Third-Party GHG Verification & ESG Assurance Services

KERAMIDA provides independent validation and verification of GHG emissions for organizations across any industry in accordance with various accepted standards, including ISO 14064-3 standards.

KERAMIDA’s Verification & Assurance Certifications:

  • CDP Global Gold Verification Provider

  • GSCC-Approved Certification Body for the Steel Climate Standard

  • AA1000 Licensed Assurance Provider

Several members of our Assurance Team are accredited as Lead GHG Verifiers in states with a compliance-driven cap and trade program – including California, Oregon, and Washington.

KERAMIDA is a CDP Global Gold Verification Provider. In addition to our CDP disclosure consulting services, our team of verification experts can help you improve your CDP Grade by providing verification over Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions.

KERAMIDA is a GSCC-approved Certification Body for the Steel Climate Standard. The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) requires its member companies to use GSCC-approved certification providers to perform the third-party certification required by the Steel Climate Standard. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was the first steel producer to have both their Corporate Average Steel Emissions Intensity (CASEI) base year emissions and Science-Based Emissions Target (SBET) certified by the GSCC, with KERAMIDA as the independent verifier!

With the proposed SEC regulations requiring third-party verification of GHG emissions disclosures, KERAMIDA’s experience in regulatory-based assurance is critical in providing a thorough and complete review of a company's process in data collection, management, and disclosure.

What our clients say:

We did it! Thanks for all your support. This is such a big moment for our company, and you made it possible! I look forward to working with you on even bigger moments ahead.
— Alternative Energy Provider (GHG Verification for Carbon Removal)
It has been an absolute pleasure working with Team KERAMIDA!
— Multinational Semiconductor Equipment Corporation (GHG Verification for CDP disclosure)

CDP Verification and Reporting Services

KERAMIDA is a CDP Global Gold Verification Provider

Our multidisciplinary team of experts provides a full spectrum of CDP reporting support. Our services include Scope 1, 2, and 3 inventories, third-party assurance, disclosure review and recommendations, and long-term strategic planning for improving your CDP grade.

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What are the business benefits of third-party verification of environmental data?

KERAMIDA, a CDP Global Gold Verification Provider, recently co-wrote the CDP report: The business benefits of third-party verification of environmental data. KERAMIDA’s Dr. Albert Chung, Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Climate Services, contributed his insight and expertise on third-party verification to the whitepaper.

Read the full report to learn the business benefits of verification as well as practical considerations for reporters.


GHG Verification & Assurance Process

What is the typical process for GHG emissions verification?

  1. Our first step is conducting interviews with key personnel involved in the process of compiling, calculating, and preparing the emissions data report and energy data. For every new engagement, it is critical to understand how that specific company processes data because every company does it differently.

  2. Next, KERAMIDA reviews the data in support of key disclosures in the emissions report and energy disclosure and conducts a variety of data analytics to check the reasonableness of the data and calculations. This data analytics check also provides a measure of anomalous data as well as an indicator of risks and opportunities for the Client in their GHG disclosure.

  3. Based on KERAMIDA's experience and guidance from various verification protocols, a variety of re-calculation procedures to confirm stated quantities are conducted, and the reasonableness of any assumptions used in support of disclosures is evaluated.

  4. Throughout the project, KERAMIDA works with the Client to improve its disclosures and data management if any material findings are discovered. By the end of the verification project, all material findings should be resolved, resulting in an improved GHG disclosure and favorable verification opinion.

Independant ESG Data Assurance

KERAMIDA performs verification and assurance services following the same processes for all other ESG data, including water and waste.

Sustainability Regulatory Compliance

We help companies ensure their climate disclosures comply with the evolving sustainability regulatory requirements including the EU climate regulations and California climate laws.

Learn more about our Regulatory Reporting Advisory Services ›

Double Materiality Assessment Assurance

As a critical first step in CSRD reporting, KERAMIDA provides independent assurance of your organization’s double materiality assessment.

GHG Verification & Assurance for Supply Chain Management

KERAMIDA has worked with various suppliers to provide third-party assurance of their GHG data for purposes of fulfilling customer ESG requirements. Whether it is for an NFT platform that is required to show the GHG emissions in order to complete transactions with media companies, or a bakery being asked to verify their GHG emissions data in order to continue servicing specific fast food chains, KERAMIDA can help with this requirement.

Learn more about our GHG & Climate Services and Supply Chain Sustainability Services.


Recent ESG Verification & Assurance Projects:


A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assurance

Meet our Verification & Assurance Team Leader, Dr. Albert Chung.

Albert Chung, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Climate Services

Albert Chung, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Climate and Assurance
Certified Lead GHG Verifier | California Accredited LCFS Verifier

KERAMIDA’s GHG Verification & Assurance Team is led by Dr. Albert Chung, an accredited Lead GHG Verifier (CA license H-21-024, OR license GHGRPV-062). Before joining KERAMIDA, Dr. Chung had experience verifying GHG disclosures for companies required to submit GHG emission statements to comply with state-mandated mandatory reporting requirements. Since joining KERAMIDA, Dr. Chung has shifted his focus to GHG disclosure verification for ESG purposes.

Dr. Chung received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UCLA and is a registered P.E. in the state of California. His research focused on the optical properties of diesel and biodiesel particulates and secondary organic aerosols and how they impact climate change. Dr. Chung has over 14 years of consulting experience focusing on air issues, including greenhouse gas (GHG) management. He is an accredited GHG Lead Verifier in the states of California and Oregon and a California Accredited Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) verifier. He has prepared numerous GHG emission inventory reports and provided third-party verification of GHG emissions reports for facilities across the state of California. 

Dr. Chung serves as KERAMIDA’s technical expert on all matters relating to air emissions, pollution control infrastructure, and associated regulatory compliance.

Click here to read Dr. Chung’s full bio.

Meet our Senior Verification and Assurance Team.

Brady Koetting, CPA
Senior Sustainability Assurance Manager

Xuqing Xiong, M.S., P.E.
Assurance Services Manager
Certified Lead GHG Verifier

Kindal Keen
Senior Sustainability Analyst
Certified Lead GHG Verifier for Oil & Gas

Albert Lu, M.S.ENE
Senior Sustainability Engineer
Certified GHG Verifier

Ben Bira, J.D., MBA, M.S.
Senior Sustainability Advisor
M.S. Sustainability


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