(C10.1a) Provide further details of the verification/assurance undertaken for your Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 emissions and attach the relevant statements.

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This question only appears if you select “Third-party verification or assurance process in place” for Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 emissions in response to C10.1.

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C10.1a - 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:

- "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"
- "Type of verification or assurance"
- "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
- "Proportion of reported emissions verified (%)" - 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' - 6 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

For Scope 1 and 2 verification, if both criteria below are met:

i)

- If column "Verification or assurance cycle in place" is "Annual" then award 1 point if Total of accepted statements have a "Proportion of reported Scope 1 emissions verified" = 70% or higher
- If column "Verification or assurance cycle in place" is "Biennial" then award 0.5 points for each year with Total of accepted statements have a "Proportion of reported Scope 1 emissions verified" = 70% or higher
- If column "Verification or assurance cycle in place" is "Triennial" then award 0.333 points for each year with Total of accepted statements have a "Proportion of reported Scope 1 emissions verified" = 70% or higher

AND

ii) CC6.4 is "No" OR CC6.4a second column only has the selections below:

- No emissions excluded
- No emissions from this source
- Emissions are not relevant
- Emissions excluded due to recent acquisition

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

Point Allocation