Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation

OmnexFuturepast offers ANAB-accredited verification and validation services in accordance with ISO 14064-3:2019, including for statements of greenhouse gas emissions and removals at the organizational and project levels with the following scopes:

Project level validation/verification is offered to project proponents seeking carbon credit issuance from an established voluntary or compliance program/registry. OmnexFuturepast is approved to offer services under the following programs:

California Air Resources Board Cap-and-Invest (CARB Offset)

Livestock, Mine Methane Capture, Ozone Depleting Substances, U.S. and Urban Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR)

Livestock, Adipic and Nitric Acid Production, Landfill, Organic Waste Composting and Digestion, Low Carbon Cement, and U.S. Forest

American Carbon Registry (ACR)

Industrial Processes, Land Use and Forestry, Carbon Capture and Storage, Waste Handling and Disposal

Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG)

Community Service Activities, Energy and Waste, Transport, Livestock, Carbon Capture and Storage

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Global Heat Reduction Initiative
Open Carbon Protocol
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(Please inquire for services related to Puro.Earth, Proba, Verra, CARB LCFS, Washington Ecology, or others)

Organizational verification services are offered to entities seeking an assurance opinion on their GHG inventory reported under voluntary programs (such as The Climate Registry, GHG Protocol, Carbon Disclosure Project, among others) or compliance-based regulations. OmnexFuturepast is approved to provide services under the following:

CARB Mandatory Reporting

General, Oil & Gas, Process, and Transactions

Oregon DEQ GHG Reporting

Permitted Stationary Sources, Natural Gas Systems

(Please inquire for services related to Washington ECY, Canada, or other regulatory bodies)

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

• GRI

• ISSB S1 and S2

• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Carbon Footprint of Products

OmnexFuturepast verifies carbon footprints of product produced in accordance with ISO 14067 or the GHG Protocol’s Produce Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard.

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

More detailed information about our validation/verification process is available here.

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.

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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