>Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA)<\/strong> in 2017 for food supply chains, textiles and personal care ingredients.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=&#8221;30px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;INFORMATION&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20143 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_news\/tot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1171\" height=\"298\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_news\/tot.png 1171w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_news\/tot-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_news\/tot-1024x261.png 1024w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_news\/tot-768x195.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1171px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1171\/298;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ICEA is proud to offer Regenerative Organic Certified\u00ae (ROC) certification in addition to its other certification services. This scheme was established by the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA)in 2017 for food supply chains, textiles, and personal care ingredients.<br \/>\nThe standard&#8217;s requirements apply to soil health, animal welfare and farm worker equity.<br \/>\nThe ROC standard is overseen by the ROA, a nonprofit organization made up of a group of experts in agriculture, animal husbandry, soil health, animal welfare and farmer-worker equity. It was founded by the Rodale Institute, Dr. Bronner&#8217;s and Patagonia. Other members of the alliance include Compassion in World Farming, Fair World Project and Textile Exchange.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The three pillars of ROC certification<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>1 . SOIL HEALTH.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nUse of regenerative practices such as cover crops, crop rotation and conservation tillage. Increases organic matter and promotes biodiversity without synthetic inputs. Out-of-soil systems are excluded;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. ANIMAL WELFARE.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWide access to and use of pasture. Husbandry practices that ensure the five freedoms of animals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Freedom from thirst, hunger and poor nutrition;<\/li>\n<li>Freedom to have a suitable physical environment;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Freedom from pain, injury, and disease;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Freedom to manifest behavioral characteristics;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Freedom from fear and discomfort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>3. SOCIAL EQUITY.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEnsure fair decent payments and wages for farmers and farm workers, safe working conditions, capacity building and freedom of association.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Request for Certification<\/h1>\n<p>The ROC certification application process is managed by the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA), so interested companies must first apply online at https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/application\/, indicating ICEA as the certification body of choice. Currently, because Regenerative Organic Certified\u00ae is an exclusive program, ICEA is pleased to be one of the few certification bodies that can provide this service.<\/p>\n<p>Annual fees are payable directly to ROA for all companies, as defined in the following document:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ROC_Cost_and_Fee_Structure.pdf\">https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/wp-cont<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ROC_Cost_and_Fee_Structure.pdf\">ent\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ROC_Cost_and_Fee_Structure.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FOR AGRICULTURAL AND\/OR FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIn addition to the ROA fees, there is the annual cost of ICEA certification. To request a quote, send e-mail to\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:regenerative@icea.bio\">regenerative@icea.bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FOR TEXTILE AND COSMETIC COMPANIES.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThere is no cost for the certification body, only the fees required by the ROA will have to be paid annually. To apply for ROC certification, the prerequisite is that the raw materials from the agricultural stage (plant and\/or animal fibers, ingredients, etc.), are already ROC certified.<\/p>\n<p>Membership in the certification is handled directly by ROA, as defined in the following link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/becoming-licensed-with-the-roa\/\">https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/becoming-licensed-with-the-roa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In any case, textile and cosmetic supply chains, which intend to obtain ROC certification, are required to take the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define the supply chain, starting with ROC certification for all producers of raw materials of agricultural origin (plant and\/or animal fibers, ingredients,etc.);<\/li>\n<li>Start the application process to obtain ROA license as a Brand or actor in the supply chain https:\/\/regenorganic.org\/apply-for-licensing-with-the-roa\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/spb_text_block]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;initial-section&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] Regenerative Organic Certified\u00ae (ROC) was established by the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA) in 2017 for food supply chains, textiles and personal care ingredients. [\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=&#8221;30px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;INFORMATION&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] ICEA is proud to offer Regenerative Organic Certified\u00ae (ROC) certification in addition to its other certification [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23908","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23909,"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23908\/revisions\/23909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}