ISO 14066:2023
Environmental information — Competence requirements for teams validating and verifying environmental information
This document specifies competence requirements for validation and verification teams (including technical experts) and independent reviewers.
This document is applicable to all organizations that plan and conduct external or internal validations, verifications and agreed-upon procedures (AUP).
This document is not linked to any particular environmental information programme. If a particular environmental information programme is applicable, competence requirements of that environmental information programme are additional to the requirements of this document.
NOTE Management process requirements for the competence of personnel are specified in ISO 14065:2020, 7.3.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms specific to competence
3.2 Terms related to environmental information
3.3 Terms related to people and organizations
3.4 Terms related to validation and verification
3.5 Terms related to debt instruments
4 Principles
4.1 General
4.2 Integrity
4.3 Fair presentation
4.4 Due professional care
4.5 Professional judgement
4.6 Impartiality
4.7 Evidence-based approach
5 Application of principles
6 Team competence
6.1 General
6.2 Knowledge
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Environmental information programme knowledge
6.2.3 Quantitative and qualitative information knowledge
6.2.4 Additional knowledge for organization level statements
6.2.5 Additional knowledge for the verification of environmental information statements related to products
6.2.6 Additional knowledge for the validation/verification of environmental information statements related to projects
6.2.7 Auditing knowledge
6.3 Skills
6.3.1 Team skills
6.3.2 Team leader skills
7 Technical expert competence
8 Competence of the independent reviewer
9 Demonstration and maintenance of validation and verification knowledge and skills
9.1 Demonstration of knowledge and skills
9.2 Maintenance of knowledge and skills
Annex A (informative) Evidence and the application of professional scepticism
Annex B (informative) Methods to evaluate the competence of validation and verification teams (including technical experts) and independent reviewers
Annex C (informative) Example of prerequisite entry level awareness for individuals starting training to participate in validation or verification
Annex D (informative) Personal behaviour
Annex E (normative) Additional requirements applicable to green bond validation, verification and AUP
Annex F (normative) Additional requirements applicable to greenhouse gas validation, verification and AUP
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms specific to competence
3.2 Terms related to environmental information
3.3 Terms related to people and organizations
3.4 Terms related to validation and verification
3.5 Terms related to debt instruments
4 Principles
4.1 General
4.2 Integrity
4.3 Fair presentation
4.4 Due professional care
4.5 Professional judgement
4.6 Impartiality
4.7 Evidence-based approach
5 Application of principles
6 Team competence
6.1 General
6.2 Knowledge
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Environmental information programme knowledge
6.2.3 Quantitative and qualitative information knowledge
6.2.4 Additional knowledge for organization level statements
6.2.5 Additional knowledge for the verification of environmental information statements related to products
6.2.6 Additional knowledge for the validation/verification of environmental information statements related to projects
6.2.7 Auditing knowledge
6.3 Skills
6.3.1 Team skills
6.3.2 Team leader skills
7 Technical expert competence
8 Competence of the independent reviewer
9 Demonstration and maintenance of validation and verification knowledge and skills
9.1 Demonstration of knowledge and skills
9.2 Maintenance of knowledge and skills
Annex A (informative) Evidence and the application of professional scepticism
Annex B (informative) Methods to evaluate the competence of validation and verification teams (including technical experts) and independent reviewers
Annex C (informative) Example of prerequisite entry level awareness for individuals starting training to participate in validation or verification
Annex D (informative) Personal behaviour
Annex E (normative) Additional requirements applicable to green bond validation, verification and AUP
Annex F (normative) Additional requirements applicable to greenhouse gas validation, verification and AUP
Bibliography