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CDP Climate Change 2021 Questionnaire

(C10.1c) Provide further details of the verification/assurance undertaken for your Scope 3 emissions and attach the relevant statements.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select “Third-party verification or assurance process in place” for Scope 3 emissions in response to C10.1.

Change from 2020

No change

Response options

Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Scope 3 category Verification or assurance cycle in place Status in the current reporting year Type of verification or assurance Attach the statement Page/ section reference Relevant standard Proportion of reported emissions verified (%)
Select from:
  • Scope 3 (upstream)
  • Scope 3 (downstream)
  • Scope 3 (upstream & downstream)
  • Scope 3: Purchased goods and services
  • Scope 3: Capital goods
  • Scope 3: Fuel and energy-related activities (not included in Scopes 1 or 2)
  • Scope 3: Upstream transportation and distribution
  • Scope 3: Waste generated in operations
  • Scope 3: Business travel
  • Scope 3: Employee commuting
  • Scope 3: Upstream leased assets
  • Scope 3: Investments
  • Scope 3: Downstream transportation and distribution
  • Scope 3: Processing of sold products
  • Scope 3: Use of sold products
  • Scope 3: End-of-life treatment of sold products
  • Scope 3: Downstream leased assets
  • Scope 3: Franchises
Select from:
  • Annual process
  • Biennial process
  • Triennial process
 Select from:
  • No verification or assurance of current reporting year
  • Underway but not complete for current reporting year – first year it has taken place
  • Underway but not complete for reporting year – previous statement of process attached
  • Complete
 Select from:
  • Not applicable
  • Limited assurance
  • Moderate assurance
  • Reasonable assurance
  • High assurance
  • Third party verification/assurance underway
 Attach your document here Text field [maximum 500 characters] Select from drop-down options below Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100 using no decimals or commas]

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Relevant standard drop-down options:

  • AA1000AS
  • Advanced technologies promotion Subsidy Scheme with Emission reduction Target (ASSET)
  • Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) des Airports Council International Europe
  • Alberta Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (CCIR)
  • ASAE3000
  • Attestation standards established by AICPA (AT105)
  • Australian National GHG emission regulation (NGER)
  • California Mandatory GHG Reporting Regulations (CARB)
  • Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Handbook: Assurance Section 5025
  • Certified emissions measurement and reduction scheme (CEMARS)
  • Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) verification standard
  • Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC)
  • Corporate GHG verification guidelines from ERT
  • DNV Verisustain Protocol/ Verification Protocol for Sustainability Reporting
  • Earthcheck Certification
  • ERM GHG Performance Data Assurance Methodology
  • European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
  • IDW PS 821: IDW Prüfungsstandard: Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Prüfung oder prüferischer Durchsicht von Berichtenim Bereich der Nachhaltigkeit
  • IDW AsS 821: IDW Assurance Standard: Generally Accepted Assurance Principles for the Audit or Review of Reports on Sustainability Issues
  • ISAE3000
  • ISAE 3410
  • ISO14064-3
  • Japan voluntary emissions trading scheme (JVETS) guideline for verification
  • Korean GHG and energy target management system
  • NMX-SAA-14064-3-IMNC: Instituto Mexicano de Normalización y Certificación A.C
  • RevR6 procedure for assurance of sustainability report
  • Saitama Prefecture Target-Setting Emissions Trading Program
  • SGS Sustainability Report Assurance
  • Spanish Institute of Registered Auditors (ICJCE)
  • Standard 3810N Assurance engagements relating to sustainability reports of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Registered Accountants
  • State of Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection, Verification of GHG and emissions reduction in Israel Guidance Document
  • Swiss Climate CO2 Label for Businesses
  • Thai Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verification Protocol
  • The Climate Registry's General Verification Protocol
  • Tokyo cap-and-trade guideline for verification
  • Verification as part of Carbon Trust standard certification
  • Other, please specify