Validation and verification bodies Accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029

Accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17029

DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 defines the general and specific requirements for verification and validation bodies. The general requirements relate to legal and contractual arrangements, responsibilities, the management of impartiality and issues of liability. In addition, the specific requirements include specifications concerning structures, resource requirements and qualifications, management of information and records, validation and verification processes, appeals, complaints and management systems.

Because its approach is generic, the standard can be applied in many areas. To date, it has served as the basis for the accreditation of verification bodies in the areas of European emissions trading (EU ETS), European maritime transport, international civil aviation (ICAO CORSIA) and the German national emissions trading (BEHG). Verification activities include the reports of annual emissions or annual activity data of industrial installations, aircraft operators or shipowners on the basis of supplementary standards (DIN EN ISO 14065, DIN EN ISO 14064-3) and legislative provisions (e.g. Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 on accreditation and verification). In the voluntary sector, the carbon footprint of companies, projects or products can be verified or validated under the regime of DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 and DIN EN ISO 14065 in an accredited procedure. Supplementary standards for users define the framework for accounting (DIN EN ISO 14064-1, DIN EN ISO 14064-2, DIN EN ISO 14067). Any further application of DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 beyond the areas set out above for the verification/validation of greenhouse gases, for example for environmental information, sustainability reports, etc., remains to be seen.