Verification Services - Transportation (Automotive, Aviation, Shipping)

The transportation sector is a significant contributor to global emissions, and these emissions are now increasingly being included as part of both voluntary and mandatory reporting. From automotive to aviation and maritime/shipping, CICS verifiers have extensive experience across all industry sectors.

Mobile Emissions for Voluntary Reporting

The monitoring of mobile emissions often forms a key part of an organization's carbon footprint; vehicle fleets can number into the thousands and can, consequently, be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.

To verify these emissions requires a pragmatic and robust sampling strategy. CICS verifiers understand and keep up-to-date with all the major carbon footprint reporting methodologies, such as those adopted by the Carbon Trust and The Climate Registry.

In providing the complete picture for mobile source emissions verification, our experts have an excellent working knowledge of the latest:

  • Emissions factors
  • Biofuel implications
  • Owned vs. leased scope guidance

Automotive

Working with most major automotive manufacturers, our verifiers understand the specific emission sources associated with this industry.

Additionally, following involvement with certain schemes where production detail is verified (and not just fuel combustion), CICS automotive verifiers have a detailed knowledge of the production process itself - something that is extremely important when relating a carbon footprint to a specific production unit(s).

Aviation

For several years CICS has been working with airlines to verify their emissions for voluntary reporting. And now, with the introduction of aviation into the EU ETS Scheme, CICS is working with aircraft operators across the globe to provide efficient and timely verification.

In the voluntary reporting market CICS provides the following verification services:

  • Total fuel burn or for certain eligible flights.
  • Assessment of passenger offsetting schemes.
  • Airport carbon footprint.
  • Carbon footprint verification of groundworks (offices, support services, supply chain).

Maritime/Shipping

As transportation increasingly falls under the regulated emissions verification market, the global shipping industry is expected to fall under the EU ETS Scheme from 2013 (Phase III).

We offer the following services:

  • Verification
    Independent verification of Greenhouse Gas emissions for both voluntary and mandatory reporting schemes, such as the EU ETS for aviation.

  • CSR
    Independent verification of your CSR Report is a discriminator of real commitment and action and satisfies your stakeholders' demands for accuracy, validity, materiality, transparency.

  • Carbon Footprinting
    For clients who are performing carbon footprinting, including distribution, which can involve complex arrangements with hauliers and/or owned transportation, CICS verifiers can help you unravel the complexities of calculating emissions to the client's "gate".

  • Training
    Learn how GHG schemes may affect your company.

  • PAS 2050
    CICS is accredited to verify against the PAS 2050 Standard (for the carbon footprinting of goods and services across the full lifecycle) and the associated Code of Good Practice by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service).