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Governance & policies

Science is the standard. Proof is the product.

A network of independent experts validates every protocol. Public policies keep every decision independent of the people who take it.

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One decision at the centre, three independent reviewers around it, none linked to it.

02In short

How independence is built in.

Scientific review, public policies and structural rules keep every decision separate from those who could benefit from it.

  1. Independent experts review protocols and selected projects.
  2. Three public policies frame conflicts, verifiers and appeals.
  3. Anyone affected can challenge a decision, free of charge.

03Scientific governance

Reviewed by people with no stake.

  1. 01Protocol validationDomain experts review each protocol before it is published and at every revision.
  2. 02Project reviewExperts intervene on selected projects where the method or the context calls for specialist judgement.
  3. 03IndependenceReviewers hold no stake in the projects they assess. Their role and scope are recorded with each review.

04Public policies

Three policies, applied to everyone.

  1. Conflicts of Interest · VRC-POL-COI-001 Who declares what, who decides, what is done about it.
  2. Validation and Verification Bodies · VRC-POL-VVB-001 How verifiers are approved, assigned, paid, overseen and suspended.
  3. Grievance and Appeals · VRC-POL-GRV-001 Anyone may challenge a decision, free of charge, and have it reviewed by someone else.
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05Structural safeguards

Rules that remove incentives.

  1. Veracity never sells or brokers certificates.
  2. Fees are flat, independent of volume.
  3. Veracity selects and pays verifiers.
  4. Assessment and certification are kept apart.

06Get started

Challenge a decision.

Any affected person or organisation may file, free of charge.

File a grievance

+Questions

Who can file a grievance?

Any affected person or organisation, free of charge.

Who reviews a challenged decision?

Someone other than the person who took it, under the Grievance and Appeals policy.

Does Veracity sell certificates?

Never. Veracity does not sell or broker certificates.

Who pays the verifiers?

Veracity selects and pays them. A project developer never pays a verifier directly.

Can a reviewer have an interest in a project?

No. Reviewers hold no stake in the projects they assess, and their role is recorded with each review.