Etika Foundation · est. 2026
Certifying that AI is built and used responsibly.
Etika is the independent certification authority for artificial intelligence. We certify organisations that build AI against the AIMSS standard, and organisations that use AI against the Ethical Use standard.
The Etika Blue Ribbon — the mark of certified AI
What makes a certification credible
Three things every certifier owes the public.
Public registry
Every certificate, machine-verifiable.
Anyone can look up a Blue Ribbon, its scope, and its expiry. Suspensions and withdrawals are published in the same registry.
Read more →Independence policy
We do not consult clients we certify.
A written conflict-of-interest policy: assessor rotation, fee transparency, mandatory recusal, and sanctions for breach.
Read more →Integrity programme
Unannounced surveillance. Public complaints.
Surveillance visits without notice, a public complaints register, and a Culture review at every recertification.
Read more →Two tracks, one standard of trust
Whether you build AI or rely on it.
Track 01 · AI Builders
AIMSS Certification
Earn the Blue Ribbon by passing the AIMSS certification — a full management-system examination scoped to your organisation's scale, systems, and risk.
Apply for AIMSS →Track 02 · Businesses Using AI
Ethical Use Certification
The Ethical Use mark proves that the AI tools your firm procures and deploys are governed, disclosed, and overseen responsibly.
Apply for Ethical Use →What we measure
Four domains industry needs AI to get right.
Ethics
Independent ethics review for every certified system, with binding override mechanisms.
Climate
Verified accounting of training and inference emissions, with reduction targets.
Labour
Safe conditions for data workers, contractors, and red-teamers — psychological safeguards included.
Society
Misuse, dual-use, and market-power assessments at every lifecycle stage.
The Etika Integrity Programme
Certification doesn't end on the day the ribbon is issued.
Every Etika Blue Ribbon is backed by a continuous integrity programme: unannounced surveillance visits, a public complaints register, and a required Ethics & Safety Culture review at every recertification.
Unannounced surveillance
At least one surveillance visit per certification period happens without notice. Refusing entry is grounds for immediate suspension.
Public complaints register
Anyone — employee, customer, affected resident — can file a complaint. Substantive complaints are investigated and recorded publicly.
Ethics & Safety Culture review
Assessors interview engineers and frontline operators, not just management, to verify the standard is lived, not just documented.
Suspension & withdrawal register
Every suspension, withdrawal, and reinstatement is published in the same registry as the active certifications.
Sections of this site
Certification Standards
The full AIMSS framework — covering governance, lifecycle, ethics, climate, labour, and a continuous integrity programme.
Etika Policy Institute
Memos from directors, scholars, and operators. The strongest proposals are adopted into the standard each year.
Board of Directors
An independent board of regulators, ethicists, and engineers responsible for the standard's integrity.
Certified AI
The public registry of organisations currently holding a valid Etika Blue Ribbon.
Compare
How Etika's independent certification compares to consulting audits, self-attestation, and regulator-only compliance.
About Etika
An independent certification authority bringing verifiable accountability to the AI industry.
Ready to be certified?
Earn the Blue Ribbon.
Submit your application. An assessor reviews every submission personally and replies within five to ten business days.