What Is the Difference Between a Factory Audit and a Certificate?

An audit examines defined conditions; a certificate attests conformity within a stated scheme.

Verification must match the claim, material, production site, and relevant supply-chain stage. Check the issuer, current validity, scope, and supporting transaction records where applicable; a genuine document can still be irrelevant to the particular product or shipment the brand intends to describe in its marketing. Read scope rather than relying on titles.