Practical Guide - Carbon Footprint

A Practical Guide to Calculating Your Company's Carbon Footprint

Find out what you need, what documentation you must prepare, and what the process is like before you begin a carbon footprint assessment.

Download our free practical guide and discover the key areas your organization needs to prepare for an audit.

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What will you find in this guide?

Verifying a carbon footprint involves independently evaluating the information and evidence on which the calculation was based.

In this guide, you'll find simple and practical information on:

How to Tell If Your Carbon Footprint Is Ready for Verification: Limits, Scope, Time Period, Methodology, Data, and Emission Factors.
What documentation you may need: carbon footprint report, activity data, consumption figures, calculations, records, and supporting evidence.
How an audit is conducted: from planning and risk analysis to technical review and the final report.
What the fact-checker examines: methodology, sources, factors, calculations, data quality, and data traceability.
What happens if issues are detected: how they are reported and what the process is for resolving them.
What You Get Once Verification Is Complete.

Who is it intended for?

This guide is intended for companies and organizations that have already calculated their carbon footprint or are considering verifying it, especially when they need to use that information to meet regulatory requirements, or to respond to requests from customers, government agencies, supply chains, bids, or other third parties.

Independent verification of the carbon footprint

ACERTA is an independent conformity assessment body with more than 20 years of experience.

Our Climate Change team specializes in verifying the carbon footprints of organizations, projects, and events, with expertise in recognized standards and methodologies such as ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol.

With ACERTA, you have access to a specialized technical team, an independent assessment, and a structured, traceable process for verifying the information and evidence that support your carbon footprint.

We verify the carbon footprints of organizations, projects, and events by evaluating the reported information, its traceability, and the supporting evidence in accordance with applicable criteria.

Download the guide and learn how to prepare your organization for an audit.

Do you need to calculate your carbon footprint?

If your organization has already calculated its carbon footprint and you would like to know the scope, required documentation, and cost of verification.