INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 14066

Second edition
2023-08

Environmental information —
Competence requirements for
teams validating and verifying
environmental information
Informations environnementales — Exigences de compétence pour les
équipes de validation et les équipes de vérification des informations
environnemenrales

Reference number
ISO 14066:2023(E)

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Contents Page

Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... vi
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3.1 Terms specific to competence.................................................................................................................................................... 1
3.2 Terms related to environmental information.............................................................................................................. 2
3.3 Terms related to people and organizations................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Terms related to validation and verification................................................................................................................ 4
3.5 Terms related to debt instruments....................................................................................................................................... 7
4 Principles...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Integrity......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Fair presentation................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.4 Due professional care........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.5 Professional judgement................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.6 Impartiality................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.7 Evidence-based approach.............................................................................................................................................................. 8
5 Application of principles.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Team competence................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
6.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
6.2 Knowledge................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.2.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.2.2 Environmental information programme knowledge......................................................................... 9
6.2.3 Quantitative and qualitative information knowledge....................................................................... 9
6.2.4 Additional knowledge for organization level statements............................................................ 10
6.2.5 Additional knowledge for the verification of environmental information
statements related to products........................................................................................................................... 10
6.2.6 Additional knowledge for the validation/verification of environmental
information statements related to projects............................................................................................. 10
6.2.7 Auditing knowledge....................................................................................................................................................... 10
6.3 Skills............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.3.1 Team skills............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
6.3.2 Team leader skills............................................................................................................................................................ 11
7 Technical expert competence.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
8 Competence of the independent reviewer.............................................................................................................................. 11
9 Demonstration and maintenance of validation and verification knowledge and
skills................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.1 Demonstration of knowledge and skills........................................................................................................................ 12
9.2 Maintenance of knowledge and skills.............................................................................................................................. 12
Annex A (informative) Evidence and the application of professional scepticism............................................13
Annex B (informative) Methods to evaluate the competence of validation and verification
teams (including technical experts) and independent reviewers................................................................ 15
Annex C (informative) Example of prerequisite entry level awareness for individuals
starting training to participate in validation or verification............................................................................ 16
Annex D (informative) Personal behaviour.............................................................................................................................................. 17
Annex E (normative) Additional requirements applicable to green bond validation,
verification and AUP...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

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