Chapter 2

Measure & Verify

  1. Introduction
  2. Step 1: Set boundaries
  3. Step 2: Collect & Calculate
  4. Step 3: Verify
    1. Verify your company's GHG footprint
    2. Discover the main standards to verify your company GHG inventory
    3. Select the most relevant standard to verify your company GHG inventory
    4. Prepare for your third-party GHG verification
  5. Step 4: Improve and update
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Select the most relevant standard to verify your company GHG inventory

All main standards provide requirements and guidelines on the decisions to be made when conducting a GHG accounting exercise.

To choose the most relevant for your company, considering the following questions can help:

  • What are peers doing?

  • Are there any industry initiatives?

  • Are there applicable regulatory / compliance requirements?

  • How does this compare with internal policies?