Audit of the carbon footprint of the organisation
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Audit of the carbon footprint of the organisation

The audit is an independent assessment of whether the greenhouse gas emission calculations presented by you are complete, correct and consistent with the adopted benchmark. INeventarisation of the organisation’s emissions include ranges 1, 2 and selected or all categories of scope 3.

In case of The carbon footprint of the organisation shall be selected from the two options depending on the type of organisation. (the price also depends on it):

Organisation Price
Self-contained 19998 PLN + VAT
Capital group PLN 299998 + VAT

The results of the work are an independent verification opinion and a report describing the course and findings of the verification.

Details of the criteria, standards and framework action plan are listed below.

In order to discuss the details of the service and fees, please contact us via the following contact form:

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    Auditor

    Ms Jankoviak

    Founder of ESG ASSURED brands www.esgassured.com and Grywit www.grywit.pl

    The creator of mobile applications supporting ESG and decarbonisation in organisations and applications bringing together the community of ESG in Poland and in other countries.

    Certified Auditor ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and certified ESG expert and sustainable development

    Member of the EFRAG Working Group (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) testing VSME (voluntary ESG reporting guidelines for non-CSRD units).

    Member of Chapter Zero Poland – Climate Governance initiative, acting under the auspices of the World Economic Forum, bringing together members, members of supervisory boards, presidents and presidents of the most important companies

    Areas of activity: carbon footprint, relevance study, dialogue with stakeholders, ESG strategy, ESG reporting, taxonomy, decarbonisation, involvement of employees, customers and suppliers in ESG activities, greenwashing, CBAM, EUDR, effective implementation of ESG in business processes, energy audits.

    Trainer and mentor with a 20-year internship, dealing professionally with ESG topics since 2016.

    Lecturer in MBA and postgraduate ESG studies at several universities, lecturer in postgraduate studies with environmental management and waste management.

    Speaker at Polish and international events ESG.

    Senior Manager with 20 years of experience in cooperation with manufacturing and service companies and public and non-profit organizations in Poland and abroad.

    It comprehensively implements the ESG in international capital groups, companies both listed and unlisted, private and public and non-profit. He works in Polish and English.

    CERTIFICATED AUDITOR ISO 14001 ( ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT)

    GREENWARING DETECTION MANAGER

    ESG Reporting Specialist Certificate

    • TEST OF STABILITY
    • CALCIUM OF ORGANISATIONS
    • PRODUCT COAL LOCATION
    • DECARBONISATION STRATEGY
    • EU TAKSONOM
    • PRACTICE PROJECT
    • PPWR
    • WORK WITH INNOVATION IN ORGANISATION
    • PHiloZOFIA KAIZEN AND CYKL PDCA
    • PROJECTS
    • LEAN CANVAS
    • PRINCE2 PRACTITIONER
    • CERTIFIED GLOBAL ESG PROFESSIONAL
    • CERTIFIES GRI STANDARDS SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL
    • CERTFIED MSCI ESG RATINGS EXPERT CERTFIED
    • CORPOATE NET ZERO STANDARDS EXPERT
    • DNSH principle in projects financed by European Union funds
    • ENERGY AUDITS
    • EGG REPORTING IN PRACTICE

    Supporting expert

    Supporting expert in the carbon footprint area organisations and products, as well as decarbonisation strategies.

    Practices with many years of experience in environmental protection and the EU ETS, including in the fuel and energy sectors.

    He participated in research and regulatory activities carried out within organisations representing industry in the country and at Union level. He took part in projects implementing low-carbon technologies and data management, coordinated the collection of environmental data for non-financial reporting, and worked on the calculation of avoided emissions for EU Innovation Fund funding.

    Expert in carbon footprint organization range 1, 2 and 3 as well as in carbon footprint products.

    Leading greenhouse gas emissions verifier, specializing in validation and verification of emissions reports under the EU ETS and inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the GGG Protocol guidelines and ISO standards (14064, 14040, 14044, 14067, 14083). It has extensive experience in audits related to free emission allowances allocations, compensation for indirect emissions costs for sectors and energy-intensive subsectors and the application for grants under the EU Innovation Fund.

    It also specialises in emissions management or projects reducing energy demand and improving energy efficiency.

    He uses agile project management practices and Business Intelligence tools in monitoring and reporting data on widely understood environmental protection and energy efficiency, has advanced competence in data processing and analysis – he holds Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst Associate) and DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate) certifications.

    It comprehensively supports the implementation of emission monitoring and reporting systems, LCA analyses (including product carbon footprint calculation), in accordance with the GGG Protocol guidelines and ISO industry standards, as well as the development of database and reporting solutions for ESG data management. His comprehensive knowledge and ability to look at projects from both the client and the auditor's perspective make him a reliable partner in the implementation of complex environmental projects.

    Expert in assessing the compliance of activities with EU Taxonomy as well as SFDR. It advises on sustainable financing transactions, including funding linked to sustainable development objectives (sustainability-linked loans) and "green" funding, inter alia, based on LMA Green Loan Principles and Equator Principles (EP 4).

    Selected experiences:

    • Advice for a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in connection with the implementation of EU Taxonomy and the implementation of new reporting obligations under Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation
    • Advice for a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in connection with preparation for the start of reporting on sustainable development in accordance with the CSRD and the ESRB, including the implementation of new reporting obligations under Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation
    • Advice for a Polish subsidiary of one of the world's largest lithium-ion batteries producers in preparation for the start of reporting on sustainable development in accordance with the CSRD and the ESRS
    • Advice for several Polish banks in the regulatory area concerning the ESG, including in connection with the implementation of sustainable business and investment finance products
    • Advice to a financial market participant on disclosure obligations under the SFDR Regulation
    • Helping a Polish company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in connection with the preparation of corporate documentation on ESG issues
    • Advice to a large company in connection with the implementation of EU Taxonomy and the assessment of the compliance of activities with Taxonomy
    • Advice to a financial market participant on disclosure obligations under the SFDR Regulation, including the assessment of the compliance of activities with Taxonomy for three portfolio companies

    Criteria and standards

    Criteria - which is why we evaluate compliance
    On the side of your calculations, one of the following shall be used as a reference standard:

    • GGG Protocol Corporate Standard along with relevant supplements (Scope 2 Guidance, Corporate Value Chain / Scope 3 Standard)
    • ISO standard 14064-1

    These are the criteria to which the State demonstrates compliance with its report. The choice of a specific reference standard is determined at the stage of the preliminary discussions. 

    Standards used on the verifier side
    Verification is based on:

    • ISO 14064-3 standard (requirements and guidelines for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas declarations),
    • MSUA 3000 standards and MSUA 3410 (Polish translations ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410), which regulate the certification services for GGG reports.

    The service is provided as uncredited. This means that we adhere to the methodological framework of the above standards, but are not subject to supervision by the accreditation body and do not issue a report bearing the accreditation mark. This does not affect the material quality of work – the process itself, the documentation and the application are structured according to the same principles.

    Methodical note: if the report is based on GGG Protocol and the verification is carried out using ISO 14064-3, in our opinion we do not use the wording of full compliance with ISO 14064-3. This standard refers in several places to the categorisation of emissions typical of ISO 14064-1 / 14067 standards, which does not fully coincide with the GGG Protocol approach. However, this does not preclude the use of ISO 14064-3 procedures as a coherent methodological skeleton – and that is what we do. 

    Warranty levels - Limited and Reasonable
    Verification can be performed with two different levels of assurance. Level selection is one of the first decisions to be taken as it affects the scope of work and cost.

    • Limited Assurance
      – lower level of certainty. The verifier focuses on the foundations: the correctness of borders, the categorisation of emissions, the overall flow of data, the basic analytical procedures and the selective verification of source data. The proposal is formulated in a negative form, e.g. that no circumstances have been disclosed in the course of the work indicating that the report contains significant distortions.
    • Reasonable Assurance
      – a higher level of certainty. The scope of the work is wider: more detailed internal control tests, more sampling of primary data, checking the reproducibility of calculations, more detailed evaluation of possible estimates. The proposal is made in a positive form (the report is properly presented in important respects).

    In both cases, absolute assurance is not given – testing 100% data is not practically feasible. The level of assurance shall be established before work starts and shall not be altered during work.

    Framework Action Plan

    The process is divided into several orderly stages. Most work takes place remotely; a visit to the site, if needed, is planned in advance.

    1. Preliminary findings
    Together, we agree:
    • the scope of the verification (company, location, emission categories for organisations; system boundaries and functional unit for the product),
    • the reporting year or reference period,
    • the reference standard (criteria) for the report,
    • level of assurance (limited or rational),
    • the threshold of relevance,
    • the method of communication, the schedule and the need to visit the site.
    The arrangement ends with a contract.

    2. Transmission of documentation.
    The customer shall provide the verifier with a calculation report, spreadsheets, methodological descriptions, source documents (invoices, counter readings, data from suppliers, etc.) and accompanying documentation, including a description of the data management system and possible internal controls.

    3. Documentation analysis and risk assessment.
    The verifier shall be informed in a documented manner of the organisation or product and of the methodology adopted (strategic analysis). On this basis, it identifies areas with increased risk of error or distortion in order to focus on really relevant sites during further work. If at this stage there are significant shortcomings, they are communicated to the client.

    4. Verification plan.
    On the basis of a risk assessment, the verifier shall prepare a plan of further work: which areas will be checked in detail, which data are sampled, whether a verification meeting (online or on-site) is needed, and when.

    5. Appropriate verification.
    Most often in the form of one or more verification meetings. The verifier discusses with those responsible on the client side specific areas, requests clarifications, checks source evidence, tests calculations. The scope of this work is smaller with a limited level of assurance and wider with rationality.

    6. List of observations.
    All comments, queries, inconsistencies and possible errors are documented in the list of observations. The list is updated and made available to the client throughout the process – it provides a clear record of what has been reported, how the client referred to it and what remains to be explained. Each observation has a status (open, to be completed, closed).

    7. Closing meeting.
    After clarification and closure of observations, a brief summary meeting is held. We discuss the most important findings, possible other recommendations and applications for future reporting periods.

    8. Independent review.
    Before issuing the opinion, an internal verification of the work by a person outside the team conducting the work shall be carried out. This is a quality safety element – it is verified that the evidence collected is sufficient and that the conclusions drawn are properly substantiated.

    9. Opinion and report.
    Upon completion of the review, two documents shall be submitted:
    • a statement of assurance — a short, one-page document containing the identification of the verified organisation or product, a reference standard, a verification standard, a level of assurance, verified emissions and a final conclusion,
    • verification report – descriptive document: scope of work, limits, list of reference documents used, verified size, list of observations, possible recommendations, information on significant changes compared to the previous reporting period (if applicable).

    What is needed by the customer
    To start the verification process we need from the client:
    • the final report on emission calculations and spreadsheets,
    • a documented description of the methodology adopted (borders of organisation/product system, data sources, emission indicators, assumptions),
    • ensuring access and readiness to provide selected source documents confirming the data used for the calculation (invoices, readings, supplier data, energy certificates, product and process documents in case of product footprint),
    • the assigned contact person who knows the methodology and data well,
    • readiness to provide explanations during the process.

    Duration and form of work
    Standard verification usually takes several to several weeks – depending on the size of the organisation, the number of locations, the complexity of the system boundaries of the product and the level of assurance. The work is mainly conducted remotely; a possible visit to the location is set at the stage of the verification plan.

     

     

     

     

     

    Customer benefits

    Business benefits
    The audit gives the organisation:

    • preparing for the requirements of counterparties, investors and financial institutions,
    • easier access to funding, grants and preferential instruments to support transformation,
    • data necessary for the development of decarbonisation and ESG strategies,
    • the possibility of making business decisions based on measurable data, not estimates.

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    Operational benefits
    The audit shows which areas of activity generate the highest emissions in Scope 1, 2 and 3, and thus where the greatest optimization potential is found. This gives you the opportunity to:

    • identification of energy-intensive processes and locations,
    • identification of areas with the greatest potential for cost reduction,
    • the possibility of setting environmental targets and monitoring progress year-on-year.
    • audit allows you to see the full picture of the activities,
    • better management of energy, resources and supply chain.

    Image Benefits
    More and more stakeholders expect specific data from companies on climate impacts rather than general declarations. The audit shall allow:

    • the possibility of presenting reliable environmental indicators,
    • greater trust of customers, employees, business partners and investors,
    • a stronger position of the company as a responsible organisation pursuing sustainable development objectives.

    Having a calculated carbon footprint of an organisation is often the first step in publishing ESG reports, setting reduction targets and communicating progress in a manner consistent with best market practices.

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