The benefits of Global ACI membership include the opportunity to:

• Participate in the Global ACI Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MRA) that provides international recognition to accreditation bodies as well as their accredited laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers, validation and verification bodies, reference material producers and biobanks (collectively known as conformity assessment bodies [CABs]).
• Exchange information with experienced and developing accreditation bodies to discuss experiences, learn from each other, and seek common solutions to problems, as well as assist with the development and continuous improvement of an organisation’s system.
• Participate in Global ACI’s annual General Assembly meetings as well as Global ACI’s committees covering policy matters, technical issues, marketing and development support for new accreditation systems.
• Interact with other professionals working in accreditation and conformity assessment.
• Comment and vote on draft Global ACI publications.
• Participate in discussions, meetings and events involving Global ACI liaisons and MoU partners, such as ISO, IEC, UNIDO, BIPM, WADA and ITU.
• Comment on international standards and documents of partner organisations related to accreditation bodies and conformity assessment bodies.
• Represent and inform national constituents on important matters in the international accreditation and conformity assessment arena.
• Engage with governments and regulators to promote the acceptance of results from accredited CABs using Global ACI’s tools.
• Be part of the international movement to raise awareness amongst industry, governments, regulators, trade officials and others of the importance of accreditation and the use of accredited CABs.