ERM CVS is Accredited by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to provide GHG (Greenhouse Gas) reporting data verification services to organizations that must comply with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB32).
Who needs to comply?
The regulation covers electricity generators, industrial facilities, fuel suppliers, and electricity importers. Please contact us if you are unsure or if you have any questions.
About CARB
CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards.
Why choose ERM CVS?
Our experience
Since 1996, ERM CVS have provided expert assurance and verification services in many sectors and schemes, both regulatory and voluntary, providing 3rd party statements of reasonable and limited assurance. ERM CVS holds multiple accreditations and is recognized by many scheme owners and regulators.
Our team has;
- Auditing competence related to management systems and corporate assurance (ISO 14064, GHG Protocol, ISAE (International Standard on Assurance Engagements) 3000)
- We actively contribute to the development of standards in certain areas.
- Deep sector specific experience
- We tailor our teams to our client so that we ensure our client gets the benefit of our deep sector specific experience as well as our experience in the regulatory or technical standards involved
Our Approach
ERM CVS work with you to help you understand the requirements and give you a detailed view of the entire process, right from the start. Our team will be familiar with your business area and the questions they pose and comments they make along the way will help enhance the skills and knowledge that you have within your business - we aim to deliver the verification required, but also to make your business stronger and more resilient.
Throughout our GHG assurance engagements, we leverage our expertise in reporting procedures, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, to fulfil our role as an independent verifier. This means ERM CVS review our clients work and data, to identify methodology issues, coverage gaps and inaccurate data presentation. The result of our assurance process is that the GHG disclosures assured by ERM CVS are an accurate reflection of our client’s emissions.
Each ERM CVS assurance project is tailored to meet the specific needs of the client. This means standalone CARB/GHG focused engagements are available, but GHG emissions assurance can also be integrated into a broader scope of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) verification work.
Our integrity
- We comply with strict ethics requirements and all scheme specific requirements
- We have an impartiality committee that has oversight of all ERM CVS’s services
- All our work is delivered under our quality management system, which meets the requirements of ISO 17021 and ISO 17029.
