Certification process

The CLM certificate verifies that the land manager is continuously improving environmental and animal welfare outcomes. It:

• operates across all activities operating on the land for which the certification applies

• takes account of landscape-wide environmental considerations

• provides support for biodiversity conservation, and

• complies with the internationally accepted ISO14001 management standard

Certification is based on an initial on-property environmental and animal welfare review and audit by an ALMG accredited auditor. The on-property review and audit is supported by an annual report and desk-top audit.  

The focus of the audit is on the implementation and effectiveness of the CLM Management Plan.

The annual certification is issued after the landholder pays a certification fee. Landholders must also be signatories to the ALMG Code of Practice.

The ALMG certification fee varies according to the self-declared gross value of production from the land for which the certification applies. The fee scale for 2011-2013 is:

ALM Group Certification Fees (2011-2013)
Gross annual property income	Fee ( excluding GST)
< $100,000	$150
$100,000-$250,000	$250
$250,000-$500,000	$350
$500,000-$1 million	$500
$1 million-$5 million	$500 plus 0.05% of gross income between $1 and $5 m
$5 million-$10 million	$2,500 plus 0.03% of gross income from $5 to $10 m
$10 million-$20 million	$4,000 plus 0.02% of gross income from $10 to $20 m
> $20m	By negotiation