WHY CERTIFICATION?

Global EP(GHG) Certification

There is a growing demand globally for reliable greenhouse gas (GHG) management, accounting, reporting, analysis, and verification. Over time, there will be a growing number of voluntary and regulatory drivers, including mandatory GHG reporting; regulatory and voluntary carbon markets; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures; net-zero transition planning; and value chain GHG mitigation assessments, among others. And now all countries under the Paris Agreement must conduct rigorous biennial GHG reporting and mitigation tracking.

With increasingly mature demands on our profession comes the risk that it may not be adequately staffed with well-skilled and highly ethical practitioners. We cannot afford a lack of technical competency or integrity to undermine the credibility of voluntary actions or regulations. Similarly, as companies expand their talent pool in this field, they need a trusted, reliable benchmark of competency to hire. But, critically, professionalization must support newcomers and provide a path to them, not act as a barrier to entry.