The verifier raised findings on our emissions report. What do we do?

Read each finding, fix the cause rather than the symptom, and reply in writing with evidence. A misstatement means a number is wrong and must be corrected; a clarification request means the verifier needs more evidence. Findings left open, or material errors not corrected, can stop a clean statement.

Common findings

• Invoices missing for a month.
• A factor from the wrong year.
• Units mixed, such as kVAh treated as kWh.
• Fuel bought counted instead of fuel used.

How to respond

1. Agree or explain, per finding.
2. Correct the figure and show the before and after.
3. Attach the evidence.
4. Say what will stop it recurring.

If a past year is affected

Restate it with a note, rather than carrying the error forward.

What Senseible does here

Senseible keeps every figure linked to its source invoice or bill with a fingerprint, so a verifier can trace a total back to the documents it came from.

• Restate after finding an error
• Materiality in GHG verification
• Estimation note for a verifier

Sources: ISO 14064-1, 14064-3 and 14067 (iso.org), GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, GHG Protocol standards

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.