Corporate carbon footprint verification
DNV boosts confidence in corporate emissions reporting for hard-to-abate sectors through third-party assurance, verifying measurement, calculation, and reporting of carbon footprints to support disclosure and decarbonization goals.
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Corporate carbon footprint verification
Challenges in carbon verification
As pressure intensifies on companies to demonstrate climate accountability, calculating your corporate carbon foot printing is essential to decarbonization strategies. Hard-to-abate industries such as steel, cement, chemicals, and heavy transport face unique challenges in quantifying and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Transparent, credible, and auditable corporate carbon footprint data is essential for regulatory compliance, investor confidence, and stakeholder engagement.
How our carbon footprint services support you
DNV is a leading provider of decarbonization assurance services including verification of corporate level GHG Emissions. Our assurance experts have deep technical knowledge across hard-to-abate sectors with extensive understanding of the operational context behind the data and metrics.
Our service supports increased confidence in the accuracy and reliability of emissions reporting and underlying systems, and confirms alignment with internationally recognized reporting frameworks such as:
- The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
- ISO 14064-1
- Ipieca sustainability reporting guidance for the oil & gas industry
- The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0
- CDP reporting frameworks
- EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Our services include data assurance, boundary definition, methodological review, and emissions factor validation which is customized for the complexity of operations in hard-to-abate sectors.
Trusted experts in hard-to-abate
DNV has a proven track record in supporting companies across high-impact industries with emissions transparency, climate risk disclosure, and carbon accounting assurance.
Our expertise spans verification of energy-intensive operations, from upstream extraction to downstream logistics. Backed by global accreditations and sector knowledge, we help customers build trust in their climate reporting and decarbonization journeys.
Benefits of our carbon footprint services
- Verified emissions reporting aligned with international standards
- Improved investor confidence and ESG ratings
- Robust data for setting science-based targets
- Clear roadmap for emissions reduction and strategy alignment
- Preparedness for future audit, compliance, and disclosure requirements
- Continual improvement in the carbon footprint system and processes.
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