Reference to
Validated/Verified Statements
& Use of Marks
Validation and verification of environmental information statements can result in responsible parties making reference to the findings, conclusions, reports and opinions expressed by Standard Carbon. Standard Carbon has the responsibility to establish rules governing references made by responsible parties to validation/verification and governing the use of marks.
General
Standard Carbon requires responsible parties to distinguish between “short-form” and “long-form” references to validated or verified environmental information statements. Standard Carbon requires that any use of a short form reference includes or makes reference to a long-form reference.
Note: “Include” means that the long-form reference is provided in proximity to the short-form reference in the same medium. “Make reference to” means that a reference to the location of the long-form reference in another medium, (e.g. website) is provided in proximity to the short-form reference.
Acceptable references for validated or verified environmental information statements are provided in the table below
Historical in natureᵃ
Historical in natureᵃ
Projected or forecast
%22Verified at the reasonable level of assurance%22
%22Verified at the reasonable level of assurance%22
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%22In its opinion datedxx-xx-xx, %91name of body%93ᵇ concluded with reasonable assurance that the data and information in our statement were fairly stated.%22
%22In its opinion dated 20xx-xx-xx, %91name of body%93ᵇ found no evidence to indicate that the data and information in our statement were not fairly stated.%22
%22In its opinion dated 20xx-xx-xx, %91name of body%93ᵇ stated that it had not found any evidence to indicate that the assumptions, methods and limitations that we cited in our statement did not provide a reasonable basis for our projections or forecasts.%22 ” col_column_max_width=”2fr” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker]
Where Standard Carbon has been involved in a mixed engagement of verification and Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP), the following rules apply:
Functional or declared units (mixed engagement)
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%22The upstream and the core data and information in our statement were verified and the downstream data and information were tested by AUP by %91name of body%93ᵃ, which did not find any evidence to indicate that our statement was not fairly stated. The verification opinion of the %91name of body%93ᵃ and the report of factual findings were issued on 20xx-xx-xx.%22
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Rules governing the use of Standard Carbon marks, including but not limited to, name, logo, icons, reports, or statements:
The responsible party is not permitted to use marks to imply that statements not subject to validation or verification have been validated or verified. For example, use of Standard Carbon’s mark may include affixing it in a responsible party’s environmental information report next to a description of verified or validated environmental information. The responsibly party is not permitted to use Standard Carbon’s mark on environmental information statements which contain information that has not been validated or verified. Examples of the acceptable and unacceptable use of marks is illustrated in this table:
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%22Our inventory of greenhouse gas data and information was verified by %91name of body%93.%22
%22In its opinion dated 20xx-xx-xx, %91name of body%93 concluded %91with reasonable assurance%93 that the data and information in our statement were fairly stated.%22″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker][dvmd_table_maker tbl_row_header_count=”0″ tbl_responsive_break_by=”row” tbl_frame_type=”lines” tbl_frame_line_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.16)” tbl_tcell_cell_align_vert=”center” tbl_chead_cell_color=”#4688c8″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” tbl_chead_text_font=”|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][dvmd_table_maker_item col_label=”Subject matter is” col_content=”
%91Name of body’s mark%93″ col_column_max_width=”0.6fr” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][dvmd_table_maker_item col_label=”Short form” col_content=”
%22Our inventory of greenhouse gas data and information demonstrated that %91responsible party name%93 had achieved its sustainability goals and had realized science-based targets that put us on a path to transitioning to a low carbon economy in alignment with the objectives of the Paris Agreement%22″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker]
