Designated Operational Entities for the Clean Development Mechanism

Designated Operational Entity (DOE) under the CDM is either a domestic legal entity or an international organization accredited and designated, on a provisional basis until confirmed by the COP/MOP, by the Executive Board (EB).
DOE has two key functions:

• It validates and subsequently requests registration of a proposed CDM project activity which will be considered valid after 8 weeks if no request for review was made.
• It verifies emission reduction of a registered CDM project activity, certifies as appropriate and requests the Board to issue Certified Emission Reductions accordingly. The issuance will be considered final 15 days after the request is made unless a request of review is made.

The following page provides information on Operational Entities designated by the CDM Executive Board in accordance with the CDM modalities and procedures.

Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)

Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) is a not-for-profit organization specializing in registration services for ISO management systems as well as safety testing and certification for compliance to a variety of standards, both national and international. JQA started its operation in 1957, initially as a designated inspection body under Japan's Export Inspection Law.

JACO CDM., LTD (JACO)

JACO CDM actively contributes to solutions in the global warming issue toward a sustainable development of society. In particular, the company is specialized in validation of the CDM project activities and verification of the monitored reduction in anthropogenic GHG emissions.

Det Norske Veritas Certification AS (DNV Certification AS)

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is an independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property, and the environment. Its history goes back to 1864, when the foundation was established in Norway to inspect and evaluate the technical condition of Norwegian merchant vessels.

TUV SUD Industrie Service GmbH (TUV-SUD)

TUV SUD is a major international service group operating in the industry, mobility and people business segments. With 11,000 employees, TUV SUD is represented at over 600 locations. Its teams of specialists are engaged in optimizing technology, systems and know-how, and thus act as process partners, enhancing the competitive strength of its customers throughout the world.

Deloitte Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification Organization (Deloitte-TECO)

The company provides the following services: (i) certification based on international standards for Environmental Management Systems, Quality Management Systems, Information Security Management Systems and Food Safety Management Systems; (ii) Environmental Due Diligence; (iii) CDM Validation and Verification in GHG reduction activities; (iv) Environmental Rating.

Japan Consulting Institute (JCI)

Established in 1955, Japan Consulting Institute (JCI) has been providing with consulting services in developing countries for the establishment of industrialized economy. It also performs supervision and monitoring of plant construction, operation and maintenance, in line with Japanese Government policy and international standards. JCI CDM Center was established in September 2002 as a specialized operating unit in the JCI's organization to undertake Validation, Verification and Certification of CDM/JI project activities.

Bureau Veritas Certification Holding S.A. (BVC Holding S.A.)

Bureau Veritas Group helps clients comply with standards and regulations relating to Quality, Health & Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility. The Group's network of regional and local offices manages client relationship and delivers a comprehensive range of services including inspection, testing, auditing, certification, ship classification and related technical assistance, training and outsourcing.

SGS United Kingdom Ltd. (SGS)

Founded in 1878, SGS is specialized in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. With over 48,000 employees, SGS operates a network of almost 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world. The core services offered by SGS are the following: (i)Inspection Services; (ii) Testing Services: (iii) Certification Services.

The Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO)

KEMCO provides a wide range of services including energy audits, promotion of energy efficiency and climate change mitigation efforts.

TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd. (TUV Rheinland)

TUV Rheinland Japan is member of Group TUV Rheinland Group, a global leader in independent testing and assessment services. TUV Rheinland provides services in the following business fields: (i) Industrial Services; (ii) Mobility; (iii) Products; (iv) Systems.

ERM Certification and Verification Services Ltd.

ERM Certification and Verification Services (ERM CVS) is the worldwide environment, health and safety certification and verification business of the ERM Group. The company delivers a range of behavior-focused assessments against standards including ISO14001:2004, OHSAS18001:1999, RCMS and EMAS. The company is also accredited Greenhouse Gas Verifiers. In addition ERM CVS carries out verification of company EHS and sustainability reports and provide a range of non-accredited services including third party assessments against clients’ own EHS standards.

Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR)

AENOR is an organization dedicated to the development of standardization in all industrial and service sectors. Its aim is to contribute to the improvement in quality and competitiveness of companies, and to environmental protection.

TUV NORD CERT GmbH (RWTUV)

TUV NORD Group, with a workforce of more than 7,300, is one of Germany's largest technical service providers. The group performs a wide range of consulting, testing and servicing activities in the Systems, Mobility, Certification, Energy and Systems Engineering, Academy and International Divisions.

Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd (LRQA)

LRQA was established in 1985 in response to the first quality standard, BS 5750, which was launched by the UK Government. The organization offers assessment of environmental and health and safety management systems in most industry sectors. It also provides verification and validation services, training services and approval for a number of EC Directives.

Colombian Institute for Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC)

ICONTEC is a private, non-profit organization. Since 1984, it has been recognized by the Colombian Government as the National Standardization Body and representative of the country to the various international and regional standard organizations. The main activity of ICONTEC is the study, adoption and promotion of technical standards in the different economic and social activities related to the private and governmental sectors in the country. ICONTEC is also involved in quality assurance.

Korean Foundation for Quality (KFQ)

Korean Foundation for Quality (KFQ) is a not for profit organization established as a management system certification body in Korea in October 1993.

Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems

China Quality Certification Center

Ernst & Young Associés (France)

For more information on DOEs please wisit: http://cdm.unfccc.int/DOE/list/index.html