JAS-ANZ Accreditation
The carboNZeroCertTM programme (including CEMARSTM and the Small Enterprise Certification programme) has become the world’s first greenhouse gas certification scheme to receive international accreditation under the auspices of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). See JAS-ANZ article >>
The international accreditation has been awarded by the Joint Accreditation System – Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) which is an international accreditation body established by a treaty between the New Zealand and Australian governments and linked through the IAF which promotes mutual acceptance of certification to common international standards.
JAS-ANZ accreditation is a critical part of the carboNZero programme’s plans to ensure their certification has the highest level of credibility and integrity.
This accreditation represents a number of significant milestones for the carboNZero programme, CEMARS and for New Zealand in general, namely;
- World’s first accredited GHG Certification Scheme
- First Crown Research Institute to be accredited as a Conformity Assessment Body status
- First accredited ISO14065 GHG verifier outside of the United States of America
What will this mean for our certified clients?
It is important for businesses to understand their emissions profile or carbon footprint. Measuring the footprint reveals opportunities to address inefficiencies and boost financial returns as well as make a positive environmental choice.
Because organisations and products are being compared by shareholders, stakeholders and markets on the basis of what their footprint is then they need assurances that everybody is being measured against a standard that has been verified so there are no misleading claims in the market. carboNZero certification provides this.
The accreditation means that the carboNZero programme offers a framework for businesses here and overseas to measure and report their carbon footprint with confidence and credibility as it has been verified against a global standard and is accepted in 50 major world economies.
JAS-ANZ accreditation provides export clients with assurance that we’re accredited by a body that all their overseas markets recognise. Furthermore, it provides clients with assurances that their certification meets those international standards and is operated to a level of quality of world repute.
