Validation and verification of carbon footprints
Validation and verification of the carbon footprint: optimise your environmental footprint and strengthen your commitment to sustainability.
Carbon footprint validation & verification
Validation & Verification
Gaining trust through standardized and comparable verification services
Whether you're making a commitment to sustainability principles, advertising high ethical standards and exceptional due diligence, or other unambiguous claims, companies need to be able to assure investors, consumers and business partners alike that their statements are true and the results are reliable.
In order to gain the trust of customers, investors and business partners and secure it in the long term, business needs reliable methods to distinguish genuine information from empty marketing promises. Such a benchmark already exists for greenhouse gas emissions in the form of the ISO 14065 standard, but this need now extends far beyond the climate sector.
The new ISO/IEC 17029:2019 standard addresses this need by setting out clear requirements for validation and verification bodies, thus creating a reliable basis for statements and reports of all kinds.
Validation & verification - what is the difference?
While certification and inspection focus primarily on compliance with standards and specifications, validation and verification are aimed at the integrity of company data and statements.
Statements and data that relate to future events are validated. This often involves forecast or simulated data for planned applications. These assumptions are checked for plausibility. In contrast, results that have already been achieved are verified. This involves checking real data for accuracy.
In addition to numerous legislators, companies also recognize the value of statements and declarations validated and verified by third parties in order to secure competitive advantages and differentiate their brand from the competition. Verification and validation audits, on the other hand, create the basis for companies to ensure legally compliant practices and promote transparent business processes.
Conformity assessment through validation and verification
Through our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029:2020, these processes are firmly established and are applied not only to accredited validation and verification services, but also to non-accredited validation and verification engagements. Particular emphasis is placed on ensuring independence, impartiality, and technical competence.