Trust & Validation System

Verify a CarbonReport Pro Report

If you received a carbon report from a supplier and want to confirm it is genuine, enter the unique Report ID below. EU buyers, procurement teams, and auditors use this tool to verify report authenticity.

Enter Report ID to Verify
The Report ID is printed on the cover page and in the verification section of the report. Format: CRP-YYYY-XXXX (e.g. CRP-2025-0847)
You can also scan the QR code on the report using any smartphone camera
Validation System

6-Level Trust & Validation System — What Each Level Means

Every CarbonReport Pro report shows a verification level. Here's exactly what each level means — and what evidence has been reviewed — so buyers can make informed decisions.

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L1 — Self-Reported

Factory-Entered Data

Emission calculations based on data entered by the factory. No supporting documents have been uploaded or reviewed. Calculated using published reference IPCC/DEFRA emission factors.

What this means for buyers:
  • • Useful for initial supplier questionnaire responses
  • • Suitable for internal tracking and benchmarking
  • • No document evidence available to review
2
L2 — Evidence Submitted

Supporting Documents Uploaded

Factory has uploaded utility bills, invoices, or freight records. Documents are stored and referenced in the report. Buyers know evidence was provided, but no automated cross-check has been run.

What this means for buyers:
  • • Evidence documents have been submitted
  • • Stronger confidence than self-reported data
  • • Documents stored for auditor review on request
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L3 — Evidence-Matched (Automated)

Automated Document Cross-Check

Our system extracted values from uploaded documents using OCR and cross-checked them against the factory's submitted data. All values matched within ±10% tolerance. A data-quality log is included in the report.

What this means for buyers:
  • • Data matches uploaded utility bills / invoices
  • • Automated data-quality log included in the report
  • • High data quality confidence for supplier scorecards
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L4 — Human Evidence Check

Internal Team Review

A CarbonReport Pro team member manually reviewed the submitted data, uploaded documents, and calculations, and confirmed methodology, emission factor application, and boundary-setting before signing off. This is an internal review, not an independent or accredited audit.

What this means for buyers:
  • • A person has reviewed all data and documents
  • • Highest internal confidence level, for strategic procurement
  • • Reviewer name and sign-off included in report
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L5 — Independent Methodology Review

External Practitioner Review

A named independent GHG/LCA practitioner — engaged by the facility, not employed by CarbonReport Pro — has reviewed the methodology, boundaries and evidence. Our team records the completed engagement; the review itself is performed entirely outside the platform.

What this means for buyers:
  • • An independent expert has examined the methodology
  • • Reviewer name and engagement date shown on the report
  • • “Reviewed”, not “verified” — L6 is the formal step
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L6 — ISO 14064-3 Verified

Accredited Third-Party Verification

An accredited verification body (e.g. SGS, Bureau Veritas, TÜV) has verified the inventory under ISO 14064-3 and issued a verification statement. The statement is issued by the accredited body — never by CarbonReport Pro — and our system will not display this level unless that statement is on file.

What this means for buyers:
  • • The highest assurance level that exists for GHG statements
  • • Verifier name and statement date shown on the report
  • • Statement document held on file and available on request
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Important: What Our Verification System Is — and Is Not

CarbonReport Pro's Trust & Validation System (Levels 1–4) is a first-party data quality assurance process — not a substitute for formal ISO 14064-3 third-party assurance conducted by an accredited verification body.

Level 3 (Evidence-Matched, Automated) uses optical character recognition (OCR) to extract values from uploaded documents and cross-checks them against submitted data within a ±10% tolerance. This is an automated first-party check — the documents are uploaded by the factory and cross-checked by our platform. We do not conduct site visits or independent source data collection.

Level 4 (Human Evidence Check) involves review by a CarbonReport Pro team member. This is an internal review, not an independent third-party audit. For regulatory submissions that specifically require accredited ISO 14064-3 verification, please engage an accredited verification body — we can help arrange this.

Our data-quality levels are designed to give buyers and procurement teams meaningful, honest data quality signals — at a cost and speed that is accessible to factory exporters worldwide.

QR Code Verification

How to Verify a Report Using the QR Code

Every CarbonReport Pro report includes a unique QR code. Buyers can scan it with any smartphone to instantly verify authenticity.

  1. 1

    Open the PDF report

    Find the QR code in the verification section of the report — typically on the cover page or the last section of the document. Look for the "CarbonReport Pro" verification seal.

  2. 2

    Scan with any smartphone camera

    Open your phone's camera app and point it at the QR code in the report. You don't need a special QR app — most modern smartphones scan directly from the camera.

  3. 3

    Tap the verification link

    The camera will show a link to carbonreportpro.com/verify. Tap it to open the verification page in your browser.

  4. 4

    Review the verification result

    The page shows the report's authenticity status, company name, reporting period, total emissions, and verification level — confirming the report is genuine and unmodified.

Scan to verify this report
CRP-2025-0847

Each report has a unique, tamper-detectable ID. If the report has been modified after generation, the verification will fail.

carbonreportpro.com/verify
For EU Buyers & Procurement Teams

What to Check When You Receive a Carbon Report

Before accepting a supplier's carbon report for your CSRD disclosure or CBAM declaration, verify these four things.

Verify a Report ID Now →

Report ID is valid and unmodified

Use the verification tool above. A valid result confirms the report was generated by CarbonReport Pro and has not been tampered with since generation.

Verification level matches your requirements

Check the data-quality badge (L1–L4). For strategic procurement decisions, L3 Evidence-Matched or L4 Human Evidence Check reports provide stronger data quality assurance.

Emission factors are cited and current

The report should list the emission factors used (IPCC AR6, DEFRA 2024, NEPRA). Verify these are referenced in the methodology section with the correct source and year.

Scope boundaries match your requirements

Confirm the report covers the scopes you need — Scope 1 & 2 for CBAM, Scope 1-3 for CSRD supplier disclosures. The scope boundary should be documented in the report's methodology section.

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