Disclosure Type: Passive procurement

Verification basis: Passive procurement of fossil-free energy

This disclosure type refers to fossil-free energy that is supplied to an organisation via an energy supplier through default bundles EACs in with their power. This means the supply has no special ‘green tariff’ – all the power they sell has the same treatment, where the energy supplier retires an equivalent amount of EACs for the energy that they have delivered to the organisation, instead of selling them on as ‘unbundled certificates’ to be used as the basis for other fossil-free claims.

What disclosures are required for verification?

To make a verification claim based on passive procurement, a provider must share:

• Documented disclosures from their energy supplier showing their organisation’s energy consumption and the retirement of EACs equivalent to that amount.

Third-party limited assurance

For providers unable to share disclosures in the aforementioned categories, we also accept third-party limited assurance report covering Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions for that organisation. This means that an independent auditor has obtained sufficient and appropriate disclosures that the organisation has used one/more of the mechanisms listed above to support claims of using 100% fossil-free energy from their hosting infrastructure.

To make a verification claim based on limited assurance, the limited assurance must specify:

• The region/s it is applicable to
• The GHG Scope/s (Scope 1 or 2) which is being assessed
• The basis under which the limited assurance has been reached. Namely, use of:
  • Self generation
  • Direct procurement
  • Green tariffs
  • Unbundled certificates
  • Passive procurement 

Providers must also share the related sustainability report and/or other documents for which that limited assurance has been provided.

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