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CDP Climate Change 2018 Scoring Methodology

(C10.1b) 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.

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 Verification or assurance cycle in place Status in the current reporting year Attach the statement Page/ section reference Relevant standard

Select from:

  • Scope 3- all relevant categories
  • Scope 3- at least one applicable category

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

Attach your document here.

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Select from:

  • AA1000AS
  • Advanced technologies promotion Subsidy Scheme with Emission reduction Target (ASSET)
  • Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) des Airports Council International Europe
  • Alberta Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER)
  • 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

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C10.1b - Scoring criteria

Disclosure scoring criteria

The following columns must all be completed for all of the scopes selected in C10.1 to score 3.5 points:

- "Scope"
- "Verification or assurance cycle in place"
- "Status in the current reporting year" is "complete" or "Underway but not complete for reporting year - previous statement of process attached"
- "Attach the document"

Each of these completed for all of the scopes selected in C10.1 to score are worth additional points:
- "Page/section reference" - 0.5 points
- "Relevant standard" - 1 point

For each scope for which 'Underway but not complete for current reporting year - first year it has taken place' has been selected as 'Status' - 5 points

For each scope for which 'No emissions data provided' or 'No third-party verification or assurance' has been selected in C10.1 - 0 points

Awareness scoring criteria

This question is not scored for Awareness

Management scoring criteria

If the document in the "Attach the document" column contains all of the "Verification attachment criteria" below - 5 points.

i) The statement relates to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or it is clear that GHG emissions were the subject of the assurance engagement.

ii) it relates to the relevant Scope selected in column "Scope"

ii) it relates to the correct reporting year, up to:

- A 12-month period prior where cycle is "Annual" and status is "Underway...Previous statement attached"
- A 2 year period prior where cycle is "Biennial" and status is "Underway...Previous statement attached"
- A 3 year period prior where cycle is "Triennial" and status is "Underway...Previous statement attached"

iv) the verification standard used is accepted;

v) the document contains an opinion or finding which confirms verification

For each scope for which 'Underway but not complete for current reporting year - first year it has taken place' has been selected as 'Status' - 4 points

For each scope for which 'No emissions data provided' or 'No third-party verification or assurance' has been selected in C10.1- 0 points

Leadership scoring criteria

This question is not scored for Leadership

Point Allocation


Disclosure numerator
 Disclosure denominator
 Awareness numerator
 Awareness denominator
 Management numerator Management denominator Leadership numerator Leadership denominator
5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0