Aster Global, an SGS company, is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is accredited to ISO/IEC 17029, Conformity assessment – General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies, in accordance with the standards and programs: Validation and Verification (ISO/IEC 17029: 2019), Environmental Information (ISO 14065: 2020), and Greenhouse Gas (ISO 14064-3: 2019). The Aster Global scope of accreditation includes the validation and verification of the following groups: 01 GHG emission and reductions form fuel combustion, 03 Land Use and Forestry, 05 Livestock, and 06 Waste Handling and Disposal. We are also an Accredited Offset Verification Body of Offset Project Data Reports for the California Air Resource Board. Our accreditations underline and reinforce our ability to meet the stringent requirements for independent, third-party validators and verifiers of the leading GHG programs.
The Aster Global team has guided project developers through assessments of numerous methodologies and offset and removal projects. Or accreditation to ANAB has allowed us to complete 450+ AFOLU offset project validations and/or verification, 150+ organization-level verifications and 25+ offset project methodology/module assessments around the world under a variety of GHG programs/standards and protocols/methodologies, including:
The Aster Global philosophy and technical approach stresses experience, competence, communication, and above all, responsiveness to the needs of our clients. We are confident that we can provide additional value to you and your company through the successful validation and verification of your GHG reduction/removal projects.
In order to ensure that your project is validated and/or verified correctly and with complete transparency, Aster Global has developed a number of guidelines and policies designed to protect and promote the third-party relationship as a validator/verifier. Click here to read our Guidelines & Policies
Our Forestry (ARR, IFM, REDD, REDD+, WRC) project-level validation and verification services include:
For additional information on Forestry validation and verification services, please contact us at info@AsterGlobal.com
