Transcript Audited Designation

Quality Assurance
Presented by
Reinaldo Figueiredo, Senior Director, Certification Accreditation
Program
March 23, 2010
WRI – Washington DC
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Key Considerations in Conformity
Assessment
 Competency
 Consistency
 Accuracy
 Cost
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Where is the role of conformity
assessment programs going
 Allows for the company to have its climate initiatives
accessible and comprehensible
 GHG Programs have a role in the oversight of their
approved V/VBs – this includes suspending V/VBs,
clarifying confusions over the reporting process
 Develop and publish best practices in inventory and/or
project reporting
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GHG Emission Reporting Requirements
 ISO 14065 - details requirements for GHG validation and
verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of
recognition. This International standard specifies principles and
requirements for bodies that undertake validation and
verification of GHG assertions.
 ISO 14064-3 details principles and requirements for verifying
GHG inventories and validating /verifying GHG projects
NOTE – ISO 14065 is GHG program neutral. If a GHG
program is applicable, the requirements of the GHG
program are additional to the requirements of this
international standard.
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Why third party validation/verification
 Expected under international standards
 Experience with voluntary reporting shows the need
 Complexity of emissions estimation
 Critical for credibility of GHG programs
 Consistent collection of reliable and quality GHG data
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ANSI GHG Accreditation Program
Requirements
 ISO 14065:2007
 ISO 14064-3:2006
 ISO 14064-1 and ISO 14064-2/GHG Program
Requirements (e.g. VCS, TCR, CAR, CCX)
 IAF Mandatory Document for the Application of ISO
14065:2007 (required date of application is Feb 2010)
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Can validation/verification be fully
outsourced?
Can accreditation be fully outsourced?
 ISO 14065
- Clause 6.6 Outsourcing (VV/Body)
a) Shall retain full Responsibility for the Validation or
Verification;
b) Shall required the outsourced body to demonstrate
conformance with ISO 14065
c) Obtain the consent from its clients
d) Documented agreement
“Shall not outsource the review and issuance of the
Validation/Verification Statement”
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Can validation/verification be fully
outsourced?
Can accreditation be fully outsourced?
 ISO/IEC 17011
7.4 Subcontracting the Assessment
- Shall take full responsibility for all subcontracted assessments
- Shall maintain its responsibility for Granting accreditation
- Shall ensure the body and its personnel involved in the assessment
process;
- Shall have a document agreement with the Subcontracted body
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ISO 17011
ISO 14065 and
ISO 14064-3
IAF Member
Validation Body
ISO 14064-1 Corporate Organization –
project
ISO 14064-2 Project
sponsor
Organization
– purchaser
of project
offset
Verification
Body
Organization
– purchaser
of project
offset
Organization –
inventory
assertion
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Application
V/VB applies as
preliminary
applicant
Assessment
Desk Review
V/VB is accepted
as applicant
On-site
assessment and
witness
assessment
V/VB submits full
application
Corrective action
review and
closure
Committee Action
GHG Committee
Recommendation
for Accreditation
Annual
Surveillance
Slide 10
Ann M Bowles
Senior Manager, GHG Program
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
1819 L Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Email ([email protected])
Office: 202-331-3620
www.ansi.org
Reinaldo Balbino Figueiredo
Senior Program Director Product Certification Accreditation
American National Standards Institute
1819 L Street, NW, Washington D.C 20036
E mail ([email protected])
Phone: 202-3313611
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