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SECR

Why Verify Your GHG Emissions for CSRD Compliance?

Meet your legal obligations under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework with confidence. Ensure your energy and emissions data is accurate, complete, and independently verified.

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The Importance of SECR Verification

Why Verify Your GHG Emissions for CSRD Compliance?

SECR requires large UK companies and LLPs to disclose their annual energy use and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their Directors’ Report.

While independent verification is not mandatory under SECR, it is strongly recommended to ensure the accuracy and credibility of your disclosures.

Verified data reduces the risk of misreporting, enhances transparency, and supports your ESG narrative.

With increasing scrutiny from investors, regulators, and the public, verified SECR data helps demonstrate your commitment to environmental responsibility.

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Ensure SECR Accuracy with Our Independent Verification Experts

We offer tailored SECR verification services, aligned with ISO 14064 and UK government guidance.

Our experienced verifiers understand both the technical and operational aspects of energy and carbon reporting.

When you work with us, you benefit from:

  • Independent verification by carbon and energy specialists.
  • Robust audit trails and evidence reviews (e.g., meter reads, invoices, fuel cards).
  • Clear, actionable reports that support your Directors’ Report disclosures.
  • Confidence that your SECR data is complete, consistent, and defensible.

How to get your carbon data verified? | Ready to elevate your SECR and achieve compliance? Contact us today for a consultation and learn how our SECR accredited verification services can support your climate action goals.

Benefits of Verified SECR Disclosure

Unlock the Value of Verified Energy and Emissions Data

Verified SECR reporting offers multiple benefits:

  1. Increased trust from investors, regulators, and customers.
  2. Improved internal data quality and reporting processes.
  3. Reduced risk of reputational damage or non-compliance.
  4. Stronger ESG credentials and alignment with TCFD and net-zero goals.
  5. Verification shows your business is serious about sustainability and climate accountability.

Your Path to SECR Compliance: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to become SECR compliant?

  • Determine eligibility under SECR (based on size thresholds: £36M turnover, £18M balance sheet, or 250+ employees).
  • Collect and calculate your energy use and GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2 mandatory; Scope 3 optional).
  • Engage a verification partner to review your data, evidence, and calculations.
  • Include verified data in your Directors’ Report and communicate your efforts transparently.

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Don’t risk inaccuracies in your SECR disclosures. Partner with us for reliable, independent verification.

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FAQ's Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does SECR require independent verification of energy and carbon data?

No — SECR itself does not mandate third-party assurance of the energy and carbon data disclosed in your Directors' Report. Independent verification is optional, but a growing number of investors, lenders and boards expect it as evidence the figures are audit-ready. Carbonology® verifies SECR data to ISO 14064-3 so you can stand behind the numbers if challenged.

Q: Which companies fall within SECR's reporting thresholds?

SECR applies to UK quoted companies of any size, plus large unquoted companies and LLPs that meet two of three thresholds: turnover above £36 million, a balance sheet total above £18 million, or more than 250 employees. Multinational groups with UK subsidiaries meeting these thresholds are also in scope, even where the parent reports elsewhere.

Q: Does SECR require Scope 3 emissions to be reported?

No — SECR mandates disclosure of UK Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions only; Scope 3 remains voluntary. Many organisations report Scope 3 anyway, particularly where CDP, CSRD or a customer's supply-chain requirements sit alongside SECR obligations. We can verify Scope 1 and 2 now and extend scope to Scope 3 as your reporting matures.

Q: What happens if my company falls under the 40,000 kWh exemption?

Companies that consume less than 40,000 kWh of energy in the reporting year are exempt from SECR's quantitative disclosure requirements, though this should still be stated in the Directors' Report. If your usage is close to the threshold, independent verification of your energy data removes any doubt about whether you're correctly in or out of scope.

Q: Why verify SECR data if assurance isn't legally mandatory?

Because SECR carries no mandated verification requirement, the quality of self-reported figures varies widely, and unverified numbers are often the first thing auditors and stakeholders query. An ISO 14064-3 verification statement from Carbonology gives your Directors' Report the same standard of assurance regulators are moving toward under frameworks like CSRD. It's a low-cost way to de-risk a disclosure that already sits in your statutory accounts.

Why Verify Your SECR Energy and Carbon Data?

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