Major international donors, governmental agencies and international organisations increasingly demand higher levels of transparency and accountability for humanitarian assistance and relief programmes.

Independent inspection, monitoring and verification are important instruments to increase the desired transparency and accountability of these programmes.
It allows a better insight in efficiency and legitimacy of an operation.
Through a tailor-made verification system, irregularities concerning, for example, quality and quantity are brought to the surface, duly noted and subsequently reported.
Possible suggestions for correction or improvement can be supplied, allowing governments or international organisations to swiftly take the appropriate action.
Independent inspection and monitoring contributes to deterring intentional violations of quality and quantity specifications.
Such programmes promote the provision of the highest quality of service from suppliers and shippers.

The European Institutions and all other major international organisations (intergovernmental as well as non-governmental) and their specialised agencies and programmes have relied on the Saybolt services on a regular basis.
From 1996 onwards, Saybolt monitors have been tasked with the verification of the Iraq “Oil for Food Programme” for the UN Security Council.
Regarding the European Union, the emphasis is on monitoring and verification services for the assistance programmes in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Special projects management at Saybolt is about discovering new horizons. Custom-made solutions can be developed and offered to government agencies, international and non-governmental organisations in need of special independent inspection, verification and monitoring services. There is no limit to the nature of the required services.