Looking to certify a project by the end of 2023?  

The end of the year is upon us so it’s time to start planning if you want your project to be certified within 2023. Between COP28 and the end of financial year, the next few months tend to be busy for all parties so please take note of the following deadlines.

All clients hoping to achieve preliminary or final EDGE certification before the end of the year should inform their EDGE Auditor and Sintali of their specific needs as early as possible.

EDGE Project Team Deadlines

No certification work can commence without the receipt of payment.

If you want a project certified before Christmas, you must do the following:

• Ensure all registration payments are completed by 30^th September 2023
• Ensure all certification payments are completed by the 27^th October 2023

Hint: send remittance payment to our account teams as soon as payment is made to make this process faster!

EDGE Auditor Deadlines

We typically have a four-week turnaround time between submission of audit and issuance of certificate.

Assuming all of client documentation is perfect and the audit does not require any feedback or changes, then the final day for submission to get the project certified by Christmas is the 24^th November 2023.

However, we do want to note that the majority of projects require 2 review submissions. This means you need to account for another 3 weeks.

To ensure a project is certified by Christmas, submit your project for review by the 27^th October 2023.

Please note this deadline assumes that all comments submitted during the first review will be addressed and re-submitted within 5 days, and all related certification payments have been settled by the 27^th October.

Any deviations from these conditions will affect the certification timelines and may result in projects not meeting deadlines.

Below you will find a visual highlighting the typical timeframes required for certification reviews: