Verification

Verification and Validation

OmnexFuturepast offers accredited third-party verification and validation services in accordance with ISO 14064:2019, Part 3, Specification with guidance for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements. Our services are used by the following types of clients:

• Organizations seeking an assurance opinion of their greenhouse gas inventory reported in accordance with the voluntary programs (e.g. the GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1) or compliance-based federal, state or provincial regulations

• Project proponents seeking carbon credit issuance from an established voluntary or compliance registry

• Product managers seeking verification of clean fuels reports or product carbon footprints

OmnexFuturepast also provides assurance on sustainability reports in accordance with ISO/DIS 14019:2024, Part 2. Sustainability reports typically include disclosures on environmental, social and governance subject matters in addition to reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. The criteria used to develop sustainability reports can include, among others,

• GRI

• ISSB S1 and S2

• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Supply Chain Verification

OmnexFuturepast performs as a second-party verifier when an organization engages us to verify the greenhouse gas emissions of an organization’s upstream suppliers or downstream logistics partners. Second-party verification engagements require the consent of the organization whose greenhouse gas statements will be verified.

Internal Audits

OmnexFuturepast performs a first-party verification or validation when engaged by an organization to undertake an internal audit on the organization’s behalf. The scope of the verification is determined by the client and may include direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, product carbon footprints, and projected or forecast information.

Verification and Validation Methodologies

OmnexFuturepast delivers greenhouse gas opinions in accordance with ISO 14065:2020, General principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information. OmnexFuturepast is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board as a validation/verification body in a variety of scopes. Key elements of working with clients include formalizing an agreement on the following parameters of the engagement:

• Objectives and scope of the verification/validation services

• The criteria against which the greenhouse gas or other statements will be assessed

• Program requirements, as applicable

• Thresholds of materiality and, for verification, the level of assurance

• The type of engagement (verification, validation, mixed, agreed-upon procedures)

• The time frame for the planned verification or validation

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Assured Data Make for Better Decision Making

Greenhouse gas emissions are the proximate cause of global warming and climate change. Governments around the world are setting targets for decarbonization of economies with impacts that will flow down to nearly every organization. As true as the business principle is that “you manage what you measure,” it is equally important that monitored data that inform significant business decisions be verified. Third-party assured data also provide company stakeholders with confidence that greenhouse gas emissions and removals information provided by management is reliable and accurate.

Why Choose OmnexFuturepast?

OmnexFuturepast is committed to providing impartial verification and validation services. OmnexFuturepast’s John Shideler helped write the International Standards used today for greenhouse gas verification and validation. He participated in writing the first edition of ISO 14064 Part 3, published in 2006, and in revising this document when it was reissued in 2019. He also helped write the three editions of ISO 14065 (2007, 2013 and 2020). He was the convenor of the ISO working group that developed the four parts of ISO 14030 on green debt instruments and he is participating in writing a new standard, ISO 14019, on sustainability information verification and validation.

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