We are pleased to announce the start of our successful cooperation with Covantis, which involves the exchange of appointments, documents, data and reports between our digital ecosystems. This integration is now live across Brazil’s grains and oilseeds market and will soon be available across other key markets across Latin America. Our collaboration with Covantis has already delivered measurable benefits, helping us to build a more transparent, collaborative and efficient agri-trade execution ecosystem.
From fragmented processes to a secure, streamlined system
Agricultural shipping documentation has long been fragmented, with data scattered across emails, editable documents and separate operating systems, slowing down efficiency and increasing risk to global agri-trade. The Covantis digital platform is secure and structured, allowing trading firms and service providers to collaborate in a way that streamlines the trade documents process, from appointment to documents issuance. This eliminates reliance on unstructured email exchanges and reduces the need for repetitive, manual tasks.Early results are clear: Surveyor appointments and reports are fully integrated, our records update automatically and clients gain access to real-time information in a secure environment. These not only reduce risks and errors but also encourage stronger collaboration between our customers and our teams. Since go-live a few months ago, the Covantis platform in Brazil has already seen over 10 million tons of volume appointed to surveyors, with SGS being one of the main service providers.
Benefits for clients and consumers
We ensure agricultural commodities are measured, documented and certified with the highest accuracy and impartiality. The integration of Covantis’ digital processes drives efficiency throughout, reducing communication and documentation risks, strengthening transparency and ultimately benefiting consumers through more reliable agri commodity supply chains.
Paul Harrison, Vice President of Agricultural Commodities at SGS said: Digital solutions are rapidly reshaping the way agri-trade operates and executes. At SGS we see this as an opportunity to strengthen trust and collaboration across the supply chain. Our integration with Covantis reflects our determination to bring practical innovation to Brazil and other priority markets, ensuring that our clients benefit from faster, more reliable and more transparent services.
Petya Sechanova, CEO of Covantis said: Supervision companies act as the eyes and ears on the ground for trading companies, ensuring that vessel operations run smoothly. Traditionally, the exchange of this information has relied on unstructured email communication, which could result in delays or missing vital details. By onboarding supervision providers into the Covantis network alongside trading companies, we bridge this gap and enable a centralized, digital flow of information and documents that strengthens efficiency, speeds up the settlement process and reduces risk for all parties. Just as we are doing with SGS, we look to foster similar collaborations with service providers in the agri-trade value chain, so the entire industry benefits from a more connected, transparent, and efficient ecosystem.
To learn more about Covantis’s digital trade execution solutions, visit: www.covantis.io
Setting a new digital standard in agri-trade
We are proud to be part of a growing network embracing the digital transformation of the agri-trade industry. As surveyors, we remain central to this process, ensuring trust, impartiality and accuracy while pushing innovation forward.
To learn more about our agricultural commodities solutions, visit sgs.com/agricommodities.
About Covantis
Covantis is a digital platform that brings together the world’s leading agricultural commodity companies to simplify and modernize global trade. By connecting counterparties through a secure and collaborative network, Covantis removes inefficiencies and reduces risks in contract execution, shipping, and documentation. With over 75 companies and 250 legal entities already on board, Covantis is transforming the way the industry operates—creating faster, more transparent, and more reliable trade execution processes that benefit the entire value chain.
For further information, please contact:
Paul Harrison
Vice-President of Agricultural Commodities and Crop Science
SGS
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Sorin Albeanu
Head of Commercial
Covantis
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About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and trusted specialized brands, including Brightsight, Bluesign, Maine Pointe and Nutrasource.
SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).
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