SWISS 2021
BUSINESS
MARINKO UKROPINA, SGS GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR SERBIA, CROATIA, SLOVENIA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO
IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTION TO COMBATING
THE GREY ECONOMY
SGS is the world’s leading company in the provision of inspection, verification, testing and certification services. It operates as a global leader and innovator, and is recognised by the world’s leading companies, financial corporations and international institutions
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peaking in this interview for CorD Magazine, Marinko Ukropina, SGS MD for the region, reveals that the company has - through an investment of 2.4 million euros - equipped a modern laboratory for the purposes of monitoring fuel quality and successfully implementing acquired works, as well as
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expanding the scope of accreditation for new testing methods. Many companies are engaged in inspection, verification, testing and certification services, but SGS is the world leader. Could you tell us more about SGS Group?
SGS Group operates under the framework of a network of more than 2,600 representative offices and laboratories and has 93,000 employees worldwide. SGS Beograd was founded in Serbia in August 2001 as a full member of this Group, which has spent more than 140 years building its reputation. SGS Beograd is this year commemorating 20 years of successful operations and significant results achieved in inspecting, testing, verifying and monitoring trade in goods and investments in the domains of agriculture, industry, mining, petrochemicals, trade in consumer goods and product certification. We achieved great success with the introduction of the National Programme for Labelling Petroleum Derivatives back in February 2014. This programme represents the best example of how an independent and neutral company that operates in accordance with the highest ethical, business and technical standards and integrity can contribute to fulfilling the interests of all stakeholders. SGS Beograd has already proved itself to be a reliable partner of the Serbian Government for seven years, as the leader of the consortium and a designated provider of services for the labelling of petroleum derivatives and monitoring of the quality of petroleum derivatives in the Republic of Serbia. This is the first anti-corruption pro-
