Independence & Impartiality
Independence and impartiality are fundamental principles of the validation and verification activities carried out by A2V Carbon.
The organization operates as an independent third party, without any dependency relationship with the organizations, projects, or activities being evaluated.
The opinions rendered are based exclusively on objective, verifiable, and documented elements, examined in light of applicable requirements.
Absence d’activités incompatibles
To preserve its independence, A2V Carbon does not engage in any activity likely to compromise the impartiality of its evaluations, including:
- Consulting or strategic support activities
- Project design or implementation
- Development of methodologies or frameworks on behalf of the entities being evaluated
This strict separation of roles aims to avoid any situation of conflict of interest and to ensure that validation and verification decisions are made without external influence.
Identification and Management of Impartiality Risks
A2V Carbon continuously identifies, analyzes, and manages situations likely to compromise the impartiality of its activities, whether real, potential, or perceived. This approach is based in particular on:
- Prior identification of risks related to assigned missions
- Analysis of situations that may generate conflicts of interest
- Implementation of appropriate prevention, monitoring, or treatment measures
These provisions aim to ensure that validation and verification activities are conducted within an objective, controlled framework in compliance with applicable requirements.
Identification and Management of Impartiality Risks
To preserve the impartiality of its activities, A2V Carbon implements several organizational and operational mechanisms designed to prevent any undue influence on work performed or decisions rendered.
These mechanisms are based in particular on:
- Separation of execution, review, and decision-making functions
- Independent review of work performed
- Obligation for persons involved to declare any situation likely to affect their impartiality
- Implementation of corrective measures when risks to impartiality are identified
These measures help ensure that validation and verification activities are carried out objectively, independently, and transparently.
Separation of Functions and Decision-Making
Validation and verification activities are based on a clear functional separation between the roles of:
- Work planning
- Conducting evaluations
- Independent review of work performed
- Decision-making and issuance of opinions
This organization ensures that final decisions are based on documented work, independently reviewed, and free from any undue influence.
Formal Commitment to Impartiality
A2V Carbon is formally committed to preserving its impartiality in all of its validation and verification activities. This commitment covers:
- The organization as a whole
- Its personnel
- As well as any person or entity acting on its behalf
Any subcontractors are subject to the same impartiality and competence requirements as those applicable to the organization.
It is part of an overall approach to compliance with requirements applicable to validation and verification bodies and is subject to continuous attention within the organization’s management system.