ISO 14064 Verification

The ISO 14064-1 standard helps you to record your company's GHG emissions in a structured way and to work specifically on reducing the_{carbon footprint}. It provides the framework for GHG accounting and its verification. Thus, ISO 14064-1 is at the same time the basis for robust reporting. In this way, you create the basis for making your organization's efforts and successes in climate protection visible and communicating them.

The content of DIN EN ISO 14064-1 is based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). This standard was published in 1998 by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to standardize so-called carbon accounting.

In June 2019, the standard was published in German after a thorough revision. The standard is available from Beuth Verlag.

The other parts of the DIN EN ISO 14064 series of standards:

DIN EN ISO 14064-2 is a guide that can be used to record the removal of greenhouse gases or the reduction of emissions at the project level.

DIN EN ISO 14064-3 forms the basis for the verification of_{CO2 balances}. On the basis of this standard, DQS certifies after successful verification that the relevant requirements for balancing emissions have been met.

Companies and organizations can record emissions by applying all three specifications. This can facilitate the implementation and development of greenhouse gas projects.

• You create trust in your company and increase your credibility with customers.
• For stakeholders, business partners, customers or investors, quantifying GHG emissions and reporting on them is evidence that you perceive climate protection as a corporate responsibility.
• You make climate protection part of your corporate culture.
• You identify levers with which you can reduce your organization's_{carbon footprint} and sensitize your employees to the relevance of this issue.
• You gain transparency in the reduction of GHG emissions.
• With verification by an independent third party such as DQS, your organization's progress in the effort to reduce GHG emissions along the value chain based on an internationally recognized standard becomes transparent.
• Verification sets you apart from competitors who have not yet gone down this path. At the same time, you take into account possible legal and customer-specific requirements at an early stage.
  
  By determining their_{carbon footprint}and validating and verifying it, companies and organizations achieve a number of important sub-goals:
• You quantify direct and indirect financial risks to which your company is exposed due to rising emission costs.
• You will identify areas where_{CO2 emissions} can be reduced.
• You meet the information needs of stakeholders who want or need to report on emissions in their supply chain.
• They make informed statements regarding the climate friendliness of products, services and organizations.
• They attract investors who prefer climate-friendly investments.
• They get better results in rankings and ratings, such as those produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).