SGS Group, the world's leading inspection, certification, testing and accreditation organization known for its benchmarking of quality and integrity, has a long history founded in 1878, with headquarters in Geneva and over 1,650 branches and laboratories in more than 140 countries and territories worldwide. SGS performs a wide range of physical, chemical and metallurgical analyses, including destructive and non-destructive testing; it was ranked 1026th in the Global 2000 in 2014.