KBS Brings Over a Decade of Verification Expertise to OFP

Open Forest Protocol
2 min readFeb 28, 2022

KBS Certification Services is a premier designated operational entity (DOE) and verification/validation body (VVB) with a pool of experienced auditors.

Founded in 2005, KBS Certification Services Pvt Ltd was established as a service-based organization providing independent third-party assessment services in areas of climate change, management system certification, sustainability reporting and assurance, product certifications, training, and inspections. KBS operates out of India and Dubai with over 50 employees.

Having verified more than 500 projects globally, KBS prides itself as one of the most active Designated Operational Entity and Validation Body in climate change services with years of experience in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Verified Carbon Standards (VCS), and Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG). The firm’s commitment to quality has pushed it to seek accreditation from renowned climate change bodies, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Global Carbon Council (GCC), Verra, and the Gold Standard Foundation.

“We, at KBS, are sensitive to the needs and aspirations of our clients as well as future generations and thus, aspire for universal societal development focussing on sustainable development of our clients. We value mother earth and its natural resources, and thus strive for economic, environmental and social optimization of resources at the individual level, as well as organizational. OFP aligns with our continued interest in assessment of greenhouse gas mitigations projects, especially in the forestry sector.”

- KBS on joining OFP

Once OFP launches on mainnet, KBS will bring their commitment to quality and expertise in environmental data verification in our combined effort to scale the forestation sector.

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