Corporate Inventories:
Development
First Environment has broad expertise in the development of corporate inventories. The firm participated as a stakeholder in the development of the World Resources Institute/World Business Council on Sustainable Development GHG Protocol. Our firm has been extensively involved in the development of the ISO 14064 series of climate change standards, including Part 1, Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions or removals. First Environment has assisted with inventory development ranging from the writing of corporate-specific inventory protocols to the design of customized inventory data collection and management tools.
GHG Inventory Services
First Environment works with organizations at all stages and levels of involvement with inventory development. Our policy analysts support the development of corporate protocols. Our air quality specialists facilitate source identification. Our engineers assist with emission quantification methodology identification or development. Our management system experts design GHG monitoring plans and data management systems. Our verifiers confirm inventory quality and assess inventory compliance with program requirements.
First Environment has broad expertise in verification of corporate inventories. The firm has been extensively involved in the development of the ISO 14064 series of climate change standards, including Part 3, Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions. We have conducted GHG verifications ranging from global inventories for multinational clients to facility-specific audits in the U.S. and Canada. First Environment was the first verifier approved by the California Energy Commission to provide inventory verification services to members of the California Climate Action Registry.
Inventory Verification Services
First Environment conducts inventory verifications on all levels of assurance and scopes. We provide verification services to confirm management confidence, prepare for public reporting, or support participation in a voluntary program. Our assessments focus on a facility, business unit, a particular country, or all operations. We can also focus our verification activities on particular inventory elements, such as activity data, quantification methodologies, or inventory information reporting to ensure overall inventory quality.
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