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California SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act·Disclosure SB253-ASSURANCE

Third-party assurance

إرشادات عملية لإعداد هذا الإفصاح. استخدم هذه البطاقة لتحديد المعلومات المطلوب إعدادها والتحقق من الادعاءات وتنظيم الأدلة الداعمة. وللاطلاع على المتطلبات الدقيقة، ارجع دائمًا إلى المصدر الرسمي لـ CARB.

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بطاقة النشر

المراجعة قيد الانتظار
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المعيار

California SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act

Disclosure SB253-ASSURANCE · 2026-initial-regulation-as-amended-sb219

ساري اعتبارًا من

2023-10-07

المصدر الرسمي: فتح ↗

آخر مراجعة

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مواد تعليمية من LRA · لم تصدرها أو تعتمدها CARB

لإعداد هذا الإفصاح
6حقول للإعداد 6ادعاءات للتحقق 5مجالات الأدلة 3أمثلة من التقارير

جوهر الإفصاح

This disclosure is about whether the organisation has had its greenhouse gas reporting checked by an independent third party, and what that review covered. In practice, the organisation should explain the assurance arrangement in a way that makes clear which emissions information was reviewed, how far through the business the review reached, and whether the check was limited to selected parts of the inventory or applied more broadly.

The practical focus is on coverage and credibility, not just the fact that assurance exists. A useful explanation should help a reader understand whether the assurance covered the organisation’s full operations or only certain entities, sites, or emissions scopes, and whether the review was designed to support confidence in the reported figures as a whole or only in a narrower subset.

تدعم هذه المواد التعليمية من LRA إعداد الإفصاح. وللاطلاع على المتطلبات الدقيقة، ارجع دائمًا إلى المصدر الرسمي لـ CARB.

قبل أن تبدأ

قبل أن تبدأ

قائمة تحقق موجزة قبل إعداد هذا الإفصاح — ضع علامة أمام كل بند بمجرد الانتهاء منه.

الإعداد

المعلومات الأساسية المطلوب إعدادها

حقل الإعداد ما يجب تسجيله إشارة إلى الدليل الجهة المسؤولة
Scope 1 and 2 coverage State the assurance level applied to the emissions figures for direct emissions and purchased-energy emissions. Assurance statement or report, plus the final emissions schedule showing which scopes were covered. Sustainability reporting / Finance
Assurance caveats Capture any stated limits, exceptions, or reservations attached to the assurance work. Assurance report wording, including any qualifications, exclusions, or scope restrictions. Sustainability reporting / Legal
Assurance conclusion Record the provider’s overall conclusion on the assured information, using the exact outcome they reached. Signed assurance opinion or conclusion section from the provider’s report. Sustainability reporting / Finance
Assurance provider Identify the external party that carried out the assurance work and issued the statement. Engagement letter, provider letterhead, or signed assurance report naming the firm or practitioner. Procurement / Sustainability reporting
Scope 3 assurance status Show whether the value-chain emissions information was assured, and if so, the status or extent of that assurance. Assurance report and the Scope 3 inventory or disclosure table showing the assured portion. Sustainability reporting / Supply chain
Assurance method standard Name the assurance framework or method the provider used for the engagement. Assurance report, engagement terms, or provider methodology statement naming the standard applied. Sustainability reporting / Finance
＋ إظهار العناصر الفرعية لـ SB253-ASSURANCE (قائمة عمل LRA)

كيفية إعداده

Start by pinning down what the assurance covers: identify the emissions areas, the level of assurance, and whether any separate treatment applies to Scope 3. Keep the scope statement aligned to the item you will report.
Confirm who carried out the work and what method they used. Record the external assurance provider and the assurance framework or approach named in the report, using the same source documents throughout.
Gather the supporting material behind the assurance result. This should include the evidence the provider relied on, plus the underlying records needed to support the stated level, status, and conclusion.
Prepare the disclosure text itself in clear business language. Set out the assurance level for Scope 1 and Scope 2, the conclusion reached, and any note on Scope 3 status, making sure each item matches the source evidence.
Add any caveats or boundaries that affect how the assurance should be read. If the provider set limits, exceptions, or qualifications, describe them plainly and keep them tied to the relevant part of the assurance statement.
Before finalising, check the disclosure against the official source and the provider’s report. Make sure the wording, figures, and narrative are consistent, and that nothing material has been omitted or changed in translation.

اطلب البيانات

Request the assurance pack from Finance

حوّل الإفصاح إلى سؤال عمل داخلي، ثم كيّفه بما يتوافق مع مصطلحات مؤسستك.

What third-party assurance evidence do we have for our Scope 1, Scope 2, and any Scope 3 emissions reporting, and who provided it?

Use your organisation’s own labels first, then map them to the reporting fields. For example, ask for the assurance letter, review note, or external verification pack in the terms your team already uses, rather than using framework wording in the request.

طلب ضعيف

Please provide the third-party assurance evidence for the disclosure.

لماذا يفشل: This is too framework-led and vague. It does not tell the owner which reporting period, which emissions areas, which document type, or which caveats matter, so the response may be incomplete or hard to use.

طلب أفضل

Please send the signed external assurance or verification document for [reporting period] covering our emissions reporting, plus the provider name, what parts of the inventory it covers, the conclusion, and any limitations or qualifications. Use your team’s usual document names and include the file link.

نموذج بريد إلكتروني رسمي
Subject: Request for assurance evidence for emissions reporting

Hi [name],

We are preparing the disclosure pack for [reporting period]. Please send the latest external assurance or verification evidence covering our emissions reporting, including:
- the provider name;
- the emissions areas covered;
- the assurance statement or report;
- any limitations, qualifications, or exceptions noted by the provider; and
- the basis used in the provider’s conclusion.

Please also confirm the file location and the internal contact who can answer follow-up questions.

If there are multiple documents, please send the final signed version and any supporting notes we should keep on file.

Please adapt this to your organisation’s own terms and check the source material before sign-off.

Thanks,
[preparer name]
نسخة مختصرة لـ Teams / Slack
Hi [name] — could you send the latest external assurance/verification pack for [reporting period] for our emissions reporting? Please include the provider name, what it covers, any caveats, the conclusion, and the file link. Please use your team’s usual document names and check the source material before sign-off. Thanks.

أمثلة قطاعية

Manufacturing

السياق. A plant-based group has external review of its emissions inventory prepared by a specialist verifier.

الطلب المُكيَّف. Please send the latest verification report for [reporting period] covering plant fuel use, purchased electricity, and any other emissions areas reviewed, plus the verifier name, conclusion, and any limitations noted. Use the document name your team uses internally.

مثال على الرد. Verification report dated [date], verifier [name], covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 for all sites in the group, conclusion states [summary], with one limitation noted for [site]. File stored at [link].

Retail / Consumer Goods

السياق. A multi-site business has assurance over group emissions data prepared through the sustainability reporting team.

الطلب المُكيَّف. Please share the external assurance pack for [reporting period] for the group emissions file, including the assurance statement, the provider, whether Scope 3 was included, and any exceptions or caveats. Please use the same file names your team already uses.

مثال على الرد. Assurance statement from [provider], dated [date], covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 and selected Scope 3 categories, conclusion [summary], with no material exceptions noted. Supporting files saved in [location].

صُغ إفصاحك

ملاحظات تحوّل البيانات إلى إفصاح

نماذج تدريبية من LRA — كيّفها بما يناسب مؤسستك وتحقّق من المصدر الرسمي قبل الاعتماد.

ملاحظة منهجية

State which emissions areas were reviewed, who carried out the external check, what assurance framework they used, and whether any limits or qualifications were attached to the review.

ملاحظة سياقية

Explain what the assurance result means for readers by clarifying the level of confidence reached for the reported emissions data and whether Scope 3 was included or left outside the review.

بيان التقلبات

If the assurance outcome changed from the prior period, note whether the shift reflects a different review scope, a change in the external reviewer or framework, or the removal or addition of any qualifications.

مُدخل في فهرس المحتوى

SB253-ASSURANCE Third-party assurance — [location / page] / [notes]

مركز التنزيلات

أدوات ونماذج الإعداد

أدوات إعداد احترافية لـ SB253-ASSURANCE — مجانًا مع عضوية LRA Community. سجّل مرة واحدة (مجانًا) لتُفتح جميع التنزيلات، إلى جانب مكتبة الإفصاحات والنماذج ومساعد LRA الذكي.

مجانًا · لأعضاء المجتمع
01XLSملف عمل الإعداد والتحققنقاط البيانات والمخاطر والأدلة الواجب فحصها والجهة المسؤولة وحزمة الأدلة.احصل عليه مجانًا ↧ 02XLSحزمة طلب البياناتبريد الطلب ونموذج الرسالة وحقول الرد وهيكل الاعتماد.احصل عليه مجانًا ↧ 03PDFبطاقة المكتبةملخص من صفحة واحدة قابل للطباعة لبطاقة الإفصاح هذه.احصل عليه مجانًا ↧

الجاهزية للتحقق

لكل ادعاء، تحقّق من الأدلة

الادعاء المخاطر الأدلة الواجب فحصها
We obtained the public assurance pack for the emissions figures, and it names the external reviewer.The assurer checks whether the published pack is complete and whether the named reviewer can be matched to the engagement.Published assurance report; cover page or signature page showing the reviewer’s name; final public filing set.
For the year in question, we had the external review carried out at the required level for the first two emissions scopes.The assurer probes whether the engagement level actually matches the level expected for that reporting year, rather than a lower or different form of review.Engagement letter; assurance report wording on level applied; internal reporting calendar or compliance checklist for the year.
Where the review noted any caveats, we kept those points visible in the published material rather than summarising them away.The assurer checks whether any restrictions, exceptions, or caveats were fully carried through into the disclosure.Assurance report; redline of the public disclosure; management response or issue log showing how caveats were handled.
The assurance report we published includes the reviewer’s overall view and makes clear whether there were any caveats or not.The assurer probes whether the report states a conclusion and whether the presence or absence of caveats is unambiguous.Final assurance report; publication pack; sign-off memo confirming the report version released to the public.
We used an outside reviewer, not an in-house team, for the assurance work.The assurer checks whether the reviewer was genuinely external to the reporting entity and its connected entities.Provider contract; independence declaration; corporate relationship checks; conflict-of-interest records.
Before appointing the reviewer, we checked that they had relevant emissions-assurance experience and the capability to complete the work properly.The assurer probes whether the reviewer had the right competence, capacity, and practical ability for the engagement.Provider credentials; CVs or team biographies; proposal or tender documents; competence assessment notes.

حزمة الأدلة المطلوب إعدادها

الثغرات الشائعة في التقارير

The information is presented without a date or as-at point.
The scope or boundary of the statement is left undefined.
Key terms are used inconsistently across the report.
Material changes since the previous period are not disclosed.
Assertions are made without supporting detail or a source record.
Boilerplate is used that does not actually answer what is asked.

الثغرات الشائعة

أخطاء يجب تجنبها عند جمع البيانات

Wrong owner askedThe team chases the sustainability lead for assurance evidence when the audit, finance, or external provider team actually holds the working papers and sign-off trail.
Framework labels used too earlyPeople ask for the data in disclosure language instead of the organisation’s own process terms, so the source team cannot map the request to its normal records.
Scope not pinned downThe collector never states whether the check covers only Scope 1 and Scope 2 or also the Scope 3 status field, so different teams send different slices of data.
＋ عرض 6 عناصر إضافية

حيث يلزم غالبًا الحكم المهني

What counts as the covered emissions set after a buy-in or saleIf the reporting boundary changed during the year, explain which sites, entities and activity data were included in the assurance work and how you dealt with any opening or closing-period changes.
Using different country methods for the same activityWhere local data systems or calculation methods differ across countries, state which approach was used for each location and why the final assurance view still gives a like-for-like picture.
Borderline cases for people, assets or operations near the boundaryFor items close to the inclusion line, set out the rule you used to include or leave them out and disclose any material judgement made by management or the assurer.
＋ عرض 5 عناصر إضافية

أمثلة

أمثلة توضيحية

أمثلة اصطناعية من إعداد LRA — ليست مقتبسة من تقرير شركة ولا من نص أي معيار.

Illustrative (synthetic) example — manufacturing

We have included this synthetic example to show how our group might describe external review of its climate data. For the year ended 31 December 2025, an independent assurance firm reviewed our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at a limited level of assurance, using ISAE 3000 (Revised) together with ISAE 3410; the conclusion was that nothing came to the reviewer’s attention to suggest the figures were materially misstated. Scope 3 was not covered in the same review, and the report noted a few boundaries and estimation points that narrowed the work performed.

Illustrative only: this example shows how a reporter can explain who performed the review, what level of confidence was reached for direct and purchased-energy emissions, which framework was used, whether indirect value-chain emissions were included, and any caveats on scope or methods.

Illustrative (synthetic) example — transport and logistics

This synthetic example shows one way we might report our external check of emissions information. For 2025, an independent third party provided reasonable assurance over our Scope 1 and Scope 2 figures under ISAE 3000 (Revised), and the conclusion was positive with no material issues identified; however, the reviewer set out a few qualifications linked to data gaps at two sites and excluded Scope 3 from the engagement.

Illustrative only: this example demonstrates a different sector voice while still covering the reviewer, the confidence level for direct and purchased-energy emissions, the assurance framework, the outcome, the limits noted, and the fact that value-chain emissions were outside the review.

تقارير الشركات

كيف تُفصح الشركات عن SB253-ASSURANCE عمليًا

أمثلة على ممارسات إفصاح كاملة وجزئية. هذه تحليلات قائمة على الأدلة، وليست نماذج جاهزة للنسخ.

تقارير منشورة حقيقية
Cargill
Food Production — Agricultural · United States · 2025
افتح التقرير ←
Cargill’s 2025 Impact Report provides assurance specifically for Fiscal Year 2025 Scope 1 and Scope 2 market-based and location-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as stated on page 109. The assurance provider is identified as KPMG N.V., offering limited assurance on selected sustainability KPIs, though the report only partially details this on page 75. Notably, the report lacks a clear assurance opinion or conclusion, does not provide assurance status for Scope 3 emissions, and does not specify the assurance standard used, leaving these aspects unclear or missing.
Old Dominion Freight Line / ODFL
Ground Transportation — Trucking · United States · 2024
افتح التقرير ←
Old Dominion Freight Line’s 2024 Sustainability Report includes assurance on its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions reporting, as noted on page 6, with reference to a 2024 GHG Inventory Verification Opinion mentioned on page 23. The report also references alignment with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard on page 19, though the assurance standard is not clearly disclosed. Notably, the report does not provide information on assurance limitations, the assurance provider, assurance opinion or conclusion, or the status of scope 3 emissions assurance.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Real Estate · United States · 2025
افتح التقرير ←
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.'s 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report includes verified data on Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, with Scope 3 emissions specifically verified by AET, as noted on page 54. The report references assurance of its GHG emissions and environmental inventory data for the calendar year 2024, with related assurance statements found on pages 54-55 and 62. However, the report does not provide clear information on the assurance level, limitations, opinion, provider, or the specific assurance standard used, as these datapoints are either not found or unclear.

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جرّب كيف أُعِدّ SB253-ASSURANCE؟ ما البيانات التي يلزم جمعها؟ أين أجد مثالًا من تقرير حقيقي؟ ما الأخطاء التي ينبغي تجنبها؟
إجابتان مجانيتان

اختبر فهمك

سيناريوهات للتمرّن

A reporting team has a signed assurance report for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 figures. The report names the external reviewer, states the level of review reached, and includes a conclusion, but the team is unsure whether to mention that the reviewer also noted a scope restriction on one site visit.

سWhat should the preparer decide to include when summarising the external review for this disclosure?
أظهر الإجابة النموذجية ←

An organisation has obtained external review for its direct emissions and purchased electricity data, but its Scope 3 work is still being checked internally and no outside review has started. The draft narrative currently says only that the wider value-chain figures are “under review”.

سHow should the preparer describe the position on Scope 3 assurance?
أظهر الإجابة النموذجية ←

A company engaged a specialist firm to review its emissions data, but the draft note does not say whether that firm was independent. The preparer argues that the firm’s name and report title are enough because the reviewer is well known in the market.

سWhat judgement should the preparer make about identifying the assurance provider?
أظهر الإجابة النموذجية ←

The assurance report says the emissions data were reviewed using a recognised assurance framework and gives a conclusion with a qualification about one data source. The sustainability team wants to shorten the disclosure by leaving out the framework name and the qualification because the conclusion is already “limited assurance”.

سWhat should the preparer do with the framework used and the qualification?
أظهر الإجابة النموذجية ←

مراجع الإطار

متطلبات California ذات الصلة والإفصاحات المرتبطة

المراجع المتاحة للإطار والإفصاحات القريبة ذات الصلة بإعداد هذا المتطلب.

California

SB253-ASSURANCE

ضمن California SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act

افتح المصدر الرسمي ←

ذات صلة واستكشاف

Reporting entity applicability →GHG Protocol methodology and reporting basis → بطاقةPublic disclosure, reporting organization, and fees →Reporting timeline and filing status → بطاقةScope 1 greenhouse gas emissions → بطاقة تصفّح جميع الإفصاحات ←

المزيد في California SB 253 ← تصفّح الفهرس الكامل ← الصفحة الرئيسية لمكتبة الإفصاحات ← ابحث في جميع الإفصاحات ←

الأسئلة الشائعة

أسئلة تجيب عنها هذه الصفحة

SB253-ASSURANCE: what should I gather before I start the disclosure draft and how do I use the page’s step-by-step preparation section?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: which data points does this page say I need to prepare for the disclosure?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: how do I decide who owns the data for this disclosure across sustainability, HR, finance or operations?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: what evidence pack do I need to make this assurance-ready?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: what are the six assurance claims to verify and how should I use them?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: what common reporting gaps or mistakes does the page warn about?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: how do I use the Prep & Assurance workbook and printable Library Card?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: does the page include an example disclosure I can copy into my draft?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: how can I turn the page content into a draft disclosure and content-index line?+
SB253-ASSURANCE: can I reuse data from this page for ESRS E1 (Climate Change)?+

أسئلة أخرى يمكن أن تساعد فيها هذه الصفحة

SB253-ASSURANCE workbook: what should I fill in first for SB253-ASSURANCE?SB253-ASSURANCE evidence pack: how do I build assurance support from the five items on the page?SB253-ASSURANCE step-by-step preparation: what order should I follow?SB253-ASSURANCE common mistakes: what should I check before sending the draft for review?SB253-ASSURANCE assurance claims: how do I test claim, risk and evidence?SB253-ASSURANCE draft output: how do I use the narrative starters and content-index line?SB253-ASSURANCE illustrative example: how should I use the synthetic table without copying it?SB253-ASSURANCE data owner: who should own Scope 1 and 2 coverage, caveats and assurance conclusion?SB253-ASSURANCE Scope 3 assurance status: what should I capture in the draft?SB253-ASSURANCE assurance provider: what information does the page say to include?SB253-ASSURANCE assurance method standard: how should I record it in the disclosure?SB253-ASSURANCE ESRS E1: how can I reuse the same climate data across frameworks?

تعمّق أكثر · SB253-ASSURANCE

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