Summary of the required procedures and documents for implementing the ISO 14064-1:2018

standard,:

Requirement Type Notes

GHG Information Procedure Must ensure conformity with
Management the standard's principles,
consistency with the intended
use of the inventory,
accuracy, completeness,
identification of errors, and
proper archiving. Must
consider responsibilities,
training, boundaries, sources,
quantification approaches,
and equipment use.
Document Retention and Procedure Ensures that all
Record Keeping documentation supporting the
GHG inventory is retained for
verification.
Base-Year Review and Procedure Accounts for significant
Recalculation changes in base-year
emissions due to structural
changes, methodology
changes, or discovery of
errors.
Process for Indirect Procedure Defines criteria for
Emission Inclusion determining significant
indirect emissions,
considering the intended use
of the inventory.
Data Flow Activities for Procedure Written procedures covering
Monitoring and Reporting primary data sources, data
flow steps, processing steps,
electronic systems, and
output recording.
Sampling Plan Procedure A written procedure for each
fuel or material, detailing
sample preparation,
responsibilities, locations,
frequencies, and
storage/transport.
Estimation Method for Procedure A written procedure for
Missing Data determining conservative
surrogate data when data is
missing.
Consolidation Approach Document The approach used to
consolidate facility-level GHG
emissions and removals
(control or equity share).
Reporting Boundaries Document Identification of direct and
indirect GHG emissions and
removals associated with the
organization's operations.
Base Year Selection Document Explanation of the selected
base year for GHG emissions
and removals.
GHG Reduction Initiatives Document Details of any GHG reduction
initiatives and associated
emission or removal
differences, if implemented.
Quantification Approach Document Explanation of the chosen
quantification methodologies
and any changes to it.
Data Used for Document Documentation of data used
Quantification for each source or sink, and
their characteristics.
Quantification Model Document Justification for the selection
Justification or development of the model,
including accuracy, limits,
uncertainty, etc.
Exclusion of GHG Sources Document Explanation for excluding any
or Sinks significant GHG sources or
sinks from quantification.
Changes to Base Year or Document Explanation of any changes
Historical Data to the base year or other
historical data.
Purpose and Objectives of Document Explanation of the purpose
GHG Report and objectives of the report
within the context of the
organization's GHG policies.
Criteria for Evaluating Document Documentation of the criteria
Indirect Emissions used to determine the
significance of indirect
emissions.
Withheld Confidential Data Document Justification if any
confidential data is withheld
from the GHG report.
Uncertainty Assessment Document Description and results of the
uncertainty assessment.
GHG Report Document Must contain a description of
the reporting organization,
the responsible party, the
reporting period,
organizational boundaries,
reporting boundaries,
quantified direct and indirect
GHG emissions, treatment of
biogenic CO2 emissions, any
exclusion of sources or sinks,
base year information,
quantification approaches,
and uncertainty assessment.
It also must include a
statement of conformance
with the standard, verification
details, and GWP values
used.