BM Certification Opens Japan Office to Ease Certification Barrier
Latvia-based certification body BM Certification opened a Japan office, BM Certification Japan Co., Ltd., in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and began full-scale certification and verification services in Japan from April 2026. Japanese-language support starts with sustainability and cybersecurity.
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Why it matters
Japanese biomass and export-facing firms face tightening FIT/FIP sustainability rules and rising supplier demands for security proof, and a local desk with Japanese-language support gives them a domestic contact for certifications they previously had to pursue abroad.
Key Facts
- BM Certification is headquartered in Riga, Latvia, and provides certification, auditing, and verification services in more than 30 countries.
- BM Certification Japan Co., Ltd. is based at Tri-Seven Roppongi in Minato-ku, Tokyo, with Alina Ascepkova as representative.
- The Japan office began full-scale certification and verification services in Japan from April 2026.
- Japanese-language support in Japan starts with sustainability and cybersecurity.
- Under the FIT/FIP system, biomass power generation of 1,000 kW or more faces a lifecycle GHG reduction standard of 50 percent, rising to 70 percent from FY2030.
Other services, including quality and environmental management systems, food safety, CE marking for construction products, and carbon footprint verification, are handled through a network spanning more than 30 countries.
The Tokyo office is led by representative Alina Ascepkova and sits at Tri-Seven Roppongi in Minato-ku. BM Certification lists three strengths for the Japanese market: an international network, speedy response, and price competitiveness.
The company points to two pressures driving demand. Under the FIT/FIP system, biomass power generation of 1,000 kW or more faces a lifecycle GHG reduction standard of 50 percent against fossil fuel thermal power, rising to 70 percent from FY2030, and from FY2026 sustainability confirmation for imported woody biomass moves to a method based on the Forestry Agency's Woody Biomass Certification Guidelines. Separately, ransomware and supply chain attacks are pushing business partners to demand proof of information security measures.
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Sources
- ASCII.jp 国際認証機関BM Certification、日本拠点を開設