PROCESS FLOW OF VALIDATION & VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES

INDOCERT Global has its pre-engagement process in place to check whether the inquiry from clients falls in the sectoral scopes it got accredited, whether it has appropriate and sufficient resources available to conduct V/V activities, whether it can complete the V/V activity within the timeframe requested by the client and whether it is free of impartiality issues in all respects.

 

ENGAGEMENT

Once the contract review has been completed and the decision is taken to proceed with the V/V activities INDOCERT Global shall enter into an agreement with the client using Client contract.

 

PLANNING

In the process of Validation/verification activities, following the engagement with the client through a contractual agreement, INDOCERT Global assigns competent resources to conduct V/V activity following the below steps in planning.

Considering all specific requirements of the GHG program including but not limited to,

  1. Complexity of the project activity
  2. Risks associated with the project activity
  3. Technological and regulatory aspects;
  4. Size and location of the facility;
  5. Type and amount of field work necessary for the validation or verification/certification process.

 

VALIDATION/VERIFICATION EXECUTION

Once the validation/verification plan is ready and has been communicated to the client, INDOCERT Global makes sure it executes the activities as per the plan.

During the execution of V/V activities, the INDOCERT Global team undertakes the following actions:

  1. Collect sufficient objective evidence as per the evidence-gathering plan ensuring the traceability of the data, information management process, and any additional analysis and calculations.
  2. Identify the misstatements and consider their materiality
  3. Assessment of conformity with the specified requirements of the GHG Programme against which the claim is validated/verified.

 

INDEPENDENT REVIEW

The technical Reviewer (TR) shall conduct the independent review and confirm the following:

  1. All validation/verification activities have been conducted as per INDOCERT Global procedures, policies, and requirements and as per the requirements of the GHG program.
  2. The validation/verification statement meets the requirements in the validation/verification statements set out in the validation/verification criteria as per ISO 17029 and ISO 14065 or other relevant GHG program.

 

DECISION AND ISSUANCE OF V/V STATEMENT

Based on the decision INDOCERT Global either issues the report and opinion to the client or does not issue depending upon the Programme requirements or relevant standard requirements. The statement/opinion shall be, Unmodified opinion, Modified opinion, Adverse opinion or disclaim the issuance of opinion as per the result of validation and verification.

 

FACTS DISCOVERED AFTER ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT

There could be scenarios based on complaints, appeals, new facts, or feedback from the market that could materially affect the report and statement of the claim after the issuance of the report and statement.

 

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