CO₂e Attestation — Product
Full Product Overview
A structured, standardized and verification-ready overview of the CO₂e Attestation, including benefits, use cases, verification mechanisms and clearly defined limitations.
1.Product Overview
A standardized, institution-ready CO₂e Attestation designed to respond to third-party environmental disclosure requests.
Certif-Scope provides a structured CO₂e Attestation intended for organizations required to communicate an environmental indicator to clients, procurement departments, financial institutions or public entities.
The product is designed for small and mid-sized organizations that do not operate full regulatory carbon reporting systems, but still need to answer standardized CO₂e information requests in professional or institutional contexts.
The outcome is a clear, consistent and shareable document presenting an aggregated CO₂e indicator in a fixed format, optimized for readability, review and reuse by third parties without additional explanation.
Certif-Scope is not a certification body and does not replace regulatory reporting, greenhouse gas audits or compliance frameworks. It delivers an indicative and standardized document addressing common disclosure needs while remaining lightweight, accessible and compatible with institutional review processes.
2.Key Benefits Summary
This section summarizes the practical benefits of the CO₂e Attestation. It does not describe the calculation method or emission factors.
Certif-Scope delivers a standardized CO₂e Attestation designed for institutional consumption. Each benefit addresses a concrete procurement, compliance or onboarding requirement faced by European organizations.
Immediate Availability
The attestation is generated instantly using a standardized and deterministic approach, without requiring operational metrics, physical data collection or prior carbon expertise.
Institution-Ready Document
The format aligns with supplier onboarding, ESG screening, procurement questionnaires and third-party due-diligence processes.
Clear Validity Reference
Each attestation includes a unique reference identifier that enables third parties to confirm authenticity without accounts or technical tools.
Deterministic Consistency
Identical declarations always produce the same result, ensuring stability, comparability and predictable review outcomes.
Accessible to Non-Experts
No sustainability team, consultant or specialized software is required. The process is intentionally simple and guided.
Multilingual European Coverage
Available in multiple European languages to support cross-border supplier relationships and institutional review workflows.
3.Why the Product Exists
Across Europe, climate-related disclosure obligations apply to large companies, financial institutions and public entities. These obligations increasingly cascade to suppliers, including SMEs that are not directly subject to regulatory reporting requirements.
The Regulatory Cascade
Organizations subject to European sustainability and risk-management frameworks must assess climate exposure across their value chains. This creates standardized information requests addressed to suppliers, regardless of their individual regulatory status.
- • Large companies subject to CSRD must document climate risks and value-chain impacts.
- • Sustainability disclosures aligned with ESRS (EFRAG) require upstream supplier information when material.
- • Financial institutions following EBA ESG risk guidelines are encouraged to collect CO₂e indicators from clients and counterparties.
- • Public procurement increasingly integrates environmental indicators under EU Green Public Procurement frameworks.
In practice, this results in SMEs being asked to provide CO₂e indicators even though they are not required to produce full regulatory reports.
The Market Gap for SMEs
Most sustainability tools and consulting approaches are designed for large organizations. They rely on detailed operational data, specialized expertise and significant resources that are often unavailable to SMEs.
- • Limited internal sustainability or ESG expertise
- • Time, budget and resource constraints
- • No simple, standardized document accepted by institutions
- • Difficulty proving consistency and credibility of disclosed figures
Certif-Scope was created to bridge this gap by providing a standardized, accessible CO₂e Attestation aligned with institutional expectations, while remaining realistic and usable for SMEs.
4.What’s Included in the CO₂e Attestation PDF
The CO₂e Attestation is delivered as a standardized, institution-ready PDF document. Each element is intentionally structured to support procurement review, financial risk assessment and supplier onboarding.
This section describes the structure and content of the delivered document. The calculation methodology is described separately.
1. CO₂e Result Summary
A single aggregated CO₂e value expressed in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, presented in a clear and unambiguous format for institutional review.
2. Declared Scope Overview
A high-level overview of the declared categories, providing contextual clarity without disclosing detailed financial or operational data.
3. Normative References
References to recognized European and international frameworks, including CSRD, ESRS (EFRAG), and guidance aligned with the GHG Protocol. These references allow reviewers to understand the institutional context of the indicator without technical detail.
4. Verification Reference & QR Code
A unique attestation identifier and QR code enabling third parties to verify authenticity and document integrity through the public verification page.
5. Institutional Metadata
Issuance date, validity period, declared reference year and basic organizational identifiers required for audit trails and internal compliance processes.
6. Usage Limitations Statement
A clear statement defining the indicative nature of the document and its intended use, preventing misinterpretation as a regulatory report, audit or certification.
Institutional Usage Note
This attestation is designed for supplier assessment, procurement screening and financial risk review. It does not replace regulatory sustainability reporting or audited greenhouse gas inventories.
5.Verification & Integrity
This section describes how the authenticity and integrity of the delivered document can be verified. It does not describe the calculation methodology.
Each CO₂e Attestation is issued with built-in integrity safeguards. Its authenticity can be verified independently, without accounts, without personal data and without relying on a central registry.
Tamper-Evident Issuance
Each attestation is issued as a final document whose integrity can be verified. Any modification of the document after issuance invalidates its authenticity.
Independent Verification
Authenticity can be verified by any third party using publicly available verification information, without accounts, credentials or access to internal systems.
Unique Attestation Reference
Each PDF includes a unique reference identifier, enabling precise citation, traceability and communication in procurement, banking or compliance contexts.
Online Convenience, Offline Validity
A QR code provides optional access to a public explanation page. Verification remains possible offline and does not depend on the continued availability of Certif-Scope.
Trust & Integrity Guarantees
- • Attestations are issued once and cannot be modified afterwards
- • Verification does not rely on a central database or registry
- • No user accounts, credentials or personal data are required
- • Issued documents are not stored by Certif-Scope
- • Authenticity remains verifiable over time, independently of the issuer
6.Usage Scenarios
The CO₂e Attestation is designed for situations where organizations are required to provide a standardized environmental indicator, without producing a full greenhouse gas inventory or regulatory sustainability report.
The scenarios below reflect common institutional and administrative use cases where an indicative, standardized CO₂e document is requested for screening, comparison or documentation purposes. The Attestation is not intended to replace audited carbon accounting or regulatory ESG reporting.
Procurement & Supplier Onboarding
Procurement departments often require comparable environmental indicators during supplier onboarding or tender evaluation. The Attestation provides a standardized document suitable for inclusion in RFP responses and supplier qualification files.
Insurance Risk & Underwriting
Insurers may request environmental indicators to support client classification, portfolio analysis or underwriting decisions. The Attestation provides a clear and consistent document for inclusion in insurance and renewal files.
Banking & Credit Assessment
Financial institutions increasingly document environmental exposure as part of credit analysis and client monitoring. The Attestation provides an indicative CO₂e signal that can be referenced in credit files without requiring full ESG disclosure.
Public Tenders & Administrative Files
Public procurement procedures may include environmental indicators as eligibility or evaluation criteria. The Attestation simplifies tender submissions by providing a readable and verifiable document suitable for administrative review.
Additional Use Cases
- • Internal ESG or sustainability dashboards without physical data
- • Supplier documentation requested by major corporate clients
- • Partnership onboarding and due-diligence files
- • Screening on automated procurement platforms
- • Periodic bank reviews requiring updated indicators
These use cases reflect practical, non-regulatory situations where a standardized environmental document is requested for comparison or documentation purposes.
7.Limitations & Fit
This section defines the precise scope, appropriate use cases and limitations of the CO₂e Attestation. Its purpose is to prevent any misinterpretation in institutional, administrative or compliance contexts.
What the Attestation IS
- • An indicative and standardized CO₂e indicator
- • Deterministic and reproducible for identical declarations
- • Structured for procurement, onboarding and screening workflows
- • Issued with integrity safeguards and independent verification
- • Suitable for documentation, comparison and preliminary assessment
What the Attestation is NOT
- • Not a CSRD, ESRS or regulatory sustainability disclosure
- • Not a greenhouse gas inventory (Scopes 1, 2 or 3)
- • Not an audited carbon footprint, certification or LCA
- • Not valid for statutory or regulatory filings
- • Not a substitute for expert or scientific carbon analysis
When It Fits
- • Supplier onboarding requiring a basic environmental indicator
- • Banking, insurance and credit screening processes
- • Public tenders requesting standardized documentation
- • Organizations without internal ESG teams
- • Cross-border workflows requiring clear, comparable documents
Typical Recipients
- • Procurement and sourcing teams
- • Financial institutions
- • Insurance underwriters
- • Public authorities
- • Corporate compliance functions
When It Should NOT Be Used
- • Mandatory CSRD or ESRS reporting
- • Certified or audited greenhouse gas inventories
- • Carbon accounting based on physical activity data
- • Scientific modeling or lifecycle assessments
- • Public marketing or claims requiring verified disclosures
Final Clarification
The CO₂e Attestation provides a standardized, indicative signal intended for documentation and screening purposes only. Responsibility for interpretation and use rests with the recipient. Regulatory reporting, certification or audited carbon accounting require dedicated assessments conducted under applicable standards.