Our Mortgages and Commercial Real Estate asset classes have been independently assessed to meet the PCAF standard for the measurement and reporting of financed emissions!

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

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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

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