Provides guidelines for the conduct and declaration of verification, validation and assurance of an organization’s environmental and related performance.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Overview of the assurance process
3.1 General principles
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Ethical conduct
3.1.3 Independence
3.1.4 Due professional care and competence
3.1.5 Systematic process
3.1.6 Evidence
3.1.7 Fair presentation
3.2 Context
3.3 Verification, validation and the assurance process
4 Methodology
4.1 Establishing the client brief
4.2 Planning and resources
4.3 Objectives
4.4 Scope
4.5 Criteria
4.6 Evidence collection
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 Review of documents and records
4.6.3 Observations
4.6.4 Interviewing
4.6.5 Evaluating evidence
4.7 Communication of results
4.7.1 General
4.7.2 Assurance statement
4.7.3 Assurance report
5 Competence of assurance providers
5.1 General
5.2 Knowledge and skills
5.2.1 Generic knowledge and skills of assurance providers
5.2.2 Generic knowledge and skills of assurance team leaders
5.2.3 Specific knowledge and skills of environmental assurance providers
