Validation and verification bodies
Field of work
Information is used to make investment decisions or purchasing decisions. The reliability of the information claimed by parties is important. Is the data underlying that statement about the data correct and complete? Are the assumptions correct? Verification bodies assess whether the information claimed by a party is reliable. Validation bodies determine, for example, the probability of a future target, such as the energy savings that can be achieved with a particular investment in a given period. Verification can then be used to determine retrospectively whether the targets have been achieved.
This work requires not only knowledge of the more accounting-related processes, but also technical knowledge of the subject matter and/or business process in question.
Accreditation
The RvA accredits validation and verification bodies based on the ISO/IEC 17029 standard.
Further information
You can find all validation and verification bodies accredited by the RvA via the search engine or the list of accredited organisations. ASR107 describes the various areas of activity in the field of validation and verification.
For greenhouse gas verification in accordance with European regulations for EU/ETS, the countries where the verification bodies accredited by the RvA are active can be found in this overview.