DIN Standards Committee Quality Management, Statistics and Certification
Sustainability information - Part 2: Principles and requirements for verification processes (ISO/DIS 14019-2:2024); German and English version prEN ISO 14019-2:2024
Abstract
This document specifies requirements for the verification process of quantitative and qualitative sustainability information, including reporting on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and other sustainability aspects. It applies to the set of rules and procedures for carrying out verification by providing elements of a verification programme, such as process, evidence-gathering activities, reporting. This document addresses uncertainty in values and how to address these uncertainties. It addresses primary and secondary sources of data and how they relate to the strength of verification evidence. For the verification of quantitative information, it details the approach for continuous and discrete forms of data and the types of evidence gathering activities that can be applicable to each. Continuous data can be further categorized ratio and interval data. Verification approaches include an assessment of data collection, data editing, data transformation, data control processes as well as numerical techniques that aid in verification analytical testing. For verification of qualitative information, it details the approach for binary, ordinal, and nominal forms of data and the types of evidence gathering activities that can be applicable to each. Verification approaches include an assessment of data collection, data editing, data transformation, data control processes as well as numerical techniques that aid in verification analytical testing
Begin
2024-01-26
WI
JT001079
Planned document number
DIN EN ISO 14019-2
Project number
14700721
Responsible national committee
NA 147-00-03-47 GAK - Validation and verification of sustainability information
Responsible european committee
CEN/CLC/JTC 1 - Criteria for conformity assessment bodies
Responsible international committee
draft standard
Sustainability information - Part 2: Principles and requirements for verification processes (ISO/DIS 14019-2:2024); German and English version prEN ISO 14019-2:2024
2024-12
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