Issue
A badge is issued only after the project agreement, public disclosures and registry record are complete.
Badge rules
Participation badge and verification
A clickable status mark linked to a public registry record—not a certification, accreditation, endorsement or guarantee.
The badge answers one narrow question
It confirms that a project has the Market Accord participation status shown in its live registry record. The badge is useful only when the reader can click through and inspect the legal operator, scope, dates, evidence, funding, conflicts and limitations.
It does not mean: certified, accredited, approved supplier, buyer endorsed, ISO approved, procurement ready, quality guaranteed or contract award guaranteed.
Permitted status labels
- Participating Project
- Active Participant
- Pilot Project
- Evidence Contributor
- Improvement Programme Active
- Alumni
- Paused
Prohibited alterations
- Removing or changing the verification link.
- Adding “certified”, “approved”, “accredited” or a buyer logo.
- Using an expired, paused, suspended or revoked status as current.
- Displaying the mark for a different legal entity, trade name or service scope.
- Changing colours or wording in a way that increases the implied assurance.
Technical example
Accessible clickable embed
The actual ID and status asset must match the project's current public record.
<a href="https://marketaccord.co.uk/registry/MA-2026-0001/" rel="noopener">
<img src="https://marketaccord.co.uk/assets/img/participating-project.svg"
width="320" height="160"
alt="Market Accord participating project — verify registry record MA-2026-0001">
</a>Review
Status has a review date. Continued use depends on truthful scope, cooperation, current evidence and compliance with the licence.
Suspend or revoke
Market Accord may change status where the badge is misleading, evidence is withheld, responsibility changes or risk requires it.
See the full badge licence.
The licence defines permitted placement, wording, verification, review, suspension, revocation and misuse reporting.