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Module 4 of 5 · ISO 14064 · Block 4

External verification

A GHG inventory gains real value once an independent verifier confirms the data and the calculation are correct.

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Level of assurance

Choosing the verification's level of assurance — limited or reasonable — based on how the inventory will be used.

Evidence for the verifier

Gathering the documentation behind each data point: invoices, meter readings, supplier reports.

Resolving findings

Responding to the verifier's observations and correcting data before the final statement.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • Verification level of assurance defined
  • Documentary evidence for each activity data point
  • Verifier findings logged along with their resolution
  • Final emissions statement verified

How to cover verification in Kimobox

  1. 1Organize the documentary evidence for each activity data point in Kimobox.
  2. 2Log the verifier's findings and their resolution as nonconformities.
  3. 3Keep the final emissions statement as a controlled document.

All the evidence for each activity data point lives in one place, ready for verification day.

See batch traceability and certificates in Kimobox

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. ISO 14064-1:2018 — Greenhouse gases. Part 1 ISO · 2018 ed.
  2. Carbon footprint, offsetting and absorption projects registry MITECO · Official registry
  3. Greenhouse Gas Protocol — Corporate Standard WRI and WBCSD · Revised edition