Validation and verification readiness for carbon projects

Before a validation and verification body (VVB), a designated operational entity (DOE) or an accredited carbon verification agency (ACVA) audits your project, we audit it the way they will. Our founder is a former DOE/VVB lead auditor (SGS SA), so we know where audits find problems – and how to fix them before the audit starts.

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Who it is for

Project developers preparing for the validation of a new project
Project owners preparing for the verification of a monitoring period
Owners who need to answer an auditor's open findings
Investors and buyers who want an auditor's view of a project before they commit

Who audits your project

Verra (VCS). VVBs accredited to ISO 14065 for the VCS scope by an accreditation body under the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement, and authorised by Verra.
Article 6.4. DOEs accredited under the mechanism – 18 on 9 October 2026.
India's CCTS offset mechanism. An ACVA validates the project, and a different ACVA verifies its results.
Global Carbon Council. Verification by a GCC-approved verifier.

ISO 14064-3 is the international standard for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements at organisation, project and product level.

What we check before validation

The project design document against the current methodology and programme rules
Eligibility, start date and additionality evidence
The baseline and the emission-reduction calculation – baseline emissions minus project emissions minus leakage – with all inputs
The monitoring plan: parameters, frequency, instruments, calibration and data flow
Safeguards and stakeholder consultation and, for nature projects, permanence and buffer requirements

What we check before verification

The monitoring report against the registered monitoring plan
The data trail, from meter reading or field record to the reported figure
Calibration certificates, quality checks and sampling
Changes since registration, and whether they need approval
Reporting on safeguards and sustainable development indicators

How we work

Document review against the programme rules and methodology.
Site visit or remote audit, with interviews and data checks.
A findings report in the auditor's style, with corrective action requests and clarification requests.
Fixes: we help you close each finding with evidence.
A readiness check before the audit, and support while the auditor reviews.

What you receive

A readiness report with findings ranked by severity
An evidence checklist and a map of the data trail
Corrected documents and calculation files
A response log for the auditor's findings

Track record

Our founder worked as a lead auditor for carbon credit project validation and verification at SGS SA, a DOE/VVB, and VPA India has provided consultancy and audit services for carbon credit projects since January 2008.

Frequently asked questions

Can VPA India issue the validation or verification statement?

The statement comes from an auditor that the programme accepts – a VVB, a DOE or an ACVA. Our readiness audit prepares you for that audit; it does not replace it.

When should we start?

Before you contract the auditor: for validation, once the project design document is drafted; for verification, before the monitoring report is final. That leaves time to fix what we find.

What are corrective action requests and clarification requests?

Findings that an auditor raises in its report. A corrective action request asks you to correct something that does not meet the requirements; a clarification request asks for more information. Validation reports under the CCTS offset mechanism, for example, list both.

Do you work on projects outside India?

Yes. Verra, Gold Standard, GCC and Article 6.4 projects in other countries follow the same audit logic, and we prepare them the same way.

Sources

Verra, Validation and verification (verra.org), page updated 03-Nov-2026, read 13-Nov-2026.
UNFCCC, Annual report of the Supervisory Body for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement, FCCC/PA/CMA/2026/8, 22-Oct-2026 (unfccc.int).
Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Detailed Procedure for Offset Mechanism under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, version 1.0, effective 27-Mar-2025 (beeindia.gov.in).
Global Carbon Council, Project Registration & Issuance (globalcarboncouncil.com), read 08-Nov-2026.
ISO, ISO 14064-3:2019, Greenhouse gases – Part 3: Specification with guidance for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements (iso.org), read 13-Nov-2026.