Today, our focus is on innovative ways to deliver business benefits. This enables us to help our customers improve quality, safety, efficiency, productivity and speed to market while reducing risk and building trust in sustainable operations. Petroleum Measurement Standards Strict adherence to the agreed upon measurement standards, as specified in the sales contract, is the principal way in which we demonstrate our independence, impartiality and quality. In the petroleum and petrochemical industry, the technical procedures that guide all measurement activities have been written into standards by a consensus of experts with years of measurement, sampling, tank calibration and data management experience. In the US, the American Petroleum Institute (API) sponsors the writing of the Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards . Most members of API standards writing working groups are from refining companies, pipeline companies, independent inspection companies, and equipment suppliers.
Our History
Our Value to Society
We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Through our integrated leadership approach, we strive to become an increasingly sustainable company, maximizing the positive impact we have. We add more than just financial value to society. All our stakeholders (employees and suppliers, investors, customers, governments and industries, consumers, and communities and society) are the ultimate beneficiaries. In order to measure our success, we are developing an innovative impact valuation model to quantify our value to society. Established in 1878, SGS transformed grain trading in Europe by offering innovative agricultural inspection services. From those early beginnings, we steadily grew and scope as our agricultural inspection services spread around the world. During the mid-20th century, we began to diversify and started offering inspection, testing and verification services across a variety of sectors, including industrial, minerals, oil, gas, and chemicals. In 1981, SGS was listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange and forged an unrivaled reputation as the industry leader in finding solutions to the complex challenges faced every day by organizations.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
How do we do this?
We enable a better world by helping businesses everywhere to work efficiently, to deliver with quality, and to trade with integrity and trust. We enable a safer world by ensuring that your car is safe to drive, that the environment you work in is secure and clean, and that the food you eat is safe. We enable a more interconnected world by, for example, helping new technology to reach consumers quickly and affordably, by ensuring the security of IT systems and data, and by using AI and the Internet of Things to help develop smart cities.
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