GHG verification practice
How verifiers plan and carry out GHG verification and assurance: materiality, evidence, and what reviews of real verification reports have found.
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Verification practiceComprehensive Guide to Assurance and Verification Conclusions: Unmodified, Emphasis of Matter, Modified, Adverse, and Disclaimer
A practical reference for GHG verifiers and sustainability assurance practitioners. It explains the five types of assurance conclusion: unmodified, emphasis of matter, qualified, adverse and disclaimer. For each type it covers when it applies, standard wording for both reasonable and limited assurance, and the clause references in ISSA 5000, ISO 14064-3, ISO 14065 and ISO/IEC 17029. It also includes a decision matrix and a decision tree based on materiality and pervasiveness.
· 7 min read
Clean Fuel RegulationsEvolving Compliance: In-Depth Insights from the 2024 Clean Fuel Regulations Verification Review
A breakdown of ECCC’s 2024 review of Clean Fuel Regulations, highlighting key compliance insights, verification challenges, and recommended best practices.
· 3 min read
Clean Fuel RegulationsMastering the Clean Fuel Regulations: In-Depth Lessons from the 2022 Verification Review
ECCC's 2022 CFR verification review uncovered critical gaps and best practices across 55 credit-creation reports. Here's what verifiers and compliance officers need to know to strengthen future reporting.
· 4 min read
Verification practiceHow to Calculate Carbon Content of liquid fuels
Method to calculate carbon content of liquid fuel
· 2 min read
Verification practicePerformance Materiality in GHG verification/assurance
Performance materiality is less commonly applied to GHG verification by verifier without a financial audit background.
· 4 min read