The Generate Zero Mortgages and Commercial Real Estate asset classes have been independently assessed as being suitable for the measurement and reporting of residential mortgage-associated and Commercial Real Estate emissions consistent with PCAF Standard for New Zealand-based reporters.
The parameters of the review include the following:
- Relevance to the intended users of the platform
- Relevance to the end use of the reported emissions information
- Quantification methodology and source reference
- Data Quality
- Methodology statement
- Estimations, assumptions and proxy data
- Outputs of the data
- Review findings are tracked and actioned
This confirms that the platform meets the following standards:
- PCAF (2022). The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard Part A. Financed Emissions. Second Edition.
- ISO 14064-1: 2018 Greenhouse gases – Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organisational level for quantification, Clause 6.3 Calculation of GHG emissions and removals, ISO Category 5.
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol – A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (revised edition), Chapter 6 Identifying and Calculating GHG Emissions.
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol – Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard, Category 15 Investments
