GHG Validation and Verification

In response to international demand, the national accreditation bodies of the world’s major economies have joined together through the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to harmonise the accreditation requirements for the application of ISO 14065, Greenhouse gases – Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition.

JAS-ANZ offers accreditation of greenhouse gas (GHG) validation and verification bodies to ISO 14065 and IAF Mandatory Document 6 (IAF MD 6) for the application of ISO 14065.

Internationally Recognised Standards and Protocols for GHG Assertions

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration and promotion of the ISO 14064 GHG standards and the World Resources Institute (WRI)/ WBCSD GHG Protocol.

Organisations seeking to make GHG assertions that are internationally recognised should look to:

• AS ISO 14064.1 – Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
• AS ISO 14064.2 – Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions and removal enhancements.
• The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
• The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting

Domestic Regulatory Schemes

Applicants seeking to validate or verify GHG assertions for regulatory schemes, or for the purposes of emissions trading, will need to contact the appropriate regulatory authority.  While the regulatory schemes are likely to be in line with the ISO requirements, they all have specific frameworks and requirements which are applicable to validation, verification and GHG assertions within the particular regulatory schemes.

Proprietary Schemes Involving Products or Carbon Neutrality Claims

JAS-ANZ will consider recognition of proprietary GHG schemes, for example, some GHG schemes involve specific GHG claims relating to products and the marking of products.  Where the marking or labelling of products includes a reference to the validation or verification body, then the validation or verification body will be required to comply with the requirements for accreditation of a product certification body and the requirements for accreditation as a validation or verification body.

Accreditation Application Pack

The following provides links to the accreditation application pack documentation for validation and verification bodies. All policies and procedures are un-controlled when printed. Please read all appropriate accreditation requirements and when ready provide a completed application (with signatures, appropriate application fee, and documentation set) for review. 

Accreditation Criteria

             ISO 14065 - available from your national standards writing body

IAF MD 6:2009 Application of ISO 14065:2007

Procedure 3 - Rules of procedure governing the use of the accreditation symbol (40 KB)

Procedure 11 - Rules of procedure governing accreditation (70 KB)

Policies

Policies introduce or change accreditation criteria.

Policy 02/09 - Transition from JAS-ANZ Procedure 33 to IAF MD6:2009 for the Application of ISO 14065:2007 (50 KB)

Policy 07/09 - Extending the scope of accreditation to include additional, critical locations (local and foreign), locations (local and foreign) and foreign countries (40 KB)

Application Documents

Form 22 - Fee structure (25 KB)  The single Product programme fee has been expanded to cover both Product and GHG Validation and Verification programmes. The next revision of the fee schedule (form 22) will include this new programme.

Form 45 - Information disclosure (50 KB)

Form 110 - Checklist for ISO 14065:2007 and IAF MD 6 (830 KB)

Form 112 - Application for Accreditation (255 KB) 

Accreditation Process 

Procedure 5 - The conduct of accreditation assessments (180 KB)  

Advisory Notes

Advisory notes do not change accreditation criteria. There are no current advisory notes.

Other Information

This page is written for CABs interested in gaining accreditation. If you are an organisation interested in gaining validation, verification or certification for this program contact an accredited CAB for further information. A list of CABs accredited for GHG is available here.

If you require further information please contact us.

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