Climate Change: Services
Third Party Verification and Validation
Third party independent verification of GHG management activities provides additional assurance and credibility to corporate inventories, annual reports, or reduction projects, facilitating acceptance and use by stakeholders. Verification is a key step to gaining access to GHG markets and emission credits trading.
We offer a range of verification services, including: executing a “pre-audit” in preparation for an external audit; performing a full-scale validation/verification audit, complete with detailed assessment reports and suggestions for improvement; and emission credit evaluation.
First Environment is accredited by ANSI under ISO 14065:2007 and ISO 14064-3:2006 and GHG-PR-706
*** For a complete and up to date list of programs and scopes please see ANSI’s website: First Environment Accreditation Scopes
First Environment is also an accredited verifier of GHG inventories and projects under the following GHG protocols/programs:
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
- The Climate Registry (TCR)
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
- American Carbon Registry (ACR)
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
- Landfill Project Reporting Protocol
- Livestock Project Reporting Protocol
- Organic Waste Digestion
- Ozone Depleting Substances
- Nitric Acid Production
- Coal Mine Methane
By improving the measurement and reporting of GHG emissions reductions, and by voluntarily reducing emissions, forward looking organizations are wisely embracing the idea that monitoring and reducing GHG emissions can prove to be beneficial – environmentally and financially.
In order to help our clients achieve their climate change goals accurately and effectively, First Environment offers Technical Support and Third Party Verification Services.
Technical Assistance & Consulting Services
First Environment assists clients in a range of industries – including power generation, oil and gas, waste management, and forestry products – with GHG management. Our technical support and consulting services are tailored to the specific needs of our clients. Some clients may need an internal protocol, training on data collection and GHG inventory, or assistance in setting their inventory boundaries.
Others may need support in writing a climate change policy, or identifying ineffective portions of their current policy. Whatever the conditions, First Environment’s understanding of the technical aspects of climate change data control facilitates the process. Once organized, our clients can accurately manage their records in order to pursue emission trading and other GHG opportunities.
